Californias

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a California law banning flavored tobacco, clearing the way for the ban to take effect next week.As is the court’s practice when it rules on emergency applications, its brief order…

The Department of Energy extended a $1.1 billion lifeline to California’s embattled Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Diablo Canyon has become a major flashpoint over what kinds of energy are considered “clean” and what risks policymakers…

Today, like many others whose homes were destroyed in that fire, he still finds himself in the neighbouring town of Chico, trying to get back on his feet. While California seems especially susceptible to wildfires, Mr Gioia believes no…

A serial killer could be on the loose in California’s Stockton area as police feel six unprovoked murders of men between ages 21 to 54 since April 2021 could be the work of one person. The victims were all men and were alone when they were…

<!-- -->Firefighters put out hotspots to slow the progress of the Fairview Fire in California.Los Angeles, United States: California's latest wildfire has spread rapidly in the US state's central mountains, just as firefighters were…

“We felt like there were no expectations for ourselves here,” says Greg of the town’s ‘lost, almost’ appeal. “It allowed us to be far more creative and free.” Plus, the town already had a tiny food scene; there was Bob’s Well Bread, a…

Issued on: 01/08/2022 - 13:09 The largest fire in California this year is forcing thousands of people to evacuate as it destroys homes and rips through the states' dry…

The scene takes place in Turlock, a small town in the heart of rural California, where tens of thousands of Portuguese-Americans have lived for decades, keeping the traditions of their ancestral…

A row of luxury 'healing' creams is guarded by a locked glass cabinet, gilded in gold trim.The packaging is stylishly minimal – clean and white with small black typeface – and beside the tubs sit decorative, artificial fruit and images of…

Cruise LLC, the self-driving startup majority owned by General Motors Co., won permission from California regulators to charge for rides in San Francisco, marking a seminal moment for the company and for autonomous…