California

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California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.5 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles (423,970 km²), California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area, and is also the world's thirty-fourth most populous subnational entity. California is also the most populated subnational entity in North America, and has its state capital in Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second-most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

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Firefighters continue to battle southern California blazes Firefighters in Los Angeles County continue to battle the Ranch Fire as it burns through the Azusa foothills. The Ranch Fire has burned at least three thousand acres and has led to the mandatory.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 3 hours ago


CA's farmworkers risk COVID-19 to eat Facing a devastating number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the California farming community, farmworkers say their hands are tied because without work, they can't eat. Gavino Garay has more. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:29Published 20 hours ago

Dangerous Wildfire Grows In Los Angeles A blistering heat wave across California is forecasted to exacerbate an already explosive blaze in Los Angeles County, fire officials said Friday. The Lake fire along Lake Hughes now spans more than.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:33Published 22 hours ago

Prince Harry And Meghan Move To Califronia Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are new homeowners. The happy couple recently purchased a home in Santa Barabra, California. A representative for the former royals told CNN that they moved into the home.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 1 day ago

Jane Lynch: Naya Rivera's dath was 'gut-wrenching' Rivera was confirmed dad on July 13 after her body was recovered at Lake Piru in California following a six-day search. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:01Published 1 day ago

Watch: Hundreds of dolphins 'stampede' off coast of California Tourists out looking for whales got a shock when they saw the pod off Dana Point.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:30Published 2 days ago

Prince Harry And Meghan Move Into New Home In Santa Barbara Prince Harry and Meghan Markle purchased a new home in California. A representative for the couple told CNN that they recently moved into their new Santa Barabara, California home. The spokesman said.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:30Published 2 days ago

Poll: Harris may bolster Biden with women, Republicans [NFA] A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden's choice of running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, is more popular than he is with female voters, and even one in four Republican voters approve of.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:12Published 2 days ago

Police officer rescues man in wheelchair from oncoming train A police officer pulled a man out of the path of an oncoming train withseconds to spare, with the incident caught on her bodycam footage. OfficerErika Urrea was on patrol un the city of Lodi,.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:45Published 2 days ago

Late-Night Hosts Weigh In on Joe Biden Picking Kamala Harris as Running Mate \| THR News Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon responded to Tuesday's big political news that the California senator became the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 01:42Published 3 days ago

Harris an elusive election target for Trump [NFA] Republican President Donald Trump's verbal attacks on a woman of color could further undermine his efforts to win female voters, and polls suggest the California Democrat and vice presidential.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:25Published 3 days ago

Who is Kamala Harris? Kamala Harris has been picked by Joe Biden as his running mate for the USpresidential election. We take a look at California's former attorney general. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:52Published 3 days ago

'I'm surprised': Trump on Biden picking Kamala Harris as VP candidate US President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on Kamala Harris, after Joe Biden picked her as his running mate for the US Presidential polls scheduled for later this year. President Donald.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:56Published 4 days ago

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his US vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden, the Presidential candidate, has picked India-origin Kamala Harris as his running mate for the elections. Biden announced the news on Tuesday. Harris is a daughter of Indian and American.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:52Published 4 days ago

Kamala Harris is Biden's VP pick [NFA] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday tapped Senator Kamala Harris of California as his choice for vice president. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:08Published 4 days ago

Joe Biden Names California Sen. Kamala Harris as Running Mate \| THR News Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 01:11Published 4 days ago

Joe Biden selects California Senator Kamala Harris as running mate Joe Biden has named California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate,making history by selecting the first black woman to compete on a majorparty's presidential ticket. In choosing Ms Harris, Mr.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:13Published 4 days ago

Google turns Androids into earthquake sensors Google’s Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:31Published 4 days ago

Uber, Lyft drivers are employees -California judge A California judge on Monday granted the state's request for a preliminary injunction blocking Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc from classifying their drivers as independent contractors rather than.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:08Published 4 days ago

Simon Cowell Uses Dreadful Accident To Deliver Sage Words Of Advice British talent judge Simon Cowell has been hospitalized for an accident in which he broke his back. According to CNN, Cowell's spokeswoman said the former 'American Idol' judge broke his back in.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:37Published 5 days ago

California Deer Are Facing Their Own Pandemic, And Need To Practice Social Distancing Deer in Northern California are dealing with a deadly, highly contagious virus called adenovirus hemorrhagic disease. In the early 1990s, thousands of deer died of adenovirus hemorrhagic disease during.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:41Published 6 days ago

Despite The Pandemic, Americans Still Love The Open Road With a novel coronavirus case count nearing five million, the United States now holds about a quarter of all the COVID-19 cases in the world. According to CNN, more than,162,000 Americans have died in.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:41Published 6 days ago

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'Sanford and Son' Actor Raymond Allen Dead at 91 Raymond G. Allen, Sr., a character actor who played Uncle Woody in "Sanford and Son," has died. Allen's family tells TMZ, he was in a long-term facility in California when he was found unresponsive.. TMZ.com - Published 4 days ago

Tito Ortiz Gets Political Support from Trump Family, 'Go Get 'Em Champ!' Tito Ortiz says he already has some powerful support as he embarks on a political career -- with the Trump family standing firmly behind him. As we previously reported, the UFC Hall of Famer is running.. TMZ.com - Published 5 days ago
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Workers living in Mexico helping California's pandemic health response Hundreds of Mexicans and Americans who live south of the border enter southern California's hospitals every day. Reuters - Published on May 31, 2020

Mexican farmworkers crammed into border tunnel despite contagion risk Every night, hundreds of farm workers in Mexico crowd for hours in a cramped tunnel to a border station to reach day jobs in Imperial Valley, California, with no social distancing enforced despite.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
Lessons from around the world: How schools are opening up after COVID-19 lockdowns Public health official Anthony Fauci warned on Tuesday about the dangers to children if U.S. schools are reopened and California's state university system, the largest in the United States, canceled.. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2020
New York, California and other states plan for reopening as coronavirus crisis eases Seven Northeastern U.S. states and the three West Coast states banded together on Monday in regional pacts to forge coordinated, gradual economic reopenings as the coronavirus crisis finally appeared.. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020
Court throws out rape, trafficking charges against leader of Mexico-based church A California appeals court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges including rape and human trafficking against the leader of a Mexico-based church, ruling he was denied his right to a speedy preliminary.. Reuters - Published on April 8, 2020

Delivery drivers face pandemic without sick pay, insurance, sanitizer On his delivery route through Orange County, California, Joseph Alvarado made 153 stops one day last week for Amazon.com Inc , touching the inside and outside of his van, more than 225 packages, and.. Reuters - Published on March 25, 2020
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe, several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the spread. Britain told panic-buyers to calm down. California and three other U.S. states.. Reuters - Published on March 22, 2020
California issues 'stay home' order; U.S. death toll hits 200 California issued an unprecedented statewide "stay at home" order on Thursday for its 40 million residents and Washington warned Americans to return home or stay abroad indefinitely, as the number of.. Reuters - Published on March 20, 2020	U.S. judge orders release of Peru ex-president on bail due to coronavirus outbreak A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the release of Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo on bail from a California jail, where he has been held pending extradition proceedings, citing insufficient safeguards.. Reuters - Published on March 20, 2020
British nationals from virus-stricken Grand Princess ship fly home British passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship, which was stranded off the Californian coast for days due to an outbreak of coronavirus on board, are now on a U.S. flight back to Britain, the.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020	Four Australians on board cruise ship held off California coast over coronavirus fears The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is aware of four Australians on board a cruise ship being held off the coast of California over coronavirus fears. SBS - Published on March 5, 2020
New coronavirus case of unknown origin in California The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks, gloves, gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus, the Trump administration said, as a new case of.. Reuters - Published on February 29, 2020	U.S. to push production of protective gear for coronavirus; new case confirmed in California The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks, gloves, gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus, the Trump administration said, as a new case was.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020
California monitoring 8,400 people for possible coronavirus California is monitoring more than 8,400 people who arrived on commercial flights for coronavirus symptoms from "points of concern," but the state lacks test kits and has been held back by federal.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020	Thousands in California being monitored for coronavirus: governor California health officials are monitoring 8,400 people for coronavirus symptoms after their arrival on domestic commercial flights, but the state had only a limited supply of test kits available,.. Reuters - Published on February 27, 2020
Despite horror stories, California cruise passengers won't let coronavirus spoil their fun With a white captain's hat perched on his head, Calvin Ballard seemed relaxed as he waited to depart on his first-ever cruise to Mexico, unfazed by the possibility of being trapped on a ship under.. Reuters - Published on February 22, 2020	Only three U.S. states can test for coronavirus: public lab group California, Nebraska and Illinois are the only U.S. states that can currently test for coronavirus, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) told Reuters on Friday. Reuters - Published on February 21, 2020
Fake flyers and face-mask fear: California fights coronavirus discrimination A flyer in Los Angeles' Carson area, with a fake seal of the World Health Organization, tells residents to avoid Asian-American businesses like Panda Express because of a coronavirus outbreak. A Los.. Reuters - Published on February 14, 2020	U.S. evacuees freed from coronavirus quarantine, officials fear discrimination Nearly 200 people evacuated from the China coronavirus outbreak were released from quarantine in California on Tuesday with officials urging Americans not to shun them, or workers who helped them,.. Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020
Nearly 200 Americans evacuated from China set to be freed from quarantine Nearly 200 Americans evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China could be released from quarantine at a U.S. Air Force base in California on Tuesday after 14 days, a leading U.S... Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020	Coronavirus prompts Sony, NTT and Intel to join Barcelona congress exodus Japanese wireless carrier NTT Docomo , Sony Corp and California-based chip giant Intel Corp pulled out of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020
Coronavirus case confirmed in California, takes U.S. total to 13 The 13th case of coronavirus in the United States was detected in California in an individual under federal quarantine after returning from Wuhan, China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and.. Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020	First case of coronavirus confirmed in San Diego, California: media The first coronavirus infection was confirmed in San Diego, California in a person who was aboard the first U.S. evacuation flight from Wuhan, China to a Miramar airbase, local television station.. Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020
NTSB says Bryant helicopter engines showed no signs of catastrophic internal failure The engines of the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that crashed into a steep hillside killing basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and 8 others near Calabasas, California on Jan. 26 showed no evidence of a.. Reuters - Published on February 7, 2020	Hundreds of U.S. evacuees from China placed under coronavirus quarantine at military bases Another 350 Americans airlifted from the epicenter of China's fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak were placed under quarantine at two military bases in California on Wednesday, as the number of.. Reuters - Published on February 6, 2020
About 350 U.S. evacuees from China land at California air base Two planes carrying about 350 Americans out of Wuhan, China, arrived at a U.S. military base in California on Wednesday, in Washington's latest effort to bring its citizens home from the epicenter of.. Reuters - Published on February 5, 2020	U.S. citizens evacuated from China due to arrive at California military bases About 350 Americans evacuated from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, are expected to arrive at two U.S. military bases in California on Wednesday as Washington works to.. Reuters - Published on February 5, 2020
U.S. confirms 11th case of new coronavirus California health officials said on Sunday they had confirmed 11 cases of the new, fast-spreading coronavirus in the United States, with one in Santa Clara County and two more in San Benito County. Reuters - Published on February 3, 2020	U.S. military won't be in contact with Wuhan evacuees -Pentagon U.S. military personnel won't have any direct contact with U.S. evacuees who are being flown to a U.S. military base in southern California from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the center of an outbreak of.. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020
U.S. registers third coronavirus case: health officials A third case of the new coronavirus has been registered in the United States, in Orange County, California, the county's health agency said. Reuters - Published on January 26, 2020	South Korea says pushing ahead with North Korea engagement despite stalled talks Inter-Korean cooperation doesn't necessarily have to wait for the United States' denuclearization talks with North Korea to progress, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said on Tuesday after.. Reuters - Published on January 15, 2020
'It is an old home, we are trying to save it' Local firefighters say resources in the area are lacking because Australia had sent water bombing aircraft to the US to help with the Californian bushfires. The Age - Published on November 11, 2019	World's worst air: India's pollution crisis in perspective Wildfires have raged across California for about a month and air problems persist in China, but no other place on Earth is battling the scale and severity of the pollution that chokes large swathes of.. Reuters - Published on November 8, 2019
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