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The blaze, which has been dubbed the "Erskine Fire," has spread to more than 56 square miles

The Erskine Fire is one of the worst in an already intense fire season in drought-stricken California.

'Unleash the Power Within' was seminar hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins in Texas

The Erskine Fire erupted on Thursday afternoon in the foothills of Kern County about 42 miles northeast of Bakersfield

Study shows 8.7% to 12% of students are homeless while 21% to 24% lack a consistent food source

About 1,200 firefighters were trying to keep the fire from exploding out of control as airplane tankers dropped water

A jury in San Fernando deliberated just 15 minutes before convicting Agustin Fernandez, 29, of first-degree murder

Shooting was reported shortly before 10 am in Boelter Hall, say police

The dog was turned over to Orange County Animal Care who say the animal was under the influence of drugs

Dispute centers on whether modern-day India, Pakistan, Nepal be referred to as India or as South Asia

Two lawsuits claim that the Muslim women were discriminated against because of their religion and for wearing hijab

Sara Farsakh accuses Urth Caffe staff of treating her and her friends with bias because they were wearing hijabs

The UC's Board of Regents is slated to act next Wednesday on a draft document produced to address the issue

He has paid $41,000 in tuition and all he wants is some kind of reprieve to get his belongings

Of those arrested so far, six were KKK members and seven were from the rival demonstration

FBI, US Marshals Service offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of the fugitive trio

Commission hits Raiser-CA with a fine for failing to comply with reporting requirements fully and in a timely manner

Although the rain eased by late afternoon, forecasters said more thunderstorms were expected on Wednesday and Thursday

The president and his wife spent nearly three hours offering their condolences to the family members of victims

Marquez had several connections to the radicalised shooters who left 14 people dead and 21 injured

The bankruptcy, was the result of 2008 financial and housing foreclosure crises

No injuries were reported and firefighters managed to extinguish the fire within a half hour

The family connection adds another element to the relationship between Farook and Marquez

Three boys attacked the 6th grader and attempted to pull off her headscarf

The deputies pulled the baby out of the ground and paramedics took her to a hospital

An interfaith service was held at the Islamic Community Centre for the victims of the mass shooting in California

Republican presidential contenders slam Obama for pushing stricter gun laws while failing to tackle extremism

Obama will provide an update on the investigation into the shootings and discuss the broader threat of terrorism

Islamic State group claims the couple as their followers

Obama vowed that investigators would 'get to the bottom' of how and why the rampage occurred

Dozens of journalists flooded into the home, rifling through children's toys and family photos for clues

Twenty-one people were wounded in the shooting, ranks as the deadliest instance of US gun violence in three years

Police say Farook, Malik killed 14 people in a shootout in Southern California

Across the country, Muslim Americans responded with shock and outrage after California shooting

CAIR says Malik is believed to be from Pakistan and had lived in Saudi Arabia before coming to the United States

FBI says they have not ruled out terrorism

Syed Farook, a US citizen, is believed to have been killed in a shootout with police

Shooting triggered a massive manhunt that ended hours later with police shooting dead two suspects, a man and a woman

Assailants had opened indiscriminate fire at their concert in Paris

US Navy clarified it was a scheduled Trident II (D5) missile test flight at sea from USS Kentucky

Police says students protested against a threatening and racist message left on a school computer

More than 5,500 firefighters are struggling to contain the monster blazes that have charred more than 100,000 acres

More than 10,000 fire-fighters are tackling fires that have forced thousands to flee homes and ravaged tracts of land