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…
Plane crashes into California house killing five (BBC)
A small plane crashed into a home in California on Sunday, killing the pilot and four others, US officials say. The twin-engine plane came apart and caught fire mid-flight, witnesses told local media, before crashing in Yorba Linda, a suburb…
‘Multiple victims’ in shooting near Los Angeles (Guardian)
Police in California on Saturday said they were responding to a shooting with “multiple victims” at a bowling alley near Los Angeles. In a tweet posted shortly after midnight, the Torrance Police Department said there were “reports of shots fired…
California fire death toll rises to 81(Guardian)
The death toll from the devastating wildfire in northern California rose to 81 Tuesday with the discovery of two more sets of remains, officials said. The number of people listed as unaccounted for in the deadliest and most destructive fire…
44 dead in California fires as the Camp Fire becomes the deadliest in state history (CNN)
An additional 13 sets of human remains were discovered Monday in Northern California, bringing the death toll from the Camp Fire to 42, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, the sheriff of Butte County said. The increased…
More victims found in California wildfires (BBC)
The death toll in wildfires sweeping California has risen to 31, with more than 200 people still unaccounted for, officials have said. Six more people were confirmed killed in the Camp Fire in the north of the state, taking the…