California

Teenagers wounded in school shooting, debate on gun control prevails

Grundy was told she was going to be escorted to the cash register to purchase her product

Siblings ranging between the age of 2-29 held captive by deranged parents

At least 28 people were injuredwhile 30,000 remained subject to mandatory evacuation orders

Firefighters have been able to secure the Santa Barbara side of the fire

Thomas Fire one of several major blazes that broke out in Southern California this month

Gusty Santa Ana winds forecast to whip up to 80 kph

Efforts to combat the flames, which have displaced more than 94,000 people, have cost more than $48 million

'Firefighters continue to improve and increase the containment lines'

Almost 200,000 Californians have been chased from their homes

Four major fires in the Los Angeles area have forced 200,000 people to flee and destroyed hundreds of homes

The fire was stoked by wind gusts of up to 115 kph

Menendez asked US immigration judge to let her go back rather than bear detention conditions

He orchestrated a string of gruesome killings in Southern California in the late 1960s

Two students wounded; police have killed the assailant

"It's not a matter of if but when that catastrophic earthquake will strike"

Entire neighbourhoods in Santa Rosa have been reduced to ashes

Police officers were called in when Mohammad Ali Khan was found bleeding, in need of medical attention

Initiative was submitted with country reeling over Trump's response to violence in Charlottesville

Hargrove was beaten up and had a K-9 dog unleashed on her in a case of mistaken identity

Temperatures were expected to drop by five to 10 degrees F later in the week

Irrespective of Donald Trump's decision,China is willing to work with individual states and cities in the US'

The FBI is examining Tuesday's killings as a possible hate crime or act of terrorism

'I saw blood splashing on the wall. I ran as fast as I can. I lost a shoe'

She was flown to nearby hospital and is expected to survive

Asif Mahmood, who arrived in the United States 26 years ago, is a pulmonologist

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday rolling back key to combat climate change

The two survivors, both women, were found inside the ruined house in critical condition

The storm looks to be the strongest to hit southwest California this season

Founded by Rachel Taber and Doug Hewitt, 1951 Coffee Shop is entirely staffed by refugees from various countries

Nearly 200,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States

The idea of independence became very appealing to many Californians following Trump's shock election

Uber will continue picking up passengers in San Francisco despite the threat of legal action

It is essential that Uber takes appropriate measure to ensure safety of the public

Friends and families of partygoers took to social media to search for news about their loved ones

Fire officials were still trying to determine how the fire started, says official

While the handwritten messages contained "awful, awful language," the messages did not contain a specific threat

The letter dismissed Muslims as a "vile and filthy people" and called on them to "pack your bags and get out of Dodge

Demonstrators set fire to a likeness of Trump, smashed store windows and set garbage and tires on fire in Oakland

California was the first US state to legalize medical marijuana, doing so in 1996

Mark Lucian Feigin, 40, was arrested last week after calling the Islamic Center of Southern California

An intruder was shot and a security guard stabbed during a break-in at the Malibu mansion

Suspect was believed to remain holed up inside a house with armored assault vehicle stationed in front

The man, who was pacing back and forth, refused officers' orders to take his hand out of his pocket, police said

The death comes less than two weeks after black men in Charlotte, North Carolina and Oklahoma were shot dead by police

Hanson died of natural causes, a police spokeswoman said

Turner's sentence to months in county jail call for mandatory prison for sex assaults involving unconscious victims

Fire season is in full swing in California, where another fire has been burning 100 miles north of San Francisco

State fire fighting agency says Pashilk was suspected of setting "numerous fires" in Lake County over past year

The white supremacist rally was met by counterprotesters, some of the patients had 'critical trauma stab wounds'