Jesus Manuel Salgado, accused in the brutal killing of four members of a Sikh family in the US state of California, was charged Monday with four counts of first-degree murder, one for each life lost, media reports said. The Sikh family, including 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old […]
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California’s Los Angeles county reimposes indoor mask mandate
Los Angeles County’s health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals’ vaccination status. “New Health Officer Order will require masking indoors regardless of vaccination status,” the healthy agency said in an advisory on Thursday. The advisory said the mask mandate will go into effect on Sunday. Los Angeles County health officials are […]
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California already in throes of drought as summer looms
Summer has not even begun and Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California that provides drinking water to more than 25 million people, is at less than half of its average capacity at this time of year. It is a worrying indication of the worsening drought conditions in the northern […]
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Late birdies lift Kim Si-woo to US PGA Tour win California desert
South Korean Kim Si-woo rolled in back-to-back birdies at 16 and 17 to overtake sizzling Patrick Cantlay and win the US PGA Tour event in La Quinta, California, by one stroke. Kim, who started the day sharing a one-shot lead with Max Homa and Tony Finau, fired eight birdies in […]
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California resumes Moderna Covid-19 vaccine usage after pause
California’s health department said today it was safe to continue to use a batch of Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc for inoculation after a pause on Sunday due to possible allergic reactions. Moderna said on Tuesday it had received a report from the California Department of Public Health that several […]
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California’s Disneyland opened a giant coronavirus vaccination centre
California’s Disneyland opened a giant coronavirus vaccination centre yesterday, some 10 months after the pandemic’s appearance forced the closure of the world-famous theme park. The first few hundred patients lucky enough to bag online appointments drove up to the Anaheim resort’s parking lot yesterday morning, where those over 65 and […]
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Los Angeles virus restrictions to halt nearly all gatherings
Los Angeles county on Friday announced a temporary ban on gatherings of people from different households under a new “safer-at-home order” triggered by a spike in Covid-19 cases, with religious services and protests exempt. The order affecting the United States’ second-largest city will take effect Monday and last at least […]
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Shooters sneak into party at California’s Fresno, open fire at crowd; 4 dead
Ten people were shot and four of them were killed Sunday at a party in Fresno when suspects sneaked into a backyard filled with people and fired into the crowd, police said. The shooting took place about 6 p.m. on the city’s southeast side where people were gathered to watch […]