USA 'Weather Bomb' mega-storm hits California A colossal storm has been causing mayhem in California, with torrential rain, flash floods, strong winds and… sinkholes. 18/02/2017
USA Oroville Dam: race is on to lower water levels ahead of more rain It's hoped repairs to main spillway connected to Oroville Dam in northern California can begin as soon as possible 14/02/2017
USA Thousands evacuated to safety as part of tallest dam in US on verge of collapse Close to 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from areas surrounding the Lake Oroville Dam in California amid fears of severe flooding. 13/02/2017
USA Evacuation ordered as officials warn of California dam collapse An urgent evacuation has been ordered in northern California after officials said the US’s tallest dam had been weekend by heavy rain. 13/02/2017
no comment New California storm brings flooding, mudslides The latest storm in the wet California winter triggered street flooding and rockslides around the San Francisco Bay Area. 09/02/2017
USA Calexit? California paves way for independence vote Grassroots organisers have received the green light to start campaigning for California to secede from the United States 31/01/2017
USA Iconic giant Sequoia tree collapses in California A winter storm has felled California's iconic Pioneer Cabin Tree, an ancient Sequoia which is believed to have lived for at least 1,000 years 10/01/2017
USA Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher will have a joint funeral and are to be buried together in Hollywood, according to Reynolds’ son. 31/12/2016
USA Twin girls conjoined at birth separated after two years Two conjoined twin girls in the United States are in stable condition and recovering in hospital after undergoing a 17-hour surgery to separate them 10/12/2016
world news 6.5 magnitude quake reported off the coast of northern California An earthquake of magnitude 6. 08/12/2016
USA Confirmed dead rises to 33 in Oakland fire The search for bodies continues in the burnt out ruins of an Oakland warehouse. Investigators are still uncertain what started the blaze. 05/12/2016
USA Oakland warehouse fire: building had history of complaints and violations The warehouse's previous health and safety discrepancies have come to light as authorities say death toll could rise to as many as 40 while they try to locate the missing. 04/12/2016
USA Nine dead, dozens missing after fire breaks out at California warehouse party At least nine people have been killed and more than two dozen are still unaccounted for after a massive fire broke out at a warehouse in the city of Oakland in… 03/12/2016
Sport Video: final day's action of the all-female Amazon Raid After a week of gruelling challenges including mountain biking, canoing and a foot race, the 15th edition of the ‘Raid Amazones’ came to a close this week. 21/11/2016
USA California bus crash kills 13 A tour bus has crashed near Palm Springs in California killing 13 people and injuring 31 others. 24/10/2016
Cult Rolling Stones pay tribute to Nobel laureate Bob Dylan Thousands flocked to London’s Trafalgar Square at the weekend to join in the Diwali celebrations. 17/10/2016
USA US police shoot dead unarmed Ugandan refugee Police in the El Cajon suburb of San Diego have released a surveillance video from a local business that shows an unarmed Ugandan refugee being shot dead in a car park on… 01/10/2016
Sci-tech Farmers use drones to fight drought In drought-stricken California, every drop counts. 12/09/2016
USA Southern California firefighters making progress against worst blaze Firefighters in southern California say they are starting to get on top of the huge Blue Cut wildfire that has destroyed many buildings and forced over 80,000 people to flee their homes. 19/08/2016
USA Wildfire still raging out of control in Southern California Dry, hot and windy conditions continue to drive the Blue Cut wildfire in Southern California 18/08/2016
