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California Latinos to overtake whites within year Latinos will outnumber non-Hispanic whites in California by early next year for the first time since it became a US state.

01 February 2013

Spurred by Japan, California mulls quake alert system California has long been braced for the Big One, but now a proposed new early warning system seeks to give the US state's residents vital extra seconds before a major earthquake hits.

31 January 2013

Vandals steal ancient rock carvings in California Vandals have stolen at least four ancient rock carvings, apparently using cement-cutting circular saws to slice them out of a valuable archeological site in California.

20 November 2012

Shark kills California surfer, second on same beach A shark killed a surfer near Santa Barbara, California on Tuesday, officials said, nearly two years to the day after another rare but deadly attack off the same US beach.

24 October 2012

Family sues Monster Energy makers over teen's death The family of a 14-year-old Maryland girl is suing the California makers of Monster Energy, alleging Friday that too much caffeine in the popular energy drink led to her death.

20 October 2012

Road cleared for self-driving cars in California California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill clearing the way for self-driving cars to jockey with human-operated vehicles to test the technology on the state's roads.

27 September 2012

Shaking 'swarm' fuels California's quake jitters A "quake swarm" that has shaken southern California with hundreds of moderate temblors in quick succession is fueling jitters in the Golden State, long braced for the Big One.

28 August 2012

California declares state of emergency amid fires Authorities declared a state of emergency in northern California, ravaged by fires at a time when several other western US states are also fighting flames.

24 August 2012