California

A sign is posted in front of a Walmart store in American Canyon, Calif. The state has filed a lawsuit against Walmart for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste, state officials announced. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

A sign is displayed at a COVID-19 vaccine site in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco on Feb. 8, 2021. California is exempting San Francisco from a rule that takes effect requiring all people to wear masks indoors. Haven Daley/AP hide caption

A remote-controlled RC surfer riding a king tide wave during the astronomical event last year, in Huntington Beach, Calif. The National Weather Service says the California coast will see unusually high and low tides over the weekend. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

A woman receives a Pfizer vaccination booster shot from a nurse in Los Angeles. California Department of Public Health officials say that no fully vaccinated adult should be denied a COVID-19 booster shot in the state. Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption

A man attempts to stay dry while riding in Pasadena, Calif., during a rainstorm on Monday. Sarah Reingewirtz/AP hide caption

Caltrans maintenance supervisor Matt Martin walks by a landslide covering Highway 70 in the Dixie Fire zone Sunday in Plumas County, Calif. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

A pedestrian walks with an umbrella near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco during a shower on Wednesday. Strong storms are expected to bring substantial rain to the Western U.S. within the next week. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

Vanessa Bryant, pictured in a 2010 photo, and others sued over photos from the 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and others. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off California have been recovered, the Navy said in a statement on Tuesday. An MH-60S helicopter, similar the one pictured, and five crew members were recovered from a depth of about 5,300 feet below the surface of the ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday. Ian Kinkead/AP hide caption

Cleanup contractors deploy skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further crude oil incursion into Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 3 after an oil spill off the Southern California coast. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption

California public schools and colleges must stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

California's governor has signed a new law against removing a condom without a sexual partner's consent. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

This U.S. immigration processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is operated by GEO Group Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in privatized corrections. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption