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Watch: Signed photo reveals how Marilyn Monroe was named

The "Essentially Marilyn: The Exhibit" at the Paley Center for Media features Monroe's private artefacts, clothing, and her annotated script from "The Seven Year Itch".

28/08/2018

USA

California firefighters battle tornado blaze

Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California's biggest wildfire on Friday as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state's worst fire seasons in a decade.

18/08/2018

USA

Officials admit "Holy Fire" not under control

Hundreds of firefighters are battling what's been dubbed a "Holy Fire" in California that threatens to engulf the city of Lake Elsinore

11/08/2018

USA

California fire to burn until September

Firefighters in California say they are making good progress battling a blaze that covers an area larger than the city of Los Angeles

09/08/2018

World News

Largest wildfire in California history

A wildfire burning through Northern California became the state’s largest on record on Monday, scorching more than 283,000 acres, officials said.

07/08/2018

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The largest wildfire in California's history

The Mendocino Complex fire became the largest wildfire in Californian history on Monday (August 6) as it raged at the southern tip of the Mendocino National Forest where crews battled to keep flames from descending into foothill communities.

07/08/2018

USA

California fires under control

Tens of thousands of residents from Northern California await permission to return to their homes as firefighters gain more control of the sixth most destructive blaze in state history

01/08/2018

USA

California's wildfires: deadly blaze continues to spread

Firefighters say erratic winds and dry conditions have caused the Carr fire to grow

30/07/2018

USA

California wildfires kill six

Six people have died in California, including a great- grandmother and her two great-grandchildren. Thousands of firefighters are battling the blaze as hundreds of homes were reduced to rubble.

30/07/2018

USA

Watch: sharks are returning to California and it's good news

Great white sharks are visiting beaches packed with swimmers. But don't panic.

27/07/2018

USA

Tesla 'autopilot' increased car's speed before fatal crash: report

A Tesla car driving in “autopilot” mode sped up in the moments prior to a fatal crash in California, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

08/06/2018

USA

Plane makes emergency landing on California street

Surveillance cameras captured video of a small plane landing in a residential area of Orange County as it approached the nearby airport

02/06/2018

USA

California becomes the first U.S. state to mandate solar panels

Most new homes will have to include solar panels after 2020

10/05/2018

USA

Filmmaker Kevin Smith tweets he has had a 'massive heart attack'

The 47-year-old said that if he hadn't cancelled his second stand-up comedy show of the night, to go to hospital, he would have died

26/02/2018

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Penguin Valentine takes the biscuit

Penguin Valentine takes the biscuit

14/02/2018

USA

Bearing up: black bears re-released after holistic treatment for burns

Fish skin was stitched to their poorly paws after they suffered burns in the recent California wildfires.

26/01/2018

USA

California abusers 'should not face trial by media'

One of the lawyers for the Turpins, who face 38 charges of abuse, torture and false imprisonment against their 13 children, has said the couple will be tried in court, not the media. Bail for the parents has been set at $12 million in a case that has provoked revulsion around the world.

19/01/2018

USA

California torture house: 13 siblings allowed to eat once a day, showe

The new details emerged just before the parents were expected to make an appearance in court.

18/01/2018

USA

California couple charged with torturing their 13 children

The 13 California siblings are being treated after the ordeal that could leave them scarred for years.

16/01/2018

World News

Shackled children found in California home

Police charge two parents in California after 13 siblings, some shackled to beds, are found at the family's home in the city of Perris.

16/01/2018