The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday California has confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu. All three confirmed cases had occupational exposure to infected dairy cows.

A fourth person contracted bird flu in California amid outbreaks in the state’s dairy industry, state officials said Thursday. As in prior confirmed cases, the person works in the state’s agricultural Central Valley and was in contact with infected dairy cattle,

California said on Thursday it confirmed a fourth human case of bird flu in a person who had contact with infected dairy cattle. All four people who have tested positive for the virus in the most populous U.

Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a commanding lead over former President Trump in California, but Trump's gains among the state's Latino voters highlight a troubling sign for Democrats at the national level,

NOAA has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Thursday and Friday due to a strong ejection of solar material on the sun's surface, which could cause the northern lights to be visible in lower latitudes.

The northern lights may be visible as far south as Alabama and Northern California on Thursday, following a powerful eruption from the sun.

A northern lights display similar to the one that illuminated California skies with a wash of color in May could occur Thursday night into Friday morning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.