THIS MASSIVE FIRE HAS MADE THE STREETS OF LA LOOK APOCALYPTIC

It's huge, David Ortiz, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department told the Los Angeles Times... READ MORE›

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AT LEAST 14 DEAD IN SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING NO MOTIVEKNOWN

... They came prepared to do what they did, as if they were on a mission, San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said... READ MORE›

CLIMATE-RELATED DEATH OF CORAL AROUND WORLD ALARMS SCIENTISTS

The damage off Kiritimati is part of a mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world, only the third on record and possibly the worst ever... READ MORE›

AMELIA EARHART DIDN'T DIE IN A PLANE CRASH, INVESTIGATOR SAYS. THIS IS HIS THEORY.

Some of that support comes from Earhart's radio signals seeking help, which investigators say most likely emanated from an area near Gardner Island, Gillespie said... READ MORE›

AMERICAN WOMAN AMONG THE DEAD

Nohemi Gonzalez, from El Monte, California, was a junior studying design, according to a statement from Cal State Long Beach sent to CNN... READ MORE›

OBAMA, ON HISTORIC MIDWAY ISLAND, TOUTS HIS CONSERVATION EFFORTS

Standing on a pristine beach on Midway Island, Obama recognized both the historical and ecological significance of the six-mile-long atoll northwest of Hawaii... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST WILD BIRD RETURNS TO SHORE TO LAY EGG AT AGE OF 64

Wisdom left soon after mating but we expect her back any day now to lay her egg, said Bret Wolfe, deputy refuge manager... READ MORE›

MYSTERIOUS LIGHT IN NIGHT SKY SENDS CALIFORNIANS INTO TIZZY

The Union-Tribune reported that police and news media in San Diego were flooded with calls at about 6 p.m... READ MORE›

SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING: WHAT WE KNOW NOW

San Bernardino Ave., a few miles from Inland Regional Center... READ MORE›

SOLAR IMPULSE LANDS IN HAWAII AFTER LONGEST NON-STOP SOLO FLIGHT IN HISTORY

Veteran pilot tested to the limit of endurance on record-breaking solar-powered flight across the Pacific, on the eighth leg of round-the-world journey... READ MORE›

HYPERLOOP COMMUTING COULD GET YOU FROM VANCOUVER TO TORONTO IN ABOUT 3 HOURS

This is the sign-in screen for the app, says Lloyd Marino, who is designing some of the interactive tools for Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Customers... READ MORE›

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HIDDEN WORLD OF HAWAII'S CORAL 'TWILIGHT ZONE'

20-year study of deep reefs finds algae meadows and swaths of continuous coral with the highest rate of species found nowhere else in Earth's seas... READ MORE›

4.4-MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES NEAR SAN BERNARDINO

In the past 10 days, there have been four earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater nearby, according to the Los Angeles Times... READ MORE›

HAWAII'S NEWEST LUXURY ENCLAVE HAS BILLIONAIRES EATING OFF TREES

Kaua'i is known for its more relaxed atmosphere, attracting residents such as New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who is building a house in Kukui'ula... READ MORE›

SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING: SYED FAROOK 'USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONTACT EXTREMISTS WATCHED BY THE FBI' - LIVE

Police pursued the car to San Bernardino, where the gun battle ensued that left Farook and Malik dead... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA ORDERS STATE'S LARGEST EVER WATER CUTS AS CRIPPLING DROUGHT CONTINUES

California state regulators have ordered farmers and others to reduce their water consumption, with the largest cuts in the states history... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION APPROACHES PIVOTAL SHOWDOWN WITH OIL INDUSTRY

California Democrats push to curb emissions and promote clean energy would alter how the state does business and change the way residents live... READ MORE›

DUTCH PROTOTYPE CLEAN-UP BOOM BRINGS PACIFIC PLASTICS SOLUTION A STEP CLOSER

If all goes well, full-scale deployment of a 100km-long version will take place in the great Pacific garbage patch between California and Hawaii in 2020... READ MORE›

BEYONCE'S SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE: WHY WAS IT SO SIGNIFICANT?

After an intensely political new music video, Beyonce paid tribute to historical black figures in her Super Bowl show... READ MORE›

COUPLE SLAY 14 IN MURDEROUS RAMPAGE AT CALIF. MEETING

Farook and Tashfeen Malik, 27, opened fire inside the Inland Regional Center and injured at least 17 others... READ MORE›

SAN FRANCISCO COULD BE HIT BY MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE 'ANY DAY NOW', SAYS USGS SCIENTIST

The San Francisco Bay Area could be struck by a major earthquake any day now, says a scientist with the US Geological Survey... READ MORE›

GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT MIGHT BECOME NEW NORMAL, EXPERT WARNS

Eakin said although there wasn't a global coral bleaching event in 2013, every year featured bleaching somewhere in the world... READ MORE›

JUNA-PERO SERRA'S BRUTAL STORY IN SPOTLIGHT AS POPE PREPARES FOR CANONISATION

Natives travelled to California and Washington this week to protest against Serra's elevation in person... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK AFTER 'MORE THAN FIVE COPS SIT ON HIM', TYING UP HIS ARMS AND LEGS

Christian Siqueiros, 25, allegedly became combative when approached by police... READ MORE›

VIDEO: WOMAN PRETENDS TO BE DRUNK IN PUBLIC TO SEE HOW MEN REACT - THE RESULT IS PRETTY AWFUL

Video Woman pretends to be drunk in public to see how men react... READ MORE›

CORAL BLEACHING SPREADS TO MALDIVES, DEVASTATING SPECTACULAR REEFS

When Noaa declared the event was a global bleaching event in October 2015, Mark Eakin, Noaa's Coral Reef Watch coordinator, said it could last well into 2016... READ MORE›

CLINTON VOWED TO 'RING' CHINA WITH MISSILES OVER NORTH KOREA THREAT, LEAKED EMAILS SAY

Other excerpts show that Mrs Clinton told Chinese officials that she opposed Beijing's expansive claims over the strategically important South China Sea... READ MORE›

'THE ANSWER IS NO': BILL COSBY'S HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME STAR IS STAYING PUT

Disney last week removed Cosby's statue from Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, and his bust from its Hollywood Studios theme park... READ MORE›

PACIFIC OCEAN'S HIDDEN WONDERS REVEALED ON DIVE TO UNDERWATER VOLCANO

Conservation International hopes to study 50 seamounts, or undersea volcanoes, over the next five years... READ MORE›