California News
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As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market
Dozens of employers looking to hire the next generation of tech employees descended on the University of California, Berkeley in...
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Fire that prompted Yosemite closure sparked by vehicle
U.S. Forest Service investigators have determined that a motor vehicle is to blame for sparking the massive, deadly California wildfire...
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Internet provider groups sue over California net neutrality rules
Four industry groups representing major internet providers and cable companies filed suit seeking to block California’s new law to mandate...
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DOJ’s lawsuit may delay California’s new net neutrality law
A US Department of Justice lawsuit could delay the rollout of California’s toughest-in-the country net neutrality law, which is set...
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California’s tough net neutrality bill prompts US lawsuit
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s toughest net neutrality measure on September 30, requiring internet providers to maintain a...
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California to limit use of plastic straws in restaurants
California restaurants will soon stop providing plastic straws unless customers explicitly ask for them, under a new law signed on...
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Los Angeles moves to ban fur products
The city of Los Angeles, a leading centre of the world's fashion industry, moved on Tuesday (Sept 18) towards becoming...
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San Francisco statue that some call racist is removed
A 19th century statue near San Francisco's City Hall that some said is racist and demeaning to indigenous people was...
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Gunman kills 5, self in Southern California
Authorities say a gunman in California has killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as...
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What makes aggressive brain cancer 'immortal?'
A new study has discovered what makes glioblastoma cells so resilient and difficult to destroy. The finding may lead to...
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8 wounded in gunfire at California apartment complex
Eight people were wounded, two critically, during a shooting at a California apartment complex during a dice game, police said...
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California lawmakers vote to pass toughest 'net neutrality' law
California lawmakers sent to the governor’s desk for final approval strict “net neutrality” laws on internet providers that would defy...
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Massive wildfires in California threaten populated areas
Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the worsening...
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Northern California blazes now largest in state history
Twin Northern California blazes fueled by dry vegetation and hot, windy weather grew Monday to become the largest wildfire in...
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5 killed after plane nosedived into California parking lot
On a breezy morning, Floria Hakimi smiled as her photo was snapped on the steps leading up to a small...
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New wildfire erupts in Northern California
Firefighters struggling to contain destructive Northern California wildfires found themselves facing a new blaze that erupted Tuesday and drove through...