California
No home, no insurance: The double hit from Los Angeles fires
Tens of thousands of Californians forced in recent years to live without a safety net
22 January 2025, 03:38 AM
Trump taps Stallone, Gibson, and Voight as ‘Special Ambassadors’ to revitalise Hollywood
President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to rejuvenate Hollywood’s global influence by appointing Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors” tasked with reviving the entertainment industry.
18 January 2025, 05:25 AM
‘To All The Boys’ star Lana Condor weds long-time boyfriend
Lana Condor has started a new chapter in her life by marrying Anthony De La Torre. The couple exchanged vows on Thursday (October 31), after a nine-year relationship, celebrating their union in an intimate ceremony in Malibu, California.
2 November 2024, 05:40 AM
Millions face power cuts as California fires spread
Californian officials warn that "extreme" wind conditions were set to fan wildfires across the north of the US state as residents were ordered to evacuate and millions faced power cuts.
27 October 2019, 04:30 AM
Separated families must be reunited within 30 days: Judge
A judge in California orders US border authorities to reunite separated families within 30 days, setting a hard deadline in a process that has so far yielded uncertainty about when children might again see their parents.
27 June 2018, 08:35 AM
Car flies 20m into upper floor of building in California
A Nissan sedan becomes airborne and crashes into a California dental office, coming to rest dangling out of the building's second storey, the authorities say.
15 January 2018, 10:40 AM
California launches legal sale of cannabis for recreational use
California is to launch the world’s largest regulated commercial market for recreational marijuana, as dozens of newly licenced stores catering to adults who enjoy the drug for its psychoactive effects open for business up and down the state.
1 January 2018, 14:01 PM
Thousands evacuate as California wildfires kill 10
More than a dozen fast-moving wildfires tearing through through California's wine country have killed at least 10 people, destroying hundreds of homes, authorities said Monday.
10 October 2017, 04:28 AM
Thousands evacuated central California, wildfires burn across US West
A 25,000-acre wildfire in central California, one of three dozen major blazes burning across the US West, threatens hundreds of homes and businesses after forcing the evacuation of about 5,000 residents.
19 July 2017, 14:34 PM
Trump supporters, opponents clash in California park
A melee erupts in a Berkeley, California park where supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump were holding competing rallies.
16 April 2017, 06:43 AM
Novak Djokovic seeks to turn up heat in California desert
Five-time champion Novak Djokovic will be out to reassert his dominance on the hard courts of Indian Wells this week, seeking to shake off the slump that has dogged him into 2017.
10 March 2017, 10:00 AM
Intel raises revenue forecast as PC market improves
Intel Corp raises its quarterly revenue forecast for the first time in more than two years as suppliers of parts used in personal computers replenish their inventory amid improving PC demand.
18 September 2016, 10:27 AM
Microsoft to help track legalised marijuana sales
Microsoft has teamed up with California-based technology start-up Kind Financial, which helps businesses and government agencies track sales of legalised marijuana "from seed to sale".
17 June 2016, 05:29 AM
Hillary slams Trump for Orlando massacre response
Hillary Clinton campaign on Sunday in Long Beach, California releases a statement slamming Donald Trump for his response to the Orlando massacre.
13 June 2016, 06:40 AM
Hillary's brother-in-law arrested
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law is arrested in California on suspicion of drink driving, according to reports.
7 June 2016, 06:07 AM
Paul Simon announces Ali's death, while performing 'The Boxer’
Paul Simon was nearly finished with the 1969 Simon & Garfunkel classic "The Boxer" at a concert in Berkeley, California, on Friday night when he paused the song to give a fitting tribute to Muhammad Ali, breaking it to the crowd that the "the Greatest" had died.
5 June 2016, 09:37 AM
California Muslims sue over hijab discrimination
Two lawsuits are filed in California claiming that Muslim women are discriminated against in separate incidents because of their religion and for wearing the hijab.
3 May 2016, 04:37 AM
Brother of San Bernardino shooter arrested with two others
Three people linked to the couple responsible for December's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California are arrested on conspiracy, marriage fraud and other charges unrelated to the massacre, US prosecutors said.
29 April 2016, 09:53 AM
Son arrested over Bangladeshi couple murder in US
San Jose police arrest the eldest son of the Bangladesh-origin couple who were found dead inside their California home Sunday.
28 April 2016, 15:01 PM
Bangladeshi couple found dead inside San Jose home
Police investigate the death of a Bangladeshi couple after they were found dead inside their home at San Jose of California in the United States.
26 April 2016, 15:43 PM