California

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.
'Separated families must reunite within 30 days'

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.
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.
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.
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.
Thousands evacuated for central California wildfire

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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ex-WWE wrestler Chyna dies at 45

Joan Laurer, the ground breaking female wrestler known as Chyna, has died at the age of 45.
Student removed from flight after speaking Arabic

A University of California, Berkeley student who came to the US as an Iraqi refugee was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after he spoke in Arabic.
Man who scaled cliff to propose arrested for drugs

A man who had to be rescued when he climbed a California cliff to propose to his girlfriend via cellphone video later was acting erratically and was found to be high on methamphetamine, authorities say.
California chase ends with suspects taking selfies, chatting

Authorities arrest two burglary suspects who led them on a long, bizarre chase Thursday in a top-down convertible through rainy Southern California that ended with the men stopping to exchange high-fives with onlookers and take selfies before being handcuffed.
1 dead as plane hits car on US highway

A plane has crashed on a California freeway, slamming into a car and killing one of the vehicle's passengers - years after being safely landed on the same stretch of road.
Google self-driving car hits a bus in California

One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.
4 stabbed in brawl at KKK rally in USA

At least four people have been stabbed in a brawl between Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members and counter-protesters in Anaheim, California, US police said.
Facebook India MD Kirthiga Reddy stepping down

Facebook Inc's India managing director, Kirthiga Reddy, said on Friday she is stepping down and returning to the United States to "explore new opportunities" at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
5 billion users by 2030: Zuckerberg

Social networking giant Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg wishes to have five billion users by 2030.
Facebook quarterly profit doubles as user ranks grow

Facebook quarterly profit more than doubles as its ranks swelled during the past year to a mammoth user base of nearly 1.6 billion, the social media giant says.
Drones, smartphones turning California residents into citizen scientists

In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline’s changing face.
'2015 Earth's hottest by a wide margin'

Last year wasn't just the Earth's hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust.
Record $1.5bn US Powerball lottery has three winners

There are at least three winning tickets in the US for the record $1.6bn (£1.1bn) lottery jackpot, officials have said.