Tag: California

Lt Governor addresses IIT BHU Global Alumni Meet at Santa Clara, California

CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the IIT BHU Global Alumni Meet at Santa Clara, California. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor lauded the efforts of the young IITians for their accomplishment and advancements in emerging technologies and strengthening dynamic technology ecosystem for societal transformation. […]

California set to change sex education guidance for teachers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is close to overhauling its guidance for teaching sex education in public schools, offering teachers a framework for talking to kindergarteners about gender identity, discussing masturbation with middle-schoolers and recommending books that teach healthy practices for LGBT high schoolers. The proposal the California State […]

California woman pleads in elderly man’s beating with brick

LOS ANGELES  — A 30-year-old woman has pleaded no contest in the beating of a 92-year-old man that was captured on video and shared widely on social media. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office says Laquisha Jones pleaded no contest to elder abuse Thursday. She faces up […]

Firefighters battle blazes on two fronts in California, 50 dead

Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on Tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state. At least 50 deaths have been reported statewide so far from […]

Deadly fire leveled a California town in less than a day

PARADISE, Calif.— Not a single resident of Paradise can be seen anywhere in town after most of them fled the burning Northern California community that may be lost forever. Abandoned, charred vehicles cluttered the main thoroughfare, evidence of the panicked evacuation a day earlier. Most of its buildings […]

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