Orange skies expose California's darkness
Toxic conditions caused by rampant wildfires add to Covid woe for San Franciscans.
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A climate reckoning in fire-stricken California
New York Times: Climate change is all too real for Californians fleeing wildfires.
California wildfires: Three dead northeast of San Francisco
Thousands of homes and other buildings are believed to have been damaged or destroyed.
'A nuclear winter': California wildfires blot out the sun
New York Times: Smoke billowed high into the atmosphere, turning day into eerie twilight.
'You couldn't see anything': Harrowing helicopter rescues in California fires
New York Times: Military pilots said it was the most challenging flying they have done.
Helicopters pull more people from burning California forest
California's forest fires rage with 14,000 firefighters battling more than two dozen fires
Baby gender reveal party blamed for starting huge California fire
The family went into a field and fired off a device, which quickly ignited grasses.
California sets fire record - but worst yet to come
Officials say the most striking thing about the record is how early it was set.
California wildfire traps campers in national forest
Fast-spreading California wildfires trapped campers in the Sierra National Forest.
'We just passed a guy in a jetpack,' US pilot
Two flights sighted a man in a jetpack 900 metres over Los Angeles airport.
A vow of silence, a cabin in the woods, a terrible wildfire
New York Times: If anyone could outsmart a wildfire, friends thought it would be Tad.
Civilians with hoses target wildfires as crews urge them to stop
Locals are taking it upon themselves to fight the wildfires in the US, despite warnings.
Four years of catastrophic fires in California: 'I'm numb'
New York Times: For eight million residents, the ring of fire feels inescapable.
Apology at sentencing deepens mystery of Golden State Killer
Former police officer, Golden State Killer, 'truly sorry' for the crimes.
Gamer drives 5000km to kill rival
Gamer drove more than 5000km in less than 72 hours to kill a rival over an online dispute.
'Dangerous rate of spread': California wildfires claim at least 5 lives
Lightning strikes have caused dozens of fires that are decimating parts of California.
Lori Loughlin sentenced to two months' jail
The former Full House star and her husband faked their daughters' way into college.
Fires, blackouts, heat wave, pandemic: California's 'horrible' month
New York Times: How many things can go wrong at once?
Hundreds of wildfires blazing throughout California
Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate fires blazed amid blistering heatwave.
California wildfires force hundreds from their homes
Several blazes were sparked by a storm in California, leaving 4500 properties at risk.
Watch: Meghan's swipe at media as viewers get look inside royal's $22.2m mansion
Meghan fired off at media, but viewers were keen to take a peek inside their mansion.
Why Silicon Valley will breathe a sigh of relief if Kamala Harris enters the White House
Some fear, however, that vice-presidential candidate will turn on Big Tech.
Editorial: Choice of Harris means US voters have starkly different visions of the future
Kamala Harris is the first black woman selected on a major party ticket in the US.
Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate for US presidential race
Move fulfils the wish of Democrats clamouring to see a woman of colour on the ticket.
Meghan's shock final statement revealed
Harry and Meghan's departure was far more sombre from her side, according to a new book.
Aspiring Kiwi rapper loses appeal over US jailhouse murder
A Kiwi man serving 25 years for a US jailhouse murder says the killing was self defence.
Can an osteoporosis drug be the key to stopping Covid 19?
Apilimod is one of 13 new medications that have been found to fight coronavirus.
'Emotional whiplash': California once again at centre of virus crisis
New York Times: California has now surpassed New York for the most known cases.
Covid-19: US labs buckling under pressure
Results are taking weeks to be confirmed, with fears asymptomatic cases adding to spread.
'Bear whisperer' out of a job due to Covid-19
New York Times: You can't teach a misbehaving black bear a lesson through a Zoom call.
Autopsy confirms Naya Rivera's cause of death
Rivera's body was found in Lake Piru six days after she was reported missing.
Fire still rages on US Navy ship in San Diego
Hundreds still battling US Navy ship fire that started yesterday.
A big California quake just got 'a little likelier'
New York Times: Increased possibility of a major quake on the San Andreas Fault.