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Man claims arm broken in violent ICE arrest
Video shows a man screaming in pain as ICE agents pin him down during an arrest in Long Beach, California.
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California Gov Newsom boosts AI regulation as he eyes 2028 presidential run
Newsom signed an executive order to examine kill switches for AI models and other measures he had earlier vetoed.
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Coastal homes burn as hot winds fuel California fires
A fast-moving fire fueled by high winds burned at least six homes in Southern California on Friday, engulfing expensive coastal properties and prompting thousands to evacuate.
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US: California wildfires destroy homes, leave thousands without power
Multiple mansions have been engulfed in the fires raging in California while firefighters continue to douse the blaze. Thousands of people have been evacuated and many others are without power.
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US: Homes burned in California as wildfires rage
Multiple mansions have been engulfed in the fires raging in California while firefighters continue to douse the blaze.
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Southern California wildfire engulfs homes, prompts evacuation orders
The fast-spreading Norte Fire in Orange County is fuelled by intense warm winds and unseasonably high temperatures.
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Fast-moving California wildfire burns homes as people are ordered to leave
Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the Norte Fire is one of 13 burning across the state.
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California wildfires force evacuations near Malibu
A fast-moving fire near Malibu has forced evacuations. Stronger overnight winds threaten to spread the flames further.
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Trump administration sues California over noncitizens on voter rolls
Lawsuit comes weeks before midterm elections and follows debunked claims of noncitizens voting in various states.
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U.S. sues California in fight over checking citizenship of mail voters
The lawsuit by the Trump administration comes less than a month before the midterm election that will determine which party controls both chambers of Congress.
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Watch: US man eyes pumpkin world record after fifth contest win
Horticulture teacher Travis Gienger hauled his pumpkin from Minnesota to Half Moon Bay, California where he won the annual event.
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Storm Rachel batters Southern California, brings flooding to Las Vegas
Large waves from the post-tropical cyclone battered homes in Long Beach, and brought flooding to parts of Las Vegas near the famed Strip.
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Waves crash into homes as excavators try to protect California properties
Construction crews were seen trying to block waves entering homes along California's coast
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Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
An astronaut crew that carried out an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned Thursday off the coast of California. During the mission, Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the space station for a spacewalk. In all, she undertook three spacewalks on August 18 and 25, and September 1.
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Families reunited as USS Lincoln returns from troubled 10-month deployment
The USS Lincoln docked in California on Thursday ending a record deployment of 265 days of uninterrupted time at sea marked by reports of deteriorating conditions onboard. Crew members were reunited with family they had not seen in nearly a year after their mission was prolonged by the war in Iran.
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Four astronauts return to earth after an eight-month space mission
The crew completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.
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California votes for a tax on big fortunes: millionaire escape?
In our 'In Context' section we review how Californians are going to vote a tax on big fortunes on November 3. This is Proposition 40, which offers a 5% single tax on the assets of the state's billionaires. The proposal seeks to address the budget cuts of Republican Donald Trump. Magnates and Silicon Valley leaders, such as Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, have embarked on a crusade to stop that gravamen.
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Crew-12 Returns to Earth
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The four spent […]
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The governor of California plans to forgive the lives of 563 death row prisoners
Gavin Newsom considers that death sentences are commuted to life imprisonment without parole, reports' The New York Times'
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'House of Horrors': California couple accused of abusing surrogate-born children
The BBC's Madeline Gerber describes the conditions of the mansion where the children - some as young as two months old - were living.