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Trump backs call to arrest California governor Newsom over border row

Newsom, a Democrat, responded that he hoped he would never see the day that a president called for the arrest of a sitting governor in the United States

Trump jumps at the chance for a standoff in California over immigration

The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda

Who was Guy Edward Bartkus, responsible for bombing at a California clinic?

Guy Edward Bartkus, who died in the blast, held pro-mortalist views and targeted the IVF clinic in what officials are calling a deliberate terror attack

1 killed in blast outside California clinic, police say act was intentional

An explosion killed a person and heavily damaged a fertility clinic on Saturday in the upscale California city of Palm Springs in what the FBI characterized as an intentional act of terrorism. Akil Davis, the head of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, said in the evening that the clinic was deliberately targeted, while declining to elaborate on how authorities have reached a conclusion on a motive. Authorities were still working to confirm the identity of the person who died at the scene. Davis would not directly say whether that person was the suspect but said authorities were not searching for a suspect. Davis also said four people were hurt but provided no additional details on the severity of the injuries. Authorities were also investigating the possibility that the explosion was being livestreamed. The FBI said it was sent investigators, including bomb technicians, to the scene. Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said in a statement that the blast appears to be an intentio

1 killed, 2 wounded in stabbing outside Southern California high school

One student was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing in front of a Southern California high school, authorities said. The three male Santa Ana High students were taken to a hospital, where one of them died and the other two were in stable condition, according to city police spokesperson Officer Natalie Garcia. The stabbing happened on Wednesday afternoon as students were leaving school for the day, district spokesperson Fermin Leal said. The incident involved both students and non-students. Authorities were searching for at least two suspects whose connection to the school and motive were not clear, Garcia said. Other details such as the ages of the victims were not immediately made public. After-school programmes and athletics were cancelled, and officials said the school would make crisis counsellors available Thursday. Santa Ana is a city of about 300,000 people roughly 30 miles (50 kilometres) southeast of Los Angeles. The school serves roughly 3,000 students.

Indian children missing in San Diego boat mishap; Consulate aiding family

A panga-style boat capsized off California on Monday, leaving an Indian couple hospitalised at Scripps Memorial, while their children are still missing

US House votes to block California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

The Republican-controlled US House voted Thursday to block California from enforcing first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The move comes a day after the chamber voted to halt California standards to cut tailpipe emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as curb smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. The passage of these resolutions is a victory for Americans who will not be forced into purchasing costly EVs because of California's unworkable mandates, House Republicans Brett Guthrie of Kentucky and Morgan Griffith of Virginia, said in a statement. If not repealed, the California waivers would lead to higher prices for both new and used vehicles, increase our reliance on China, and strain our electric grid. California for decades has been given the authority to adopt vehicle emissions standards that are stricter than the federal government's. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in 2020 announced plans to ban the sale o

Bold reforms, capacity boosts key to India's growth in next two decades: FM

India's quest for sustained growth over the next two decades hinges on a new paradigm, driven by bold reforms, enhanced domestic capabilities, and strategic institutional collaborations suited for the evolving global landscape, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. The last two Union Budgets have laid the groundwork for this transformation, with a clear multi-sectoral policy agenda, she said, while speaking at Hoover Institution at Stanford University California. In the last decade, she said the government has undertaken structural reforms, rationalising over 20,000 compliances, decriminalising business laws and digitising public services to reduce friction. She further said a significant thrust on infrastructure development has also created a strong foundation for manufacturing-led growth by bolstering investor confidence over the last 10 years. This has been enabled by a more than four-fold increase in the union government's capital expenditure between 2017-18 and t

California becomes first US state to file lawsuit to block Trump's tariffs

California challenges Trump's sweeping tariffs in court, arguing he overstepped authority under emergency powers law and caused economic harm to the state and nation

California high alert: What is Hantavirus? Symptoms and Diagnosis

Betsy Arakawa, wife of Gene Hackman, passed away in Feb due to HPS. Experts say Hantavirus, or HPS, is a rare viral disease that affects the heart, lungs, and other organs, and cases are now rising

India condemns vandalism at Hindu temple in US by Khalistani extremists

The repsonse comes after a BAPS Hindu Temple located in California's Chino Hills was vandalised with discretionary messages by extremists ahead of a 'Khalistani referendum' in Los Angeles

8 injured as driver crashes vehicle into Southern California dealership

Eight people were injured Saturday when a driver plowed a vehicle into a CarMax location in the Los Angeles area. Two people were critically injured at the car dealership in Inglewood, while the other six suffered minor injuries, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Jonathan Torres said. Video posted on social media portrayed the crash's aftermath. It show a damaged SUV driving backward into the building, followed by an employee rushing out. The vehicle pivoted in a lobby area and drove out of the opposite end of the building. The Associated Press left messages for the Inglewood Police Department and CarMax on Saturday evening. The incident was initially reported as an active shooter situation, but Torres said that turned out not to be true.

Nasa's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions delayed; Know about the next launch date

Nasa's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions have been delayed to March 6, allowing the agency more time to complete vehicle processing and prelaunch checkouts

Tesla seeks first approval to offer robotaxi service in California

esla would need additional permits from the California DMV and CPUC in order to operate the service without safety drivers in the vehicles, or to charge customers

How a vegan cult leader became centre of murder investigations in US

LaSota dressed in all black, adopted the name 'Ziz' from a comic-book villain, and promoted extreme veganism, including the belief that meat-eaters should face Nuremberg trials

'Let's buy California': Danes clapback at Trump's attempt to buy Greenland

People of Denmark offer rule of law, universal healthcare, informed politics and more to Californians in petition to buy the state from Trump

Rain falling in South California helps firefighters, creates risk of ash

After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who are mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring new troubles such as toxic ash runoff. Los Angeles County crews spent much of the past week removing vegetation, shoring up slopes and reinforcing roads in devastated areas of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which reduced entire neighbourhoods to rubble and ash after breaking out during powerful winds Jan. 7. Most of the region was forecast to get around an inch (about 2.5 centimeters) of precipitation over several days, but the threat is high enough to prepare for the worst-case scenario of localized cloudbursts causing mud and debris to flow down hills, the National Weather Service said on social media. So the problem would be if one of those showers happens to park itself over a burn area, weather service meteorologist Carol Smith said. That could be enough to

California approves $2.5 bn for state response to Los Angeles-area fires

California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than USD 2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by the California Legislature. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the bills, which had bipartisan support, and now head to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. The proposals include USD 2.5 billion for the state's emergency disaster response efforts such as evacuations, sheltering survivors and removing household hazardous waste. They also approved USD 4 million for local governments to streamline approvals for rebuilding homes, and USD 1 million to support school districts and help them rebuild facilities. We need to be able to move with urgency, put aside our differences and be laser-focused on delivering the financial resources, delivering the boots on the ground that are needed and the policy relief that is needed to get neighbourhoods cleaned up and communities rebuilt, said Mike McGuire, a Democrat and presid

Toyota unit Hino Motors reaches $1.6 bn US diesel emissions settlement

The settlement, which still must be approved by a US judge, includes a criminal penalty of $521.76 million, $442.5 million in civil penalties to US authorities and $236.5 million to California

Wildfire warnings issued in Southern California as winds rise; LA badly hit

Millions of people across Southern California faced new wildfire warnings on Tuesday, and tens of thousands saw their power shut off as strong winds blew across the parched landscape around Los Angeles where two massive blazes have been burning for a week. Santa Ana winds that began gusting over the mountains before sunrise were forecast to continue with enough force to carry fire-sparking embers for miles and stoke new outbreaks across a region where at least 24 people have already been killed. "Life threatening and destructive and widespread winds are already here," LA city Fire Chief Kristin Crowley told a news conference. Much of Southern California was under an elevated fire risk, with crews on high alert across a 482-kilometre stretch from San Diego to far north of Los Angeles. Facing the greatest risk were inland areas north of LA, including densely populated Thousand Oaks, Northridge and Simi Valley, home to more than 3,00,000 people, forecasters said. Nearly 90,000 househo