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Yosemite fire grows to California's third biggest ever The huge wildfire in Yosemite National Park became California's third biggest ever Friday, but officials re-opened a key road into the tourist landmark as firefighters got a grip on it.

08 September 2013

Monster tsunami could devastate California: study A tsunami generated by a massive earthquake off Alaska could cause major damage to California's economy and force 750,000 people to evacuate.

06 September 2013

Yosemite blaze fourth largest in California history US firefighters battling a blaze that has ripped through a stretch of Yosemite National Park made painstaking progress Sunday as the inferno was deemed the fourth largest in California's history.

02 September 2013

US blaze still growing, threatens San Francisco water supply The wildfire threatening Yosemite National Park grew Tuesday to become California's seventh biggest ever, as firefighters battled to protect San Francisco's main water supply.

28 August 2013

California fire threatens San Francisco water and power A raging California wildfire burning on the northern tip of the storied Yosemite National Park now threatens San Francisco's water and electricity supply.

26 August 2013

California emergency as huge Yosemite fire rages A huge wildfire raged unchecked near California's famous Yosemite National Park on Friday, threatening thousands of homes as officials declared a state of emergency.

25 August 2013

Richest member of US Congress worth at least $355 mn Republican Darrell Issa of California was 2012's richest member of Congress, worth at least $355 million.

21 August 2013

California to recognize transgender pupil preferences Transgender students in California public schools will be able to choose which bathrooms to use and which sex-segregated sports to play.

13 August 2013

California wildfire injures 6, doubles in size More than 1,600 Californian firefighters are battling a blaze east of Los Angeles that has injured six people and forced hundreds to flee their homes.

10 August 2013

Computer mouse inventor dies at 88 Douglas Engelbart, who revolutionized computing by inventing the mouse, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 88.

04 July 2013

US top court rejects same-sex marriage appeal: report The US Supreme Court has rejected an emergency bid to reinstate California's ban on same-sex marriage.

02 July 2013

California resumes gay weddings after ban lifted A lesbian couple who spearheaded a fight to end a ban on same-sex marriage in California wed Friday, hours after the ban was lifted following a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

29 June 2013

Winfrey heads Forbes celeb 'power' list Television talk show queen Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity in the world on Wednesday as Forbes.com released its annual list of the top movers and shakers in the entertainment industry.

27 June 2013

Evacuations lifted as California blaze nearly controlled All evacuation orders were lifted Sunday in California as firefighters battling a massive wildfire near Los Angeles said they had contained 60 percent of the blaze.

07 May 2013

Raging California wildfire nearly triples in size A raging California wildfire nearly tripled in size Friday as it threatened 4,000 homes, although firefighters said they had gained more control over it.

04 May 2013

Fake Rockefeller faces murder charge verdict A German man who posed as a member of the famed Rockefeller family after allegedly killing his landlord in California likely killed the man's wife too.

09 April 2013

California interested in EXPO-2017 in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S. had a meeting with congressmen and heads of IT, pharmaceutics and infrastructure companies in Los Angeles.

05 April 2013

Sea lion pup waddles into California hotel A sea lion pup startled guests after waddling from a California beach into a nearby luxury hotel, where it pitched up at the patio bar.

28 March 2013

Japanese diplomat gets year in jail for wife abuse A Japanese diplomat based in California and charged with abusing his wife has been sentenced to a year in jail and will start serving it in May.

19 March 2013

California quake revives Big One jitters A 4.7-magnitude earthquake Monday shook buildings in Los Angeles, with US seismologists saying it was the strongest to hit the area since 2010, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.

12 March 2013

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