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US government sues California over egg prices

US President Donald Trump's administration has sued California over its regulation of eggs and chicken farms, saying that the state's anti-animal cruelty laws created "unnecessary red tape" that had raised egg prices throughout the US.

US • 10 Jul

The facility was badly damaged in the explosion

Bomb explosion at California fertility clinic kills one

A bomb has exploded outside a fertility clinic in the United States, killing one person in what the FBI labelled a terror attack.

US • 18 May

Sandbags being distributed to residents in California

California prepares for flooding in areas hit by fires

Rain has begun falling in California where an "atmospheric river" is expected to bring heavy downpours, strong winds and flooding to areas ravaged by wildfires.

US • 13 Feb

The fires have destroyed large parts of Los Angeles

LA fire evacuees told no return for at least a week

Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and exposure to toxic materials.

US • 17 Jan

John Carr said he wanted to preserve the house handed down to him by his parents

How one man defied evacuation orders to save his home

As wildfires burned out of control around Los Angeles, one man has described how he defied evacuation orders and stayed to successfully protect his home.

US • 10 Jan

A man shields from intense heat as he hoses down a neighbour's rooftop on Sinaloa Ave in Atadena as the Eaton Fire continues to grow

'We have lost everything': Despair in Los Angeles fires

Homes reduced to ashes, businesses in flames, and in the midst of the devastation, residents in despair: the California city of Altadena, ravaged by a violent fire, looked like an area that has just been bombed.

US • 09 Jan

Flames from the Palisades fire burns a residential building at Sunset Boulevard

Explosive LA wildfires rage on even as fierce winds ebb

Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west are still burning uncontained, but a brief respite from the fierce winds that have fanned the flames for two days allowed crews to slow their explosive spread.

US • 09 Jan

A person uses a garden hose in an effort to save a neighbour's home

Wildfires rip through Los Angeles, killing at least two

At least two people have been killed as a trio of fast-growing wildfires near Los Angeles destroyed hundreds of buildings, scorched hillsides and prompted officials to order some 70,000 people to evacuate their homes.

US • 08 Jan

The fire is burning near homes in the Pacific Palisades area

LA wildfire 'about as bad as it gets' - weather service

A wildfire has burned about 80 hectares and threatened homes in an upscale area of Los Angeles, forcing evacuations after officials warned of extreme fire danger from dry, powerful winds.

US • 08 Jan

The prize is the fifth largest jackpot in history offered by Mega Millions

Winning ticket sold for bonanza $1.22bn US lottery

A winning ticket has been sold for a United States lottery jackpot of $1.22 billion, its organiser said, one of largest prizes in the history of the gambling game.

US • 28 Dec 24

Residents look over the devastation of a home burned on Mariposa de Oro on the first night of the Frankiln fire in Malibu

Malibu wildfire forces 6,300 people to evacuate

Firefighters are battling to contain a wildfire in the beach community of Malibu, California, where 6,300 people evacuated their homes as schools and businesses shut their doors.

US • 12 Dec 24

1,500 firefighters are tacking the Franklin Fire in Malibu

Malibu wildfire grows as thousands evacuate

A wildfire burning through Malibu that has sent thousands of people fleeing for safety, including Hollywood celebrities, forged west on Wednesday, as firefighters battled to save homes from the blaze.

US • 12 Dec 24

Firefighters tackle the Mountain Fire near South Mountain Road in Fillmore, California

Thousands told to flee wildfire near Los Angeles

Thousands of people were urged to flee an out-of-control wildfire burning around communities near Los Angeles, with scores of homes already lost to the fast-moving flames.

US • 08 Nov 24

Flames engulf home in Moorpark, California

'Dangerously fast' wildfire burns out of control near LA

Thousands of people are under evacuation orders in southern California as a fast-moving wildfire destroys their homes, according to authorities, with the National Weather Service issuing a red alert.

US • 08 Nov 24

Riverside County Sheriff deputies walk past destroyed vintage cars next to a burned home off Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore, California

California wildfires burn dozens of homes, ski resort

Three wildfires in southern California have destroyed dozens of mountain homes, tore through a ski resort and forced thousands to evacuate in towns and cities east of Los Angeles.

US • 12 Sep 24

A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Oroville, California

Thousands ordered to evacuate raging California wildfire

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with a swathe of the US in the grip of a "record-breaking and dangerous" heatwave that was complicating firefighting efforts.

US • 04 Jul 24

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting in September 2022

Video shows California police shooting kidnapped teen

Newly released video shows US police shooting dead a kidnapped teenage girl they had been tasked with rescuing, in a chaotic incident on a busy California motorway.

US • 03 Apr 24

Workers clear a debris flow in Beverly Hills during an atmospheric river storm

Flooding and mudslides as deadly storm hits California

A Pacific storm, the second "Pineapple Express" weather system to sweep the west coast of the US in less than a week, dumped torrential rain over southern California, triggering street flooding and mudslides throughout the region.

US • 06 Feb 24

Debris covers a road following heavy rain in Rancho Mirage, California

Tropical Storm Hilary brings record rain to California

Heavy rains lashed California as Tropical Storm Hilary raced in from Mexico, bringing warnings of potentially life-threatening flooding in the typically arid southwestern United States.

US • 21 Aug 23

Taking a break from the heat, a black bear takes a dip in a hot tub

Black bear takes a dip in a California hot tub

Police officers in the US state of California were called out to an unusual trespasser at a home in the city of Burbank, as a black bear took a break in a hot tub outside a home.

News Lens • 31 Jul 23

Brandon Tsay said he struggled with the gunman before wrestling the weapon away

'Hero' confronted gunman after California shooting

The operator of a club in California where a gunman entered after he shot dead 11 people during Chinese Luna New Year celebrations at the weekend has been hailed as a hero after he wrestled the man's gun away before shots could be fired.

US • 24 Jan 23

Ryan Orosco carries his son Johnny, 7, while his wife Amanda waits to be rescued from their flooded home in Brentwood

California storm toll reaches 20, Biden plans visit

The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads and levees as the White House announced President Joe Biden planned to survey the damage.

US • 17 Jan 23

People walk among storm debris on Rio Del Mar beach in Aptos, California

US west coast braces for more damaging storms

Western US states were bracing for yet more torrid weather today and into the weekend as so-called atmospheric rivers lined up to dump heavy rain and snow across the already soaked region.

US • 13 Jan 23

Two cars were swallowed by a sinkhole in southern California

Storms bring mudslides, evacuations to California

The latest Pacific storm unleashed torrential downpours and damaging winds in California, knocking out power and turning city streets into rivers as mudslides cut off highways and entire communities faced evacuation orders.

US • 11 Jan 23

A vehicle drives on a flooded roadway in Planada, California

California reels from 'endless' storm onslaught

Relentless storms have ravaged California again, the latest destructive episode in weeks of extreme weather that have left at least 16 people dead and sparked havoc over a wide area.

US • 11 Jan 23