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California makes it illegal to remove condom without consent

By AFP

The law is the first in the US to specifically ban "stealthing", which can expose a partner to unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases.

  • In this long exposure photograph, flames surround a drought-stricken Shasta Lake during the "Salt fire" in Lakehead, California early on July 2, 2021, as firefighters battle nearly a dozen wildfires in the region following a heatwave and multiple lightning strikes. Picture: AFP.

    Wildfires rage across western Canada and California

    Experts say the heat wave on 'steroids' was brought on by the global climate change crisis and has caused several hundred deaths in Canada and the United States.

    321 days ago
  • A McDonald's fast food restaurant. Picture: AFP

    McDonald's sued for alleged discrimination against Black-owned media companies

    The suit was filed in Superior Court of California and seeks $10 billion in damages.

    363 days ago
  • A Pacific Gas and Electric firefighter walks down a road as flames approach in Fairfield, California during the LNU Lightning Complex fire on 19 August 2020.  Picture: AFP

    California sequoia still smouldering after 2020 fires

    "Scientists and fire crews were surveying the effects from the 2020 Castle Fire in Sequoia National Park, when they observed a still smouldering and smoking giant sequoia tree that appears to be caused from last year's fire," the park service said in a statement.

    378 days ago
  • FILE: Caitlyn Jenner. Picture: Getty Images/AFP

    Transgender icon Caitlyn Jenner to run for California governor

    Jenner is the most high-profile non-politician to run for governor since Hollywood legend Arnold Schwarzenegger clinched a shock victory as a Republican in California's 2003 recall election.

    391 days ago
  • A Registered Nurse tends to a Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California on January 11, 2021.  Picture: Ariana Drehlser/AFP

    Rural California hospital overwhelmed by Covid

    When AFP visited St Mary hospital in this desert town of 70,000 people this week, palliative care supervisor Kari McGuire said her team were seeing "astronomical numbers of patients who are dying" from the novel coronavirus.

    491 days ago
  • FILE: Two people wearing protective masks pass on the street during the COVID-19 pandemic on 21 April 2020 in New York City. Picture: AFP.

    Coronavirus: latest US restrictions as cases soar

    A new stay-at-home advisory came into effect in Chicago, America's third-biggest city, on Monday.

    548 days ago
  • A rabbit crosses the road with flames from a brush fire along Japatul Road during the Valley Fire in Jamul, California on 6 September 2020 The Valley Fire in the Japatul Valley burned 4,000 acres overnight with no containment and 10 structures destroyed, Cal Fire San Diego said. Picture: AFP.

    Trump heads for California as US wildfires ignite political row

    The blazes have burned nearly five million acres (two million hectares) across the US West, torching an area roughly the size of the state of New Jersey, with fears the death toll may rise.

    612 days ago
  • A rabbit crosses the road with flames from a brush fire along Japatul Road during the Valley Fire in Jamul, California on 6 September 2020 The Valley Fire in the Japatul Valley burned 4,000 acres overnight with no containment and 10 structures destroyed, Cal Fire San Diego said. Picture: AFP.

    California fire triggered by 'gender reveal firework'

    With hot and dry conditions, California has suffered a particularly busy fire season this year, with more than 1.6 million acres destroyed so far, including in three of the biggest blazes in the state's history.

    619 days ago
  • A Pacific Gas and Electric firefighter walks down a road as flames approach in Fairfield, California during the LNU Lightning Complex fire on 19 August 2020.  Picture: AFP

    California governor calls wildfires 'deadly moment,' urges residents to flee

    The conflagrations, which broke out over the last week, have blackened an area larger than the U.S. state of Rhode Island and destroyed more than 500 homes and other structures. In addition to the fatalities, 43 firefighters and civilians have been hurt.

    635 days ago
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    Rolling blackouts warning issued for 3mn California homes

    Officials for the California Independent System Operator estimated that peak electricity consumption on Monday would likely exceed available supply statewide by as much as 4,400 megawatts.

    639 days ago
  • A testing associate dressed in personal protective equipment helps people waiting in line to check in at a COVID-19 testing centre at Lincoln Park amid the coronavirus pandemic on 7 July 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP.

    California rolls back reopening as nations battle resurgent coronavirus

    Churches as well as gyms, shopping malls, hair salons and non-essential offices must also shut indoor operations in half of the Golden State's worst-hit and most densely populated counties, including Los Angeles.

    674 days ago
  • Medical workers take in patients at a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center on 7 April 2020 in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Picture: AFP

    US coronavirus cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic

    California, Texas and Arizona have emerged as new US epicentres of the pandemic, reporting record increases in COVID-19 cases.

    687 days ago
  • Elon Musk. Picture: AFP

    Musk 'ready' for arrest as he reopens California plant against local order

    Musk has discussed opening a second US factory outside California in the past. In a tweet in February, he solicited comments on potentially opening a factory in Texas.

    737 days ago
  • FILE: Travelers arrive at LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal wearing medical masks for protection against the novel coronavirus outbreak on 2 February 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP

    California warns youths on virus after teen tests positive, dies

    It would be the first known juvenile death from the COVID-19 illness in the United States.

    785 days ago
  • FILE: Travelers arrive at LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal wearing medical masks for protection against the novel coronavirus outbreak on 2 February 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP

    Coronavirus case confirmed in California, takes US total to 13

    The adult patient was among US nationals evacuated from Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease, who were under mandatory quarantine for 14 days at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, near San Diego, the CDC said in a statement.

    828 days ago
  • A JUUL vaporiser device. Picture: www.juul.com

    California sues e-cigarette maker Juul for selling nicotine products to youth

    The lawsuit draws on internal correspondence and other evidence, asserting the company did little to prevent sales to underage customers. It also claims that Juul used a 'flawed' age-verification process for online sales.

    912 days ago
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    Four killed in California backyard shooting - police

    Police were called to the scene after at least one person opened fire into a crowd of about 35 people gathered outside the house in Fresno, around 320 kilometres north of Los Angeles.

    913 days ago
  • Police tape. Picture: AFP

    At least 5 wounded after shooting at California high school - officials

    A suspect described as a male Asian in black clothing was still at large, the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff said on Twitter.

    917 days ago
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