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California brings back mask mandate amid holidays as Omicron cases rise

California is bringing back a rule requiring people to wear masks indoors, a move aimed at containing a new type of the coronavirus as people gather with family and friends during the holidays. Gov Gavin Newsom's administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday and last until Jan 15. The order comes as the per capita rate of new coronavirus cases in California has jumped 47% in the past two weeks. We know people are tired and hungry for normalcy. Frankly, I am too, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said Monday. That said, this is a critical time where we have a tool that we know has worked and can work." California lifted its statewide mask mandate on June 15 for people who were vaccinated, a date Newsom heralded as the state's grand reopening. But since then, county governments covering about half of the state's population have imposed their own indoor mask mandates as case rates surged with new variants. The new mask mandate will cover ...

California may cut rooftop solar incentives as panel market booms

California regulators may lower the incentives for people to go solar in a bid to reduce electricity bills for the rest of residents in the most populous US state

Light rain, snow fall in California as western US braces for major storm

The Western US is bracing for the brunt of a major winter storm expected to hit Monday, bringing the threat of localised flooding and some relief in an abnormally warm fall.

Omicron detected in California wastewater before WHO declaration: Report

The Omicron variant was detected in a sample of wastewater collected in Merced County on November 25, the California Department of Public Health said

Food-waste recycling programme: California's newest climate change target

Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program, set to take effect in January.

GOP Rep Devin Nunes leaving Congress to join Trump's social media firm

California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, who was one of former President Donald Trump's most ardent loyalists in Congress, is leaving the House at the end of this year to join Trump's fledgling media company. A statement Monday from the Trump Media & Technology group said Nunes would serve as chief executive officer, beginning in January 2022. The company is preparing to launch a social media platform intended to rival competitors, including Twitter, which blocked Trump's account in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol. In June, Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for two years, following a finding that he stoked violence ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Devin understands that we must stop the liberal media and Big Tech from destroying the freedoms that make America great, Trump said in a statement. Nunes' decision comes at a time when his political future in California appeared in possible jeopardy draft maps released in the once-a-decade realignment of ...

Elon Musk's Tesla officially moves headquarters to Austin in Texas

Tesla will continue to operate its electric vehicle factory in Fremont, California, and increase production there by 50 per cent

California man charged with conspiracy in January 6 events at US Capitol

A California resident has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of official proceedings during the events at the US Capitol on January 6 and with other offences

Man killed, woman injured in California's Oakland city shooting

Police on Saturday responded to reports of a shooting found a man and a woman who had been shot in the city's maxwell neighbourhood, reports xinhua news agency.

California becomes first US state with Covid vaccine mandate for schools

California became the first state in the United States to announce plans to require student vaccination for Covid-19 by adding the vaccine to the list of vaccinations required for school

Virus pushes some California hospitals near ICU capacity

Hospitals in the heart of California's Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units, state officials announced, as a more contagious version of coronavirus continues to spread

California, NYC to require all govt employees to get Covid-19 vaccine

California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly Covid-19 testing

Indian-American entrepreneur announces 2022 bid for Cong from California

An Indian-American engineer and entrepreneur has announced that she will be running for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional District in California

India's US envoy Sandhu visits Dalip Singh Saund Post Office in California

India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Dalip Singh Saund Post Office, named after the first Indian-American lawmaker, during his recent visit to California

Heatwaves in northwestern US lead to surging heat-related illness: CDC

Record high temperatures in northwestern US have caused a surge in heat-related illness and hospital visits, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Covid-19: 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

Kashmiri Pandit Kevin Kishore Kaul readying for California Governor race

Kevin Kishore Kaul, a Kashmiri is wading into a crowded field of candidates betting that California will likely hurtle into a recall election for Governor in 2021

US judge overturns California's three-decade ban on assault weapons

A federal judge Friday overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arm

Walt Disney opens Marvel-themed 'Avengers' campus in California

The company held a relatively subdued opening ceremony Wednesday evening. It was livestreamed with some celebrities - and fireworks - but without the usual hoopla.

California to offer $116 million in coronavirus vaccine prize money

Californians will be eligible for $116.5 million in prize money for getting coronavirus shots, Governor Gavin Newsom announced