COVID-19: Moderna has no plans to share vaccine recipe
Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company’s own production is the best way to increase the
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Southern California oil spill now being investigated by state Department of Justice
California’s Department of Justice has launched an investigation into what caused the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, with both civil and criminal charges possible, Attorney General Rob
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How much do wildfires cost California’s economy?
Not a single structure burned down in the city of South Lake Tahoe. And yet, the threat of the fast approaching Caldor Fire cost surrounding El Dorado County tens of millions
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Orlando begins planning for air taxis, flying cars with NASA
Orlando is preparing for when flying cars are an option for those who want to soar over congested highways or between nearby cities. And they may arrive far sooner than
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Nobel in economics to researchers from Stanford, UC Berkeley
A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring and immigrants do not
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Tesla moving headquarters from Palo Alto to Texas
Electric car maker Tesla will move its headquarters out of Palo Alto and out of California, CEO Elon Musk said Thursday. “We’re moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,“ Musk said,
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Journalists from Philippines, Russia win Nobel Peace Prize
Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where media
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Google prohibits ads that promote or make money from climate change denial
Google is cracking down on digital ads that promote the idea that climate change is a hoax or make money from that kind of content, hoping to limit revenue for
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Pfizer asks authorization to FDA for its Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
Pfizer and BioNTech asked federal regulators on Thursday to authorize emergency use of their coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, a move that could help protect more than
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Santa Clara County to Create Sustainability Commission to Advise on Climate Change
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will create a county commission on sustainability, following a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s meeting. The new group, based on a measure introduced by
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