Livia Albeck-Ripka

Hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents, is suspected in the deaths of three people who were on board a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean.

The company will recall its software after one of its robotaxis entered a flooded road during a heavy downpour in San Antonio last month.

Waymo is recalling software in thousands of its driverless taxis that could allow the vehicles to drive into flooded roadways, according to a letter from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

California voters can choose any primary candidate, regardless of party, and two candidates from the same party can potentially face off in the general election.

The Republicans Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, and Spencer Pratt, running for Los Angeles mayor, have shown early strength, but that could fade as more ballots are counted.

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times Four days after the primary election in California, officials have tallied only about

Last month, tens of thousands of people fled their homes after officials said a chemical tank was at risk of exploding.

All eight crew members died when the bomber crashed during a routine test mission at a military base in California on Monday.

In the moneyed vineyards and bistros of California's Napa Valley, friends had murmured about Paul Pelosi's health and fitness long before the crash that made him the talk of the town this month.