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Researchers are looking into whether venom from the tarantula spider could help relieve chronic pain.

Could tarantulas hold the secret to relieving chronic pain? Researchers think so

July 15, 2021 at 4:02 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Using $1.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at University of California, Davis, are looking into whether venom from the widely feared tarantula...

SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 24: A small portion of rice is seen on a plate of fajitas at Tommy's Mexican Restaurant April 24, 2008 in San Francisco, California. As rice prices continue to climb and some places are limiting the number of bags small businesses can purchase, many Bay Area restaurants are being forced to raise menu prices. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Estos negocios de latinos sobrevivieron a la pandemia. Así se adaptaron

July 6, 2021 at 8:54 p.m.

La semana que California ordenó el cierre de negocios en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus en marzo de 2020, Maria Palacio, cofundadora de Progeny Coffee, perdió el 97% de...

'Ha sido un desafío y salimos de nuestras habitaciones llorando porque sabemos el dolor en el que están, pero para eso estamos aquí, para tratar de hacerlo lo más normal posible en esta pandemia en la que estamos y que nos cambió la vida a todos', dice Martha Castro, asesora de servicios familiares del Cementerio y Centro Funerario de St. Mary.

Las cremaciones superaron a los entierros entre los latinos durante la pandemia

May 19, 2021 at 3:32 p.m.

Cuando el tío de Martha Castro murió de cáncer el pasado mes de marzo, su familia tenía pocas opciones para darle descanso. Los cierres provocados por la pandemia de coronavirus...

Hurricane Sally slams the Gulf Coast | A resident looks at a broken power cable as it lies on the street during Hurricane Sally in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Sept. 16. Hurricane Sally barrelled into the U.S. Gulf Coast with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke "historic" and potentially deadly flash floods. (Getty Images)

Wildfires clobbered California wine grape crop in 2020. Here’s how much was lost

February 16, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The worst wildfire season in modern California history resulted in the smallest wine grape crop in years. California's wine grape crop fell by 13% last year, the...

La asambleísta Lorena González habla en una conferencia de prensa en San Diego el 29 de agosto de 2019.

¿Llegó ‘Latinx’ para quedarse?

February 2, 2021 at 6:09 p.m.

El verano pasado, la asambleísta demócrata Lorena González, demócrata de San Diego, hizo una pregunta en Twitter: "¿Parece que los no latinos usan Latinx mucho más que los latinos reales?"...

The high number of coronavirus infections and deaths among California's Latino communities is underscoring the state's shortage of culturally competent, Spanish-speaking doctors.

California is short on Spanish-speaking physicians. Why that’s a big problem in a pandemic

December 23, 2020 at 9:07 p.m.

The high number of coronavirus infections and deaths among California's Latino communities is underscoring the state's shortage of culturally competent, Spanish-speaking doctors. Medical experts fear the scarcity of Latino or...

In 1996, marijuana legislation took a major step forward thanks to California. The Golden State became the first in the union to legalize medical marijuana via the Compassionate Use Act.

Oregon voted to decriminalize possession of hard drugs. Could California be next?

November 9, 2020 at 8:40 p.m.

Oregon could be just the beginning. Oregonians' vote to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs including heroin, methamphetamine and LSD, provides a catalyst for other states, including California, to...

The ‘Wine Country’ of weed? New California law gives regional title for marijuana branding

October 14, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

California cannabis connoisseurs can celebrate — a new law inspired by the wine industry requires that marijuana must be grown in the "sun and soil" of a city or county...

Raheem Mostert #31 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the ball against the Kansas City Chiefsin Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 2, 2020 in Miami, Florida.

Why the San Francisco 49ers are not concerned about the dreaded Super Bowl hangover

September 9, 2020 at 2:13 p.m.

Every year the Super Bowl hangover gets brought up to the team that lost out on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. And every year it gets pointed out how teams rarely...

Meet Douglas Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris

August 13, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

While Harris has spent time in the national spotlight before, such as during her questioning of U.S. Supreme Court nominee (and later Justice) Brett Kavanaugh or her own run for...

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