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Uber lost $1.8B in 2Q as riders stayed home and ordered in
Uber lost $1.78 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic carved a gaping hole in its ride-hailing business, with millions of people staying home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus
California, cities battle over marijuana home-delivery rule
Where can you deliver legal marijuana in California
California virus-fighting efforts hampered by data delays
California won't put any more counties on its coronavirus watch list until it's solved a problem that has delayed reporting of COVID-19 cases
State spent millions on arena hospital that saw 9 patients
When California was anticipating a spring surge in coronavirus cases, it turned an old NBA arena and practice facility in Sacramento into a field hospital prepared to take hundreds of patients
California’s growing virus data collection headache
California has stopped updating a list of counties facing more restrictions on businesses and schools after a technical problem in the state’s coronavirus testing database led to an undercount
Financially struggling zoos could be latest pandemic victims
Zoos and aquariums from Florida to Alaska are struggling financially because of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic
California virus cases underreported, health official says
California's top health official says figures showing California has slowed the rate of coronavirus infections may be in doubt
Los Angeles deputy says colleagues are part of violent gang
A sheriff's deputy claims in a legal filing that a violent gang of colleagues in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who call themselves “The Executioners,” control a patrol station in Compton
Military finds human remains, sunken tank off California
Military officials say they have located a seafaring tank that sank off the Southern California coast last week and found human remains
Husband of DA charged with pulling gun on protesters in LA
The husband of the Los Angeles district attorney was charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter members demonstrating outside the couple’s home the day before the primary election in March
US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile
An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile has been launched from California on a test flight to a target in the Pacific Ocean
Vehicle malfunction sparked Southern California wildfire
Authorities say a malfunctioning diesel vehicle sparked the first big Southern California wildfire of the year, which has forced thousands of people from their homes east of Los Angeles
2 teen lacrosse players score goal in fight against hunger
Two teenage lacrosse players in California have been coaching kids and other teens in exchange for donations to a local food organization
Clorox becomes ‘it’ brand in world sheltered in place
Sales at Clorox jumped 22% in its most recent quarter with millions of people growing more vigilant about cleaning routines in the pandemic
Homes evacuated as Southern California wildfire grows
Thousands of people are under evacuation orders after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size as crews battle flames in triple-digit heat
Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead
The Marine Corps says eight troops are presumed dead after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise
California wildfire destroys 1 home, prompts new evacuations
A wildfire northwest of Palm Springs flared up Saturday, with evacuation orders for thousands of people as crews fought the blaze in triple-degree heat
‘Rebuilding Paradise’ looks at emotional toll of deadly fire
A new documentary by director Ron Howard captures a town's tough recovery following one of the most devastating wildfires in California's history
Search continues for 8 missing after Marine craft sinks
The search continues for eight U.S. service members missing after their landing craft went down in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast following a deadly accident
Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans
Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark
Search stretches on for 8 missing after Marine craft sinks
Helicopters and boats ranging from inflatables to a Navy destroyer are searching for eight people missing after their Marine landing craft went down off the Southern California coast
Marine vehicle deep under sea, complicating rescue search
Officials say a military seafaring assault vehicle that sank off the coast of Southern California is under hundreds of feet of water, complicating efforts to reach the landing craft as crews search for eight missing troops
California officials report first virus death of a child
California health officials have reported the state’s first coronavirus death of a child
