Tag: California
8 bodies now recovered from sunk California diving boat
Eight bodies have now been recovered from a sunk scuba diving boat off a Southern California island.
Updated: 4 bodies found, 30 missing in California boat fire
The bodies of four persons who died when a raging fire swept through a dive-boat off the Southern California coast…
5 U.S. states in lawsuit against Trump
Five attorneys general of U.S. states and city have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump administration's new immigration policy…
California enacts law to make presidential candidates release tax papers
California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that will require presidential candidates to disclose the last five years of…
Four people shot in Watts, California in ‘senseless violence’
Four people were shot in Watts after the funeral procession for Nipsey Hussle had passed through the neighbourhood, the latest…
National Emergency: California, 15 other states sue Trump
California and 15 other US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency…
California’s thieving Catholic nuns to face trial
Two California Catholic nuns who stole around $500,000 dollars from the school where they worked and splashed out on travel…
Death toll in California wild fire hits 31
The death toll in wildfires sweeping California has risen to 31, with more than 200 people still missing, officials have…
Evacuations in California as wildfires flare out of control
A wildfire driven by California’s dry, seasonal Santa Ana winds rapidly expanded to more than 12,500 hectares overnight outside Los…
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13 dead in California tour bus, truck collision
At least 13 people are dead following a tour bus and semi-truck collision in Southern California early Sunday morning, according…
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Terminally ill woman holds party before ending her life
In early July, Betsy Davis emailed her closest friends and relatives to invite them to a two-day party, telling them:…
California battles killer drug epidemic
Ten people have died in northern California and scores more have overdosed as an epidemic of street drugs laced with…
Three stabbed at KKK rally in California
Three people were stabbed and 13 others were arrested in California when a Ku Klux Klan rally erupted into clashes…
Manhunt underway as 3 armed prisoners escape
Authorities hunting three dangerous escapees from a maximum-security jail in Southern California called on the public’s help to find them…
Californian wins $1.6 billion Powerball lottery
The record $1.6 billion Powerball lottery that kept Americans in frenzy Wednesday, has been won by at least a super…
California shooters had been radicalized ‘for quite some time’ – FBI
The San Bernardino killers had been radicalized “for quite some time” and had taken target practice at area gun ranges,…
US names victims of California mass shooting
Los Angeles (AFP) – Six women and eight men were the victims of the mass shooting in California, US authorities…
Dalai Lama to celebrate 80th birthday in California
The Dalai Lama launched three days of celebrations Sunday in California for his 80th birthday at what is billed as…
California police caught beating horseman put on leave
Ten sheriff’s deputies involved in the violent arrest of a suspect on horseback in California have been put on leave…
California bans paparazzi drones
California on Tuesday approved a law which will prevent paparazzi from using drones to take photos of celebrities, among a…
Shark bites swimmer on California beach
A shark bit a long-distance swimmer in California as it was being reeled in by a fisherman Saturday. The seven-foot…
Study finds link between pesticides and autism
A California study out Monday found that pregnant women who lived near farms where pesticides are applied had a two-thirds…
Seven killed in US college shooting
Seven people were killed and seven others wounded in a mass shooting at a college town in southern California, Santa…
California company sues Taylor Swift over number 13
Country-pop diva Taylor Swift’s fetish for the number 13 is being tested by a California clothing company in a trademark…
Surfing and Sailing Pioneer Dead At 80
Hobart Alter, the man who revolutionized surfing and sailing with the first polyurethane surf boards and the small catamaran known…
California declares drought emergency
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday due to what could be the western US state’s worst…
Cyberattack traced to ‘zombie’ refrigerator
Call it the attack of the zombie refrigerators. Computer security researchers said this week they discovered a large “botnet” which…
Delta State assemblymen in US for leadership course
After laughing and chatting in close-knit circles, it’s finally time for a group of Nigerian state legislators in the living…
Tennis: Sharapova lifts Indian Wells Title
Russia’s Maria Sharapova overwhelmed Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 to lift the Indian Wells trophy Sunday. The 25-year-old Russian, already…
Egyptian cleric issues Fatwa against maker of anti-Islam film
A Salafist cleric in Egypt is calling for the deaths of all those involved in the making of an anti-Muslim…