Los Angeles County Bans Church On Beach
Authorities in the most populous county of the United States have banned meetings of Church on the Beach, which had been holding public beach services for nearly two decades.
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Spate of massive rain storms devastate California farming sector
A spate of massive, deadly rain storms has not only killed 28 people but has also devastated the farming sector in California, leading to well over a $1 billion in financial losses for farmers as thousands of acres of cropland are destroyed by flooding, Bloomberg reports.
Federal judge blocks California misinformation law
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law intended to prevent doctors from spreading COVID-19 misinformation or disinformation to patients, finding that it is “unconstitutionally vague.”
Again Mass Shooting In California; 7 Killed
Seven people were killed, and one was critically injured in a shooting across two locations in the U.S. state of California on Monday, police confirmed.
California in the midst of a Mega Drought; Not Seen in 1200 Years
“California has been in dry conditions for much of the last 10 years, with only two years of wet,” Jeff Mount, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California Water Policy Center, previously told Newsweek.
US Shooting Death Toll Rises To 11; Gunman Identified
The death toll of a mass shooting in a popular ballroom dance studio in the U.S. state of California rose to 11 Monday, just hours after the suspected gunman was found dead and identified, investigators said.
At Least 10 Die In Mass Shooting In California
At least 10 people died in an apparently racially motivated shooting at business premises in the U.S. state of California’s city of Monterey Park, police and witnesses said early Sunday.
California: Massive winter storms kill 17, churches on standby to help
Seventeen people were killed as a series of severe winter storms lashed California over the past week: churches have been on standby to help those affected by flooding, mudslides, and power outages, CBN News reports.
Bomb Cyclone to Hit California Days After Deadly Floods
California is set to get battered by another intense rainstorm, just days after a previous storm caused severe flooding throughout the Golden State.
Earthquake rocks Northern California weeks after different strong quake
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Humboldt County, California, nearly two weeks after another strong quake hit the same area.
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California, 70,000 without power
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, jolting people awake, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
U.S. tests first successful air-launched hypersonic missile off California coast
The Air Force said Monday that it conducted the first successful test of its air-launched hypersonic missile off the coast of southern California last week.
California Supreme Court says church cannot be forced to pay over $200,000 in COVID-19 fines
The California Supreme Court has determined that Calvary Chapel Church in Santa Clara County does not have to pay the $217,500 in fines imposed by the state for violating COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
California school district allows After School Satan Club on elementary school premises
A California school district is allowing the Satanic Temple organization to host an After School Satan Club on the premises of one of its local elementary schools, the Christian Post (CP) reports. The Satanic Temple claims it is a nontheistic organization that seeks to teach social justice through satanic imagery.
California court rules in favor of Christian baker who refused to bake cake for lesbian wedding
A California court ruled in favor of a Christian baker Friday following a years-long legal battle after she refused to bake a custom cake for a lesbian wedding in 2017, citing her religious beliefs.
California: 2020 wildfires wiped out all state reductions in greenhouse gas emissions since 2003
Nearly 20 years’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions reductions by California were erased in 2020 when catastrophic wildfires in the state dumped twice the amount of emissions into the air as had been reduced since 2003, USA Today reports.
California Teacher Fired for Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage to Kids
A California teacher is suing her former employer, claiming she was harassed and wrongfully terminated because she refused to read children’s books promoting same-sex marriage to children ages one to five years old due to her religious convictions.
California to vote on constitutional right to abortion
Californians are voting now through Election Day on whether to approve a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to abortion and contraception, one of several measures on ballots nationwide this November to address reproductive health care following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Human brain tissue implanted into rats integrated and grew with host’s brain
A research team in the US has shown that human brain tissue implanted into rats can integrate into its host’s brain, promising to give scientists an entirely new way to study brain disorders – but raising ethical questions too.
Doctors File Lawsuit Against California’s COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’ Law
The Liberty Justice Center is filing a lawsuit against the California Medical Board and the California Attorney General on behalf of two practicing doctors, alleging that the state’s COVID-19 Misinformation Bill violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment.