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. More than 33 million Californians were threatened by…
Ellen DeGeneres videos show flood waters near her home as the residents of Montecito are ordered to evacuate
Ellen DeGeneres is giving people a look at just how dangerous the recent heavy rains have made the area of Montecito, where she and other stars like Oprah and Prince Harry live. In a clip posted on Twitter, the former…
Dolly Parton’s literacy program plans to help California kids in a big way
Country music icon Dolly Parton’s literacy program is set to bring free books to children in California next year. The effort derives from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that launched in 1995 and has provided children under the age…
Karen Bass sworn in as 1st female mayor in Los Angeles by Vice President Harris
Karen Ruth Bass, a former physician assistant who shattered glass ceilings with her rise to a leadership post in the California legislature and later a prominent spot in Congress, took a ceremonial oath of office Sunday as mayor of Los…
California man who spent 38 years in prison for murder is freed after DNA evidence points to different person
A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder and two attempted murders has been released from a California prison after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different person, the Los Angeles County district attorney…
California governor signs bill to restrict use of rap lyrics in court
Rappers Killer Mike, Meek Mill and Tyga were all present for the signing of a new bill that restricts the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court in California. The Decriminalising Artistic Expression Act was created to protect the…
Rhonda Fleming, known as ‘Queen of Technicolor’, dies aged 97
Actress Rhonda Fleming has died aged 97. The silver screen starlet, known as the Queen of Technicolor thanks to her striking red hair and green eyes, died in Wednesday in Santa Monica, California, with her death confirmed by her secretary.…
California boat fire: More bodies found off Santa Cruz Island (BBC)
Twenty-five bodies have been found after a boat was destroyed by fire off the coast of California, reports say. Citing the US Coast Guard, media reports said nine people were missing, while five crew members had survived. The fire started…
Jay-Z joins cannabis business (Punch)
Rapper Jay-Z has become the latest celebrity to enter the weed business, signing on to be the chief brand strategist for a California-based cannabis company. The rapper said he reached out to the company Caliva after a wide search for…
San Diego synagogue shooting: One person dead in Poway, California (BBC)
A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one woman and wounding three other people, police said. A 19-year-old man named as John Earnest was arrested after the attack, in Poway, north of the city of…
