Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 10 firefighters
An explosion in downtown Los Angeles has injured 10 firefighters, and more than 200 are trying to douse the blaze that spread to several buildings By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press…
California officials reject subsidies for Musk’s SpaceX over Tesla spat
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space…
Coronavirus updates: 14 other states have COVID-related illness in kids, Cuomo says
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 296,000 people worldwide. More than 4.3 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused…
California Churches Pledge To Reopen At End Of May, Regardless Of Governor’s Orders
Several California pastors have pledged to reopen their churches on May 31 “or sooner,” regardless of whether their plan lines up with a schedule put forth by Gov. Gavin Newsom.…
Meet Magnolia, The New Gerber Baby Contest Winner
There’s officially a new Gerber baby on the scene. On Friday, the baby food brand announced the winner of its 10th annual Gerber Baby Photo Search contest: 1-year-old Magnolia Earl…
Michigan, California move to reopen factories as U.S. jobless ranks grow
DETROIT/SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Michigan and California, two U.S. manufacturing powerhouses, acted on Thursday to allow factories to reopen from coronavirus lockdowns over the next few days, as millions more…
$1 million anonymous donation funds bonuses for hospital employees on front lines
“Thank you for standing up to care for our community,” the donor wrote. May 6, 2020, 5:57 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this…
Tesla to extend furlough for some employees by another week: internal email
FILE PHOTO: A view of Tesla Inc’s U.S. vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) told furloughed employees on Friday…
Biden denies sexual assault allegation from former Senate staffer
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday denied an allegation of sexual assault from Tara Reade, a former staffer who served in Biden’s Washington Senate office for a brief period…
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 51,000, handful of states move toward reopening
ATLANTA (Reuters) – With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job, Georgia, Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps…