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PGA makes 3rd stop in South Carolina, LPGA stays by the bay

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 10:46 AM EDT
PGA TOUR PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIP AT CONGAREE Site: Ridgeland, South Carolina. Course: Congaree GC....

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2015 photo, a full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. On Friday, May 14, 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $11 billion on transportation improvements, half of it for a troubled bullet train intended to link California's major metropolitan areas eventually and projects supporting the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Democratic governor billed the proposal as a way not just to repair decaying roads and bridges but to "build a modernized transportation system for the next century." That also includes improving public transportation and the state's major ocean ports and encouraging more use of zero-emission vehicles. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
$11B for transit would aid bullet train, move Olympic crowds

By Don Thompson May. 14, 2021 07:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, a truck enters the Foster Farms processing plant, in Livingston, Calif. A court says the chicken processing plant in central California that saw a deadly coronavirus outbreak must provide its workers with masks and follow a raft of other anti-COVID-19 health orders. A judge in Merced County on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, granted a temporary restraining order sought by a union against Foster Farms. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Court orders virus safety rules for Foster Farms plant

Dec. 23, 2020 07:54 PM EST

Chicken plant in California to shut down over virus outbreak

Aug. 28, 2020 04:58 PM EDT
LIVINGSTON, Calif. (AP) — A chicken processing plant in central California has been ordered to shut down after it became the site of one of the largest and...

8 California counties are latest coronavirus hotspots

By Kathleen Ronayne Jul. 27, 2020 06:41 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As coronavirus cases spike in California's vast Central Valley, the state will send strike teams and tens of millions of dollars to...

Young patrons eat a meal on a table set on a closed-off street Saturday, July 18, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. The city of Burbank has closed off some streets in the downtown district to allow restaurants to expand their outdoor seating arrangements amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Mayor concedes Los Angeles reopened too soon as virus surges

Jul. 19, 2020 03:27 PM EDT

California courts holding jury trials after pandemic delays

Jun. 26, 2020 06:22 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California courts have started to hold jury trials and summon residents for jury service after a three-month delay due to the...

Miguel Colio cleans tables at the Goldfield Trading Post restaurant in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday May 20, 2020. Sacramento is expecting to receive state approval for customers to dine in this week. Goldfield is expected to reopen Friday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Most California counties get state OK for faster reopening

By Kathleen Ronayne May. 21, 2020 01:02 AM EDT

Salesperson Jennifer Blythe-Freiner uses rubber gloves to help Yvonne Wright try on a pair of shoes at Brown's Shoe Fit Co., Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Visalia, Calif. Tulare County's board of supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to move further into the state's four-stage reopening plan than is allowed. That means nearly all businesses and churches could reopen, though county officials said businesses should adhere to state guidelines on social distancing and other health measures. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Most California counties now approved for faster reopening

By Kathleen Ronayne May. 20, 2020 04:06 PM EDT