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Homeless family of four, including two young children, found dead inside a van.
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A lawmaker's aide called school-shooting survivors 'actors.' Within hours, he was fired
An aide to a state representative tried to discredit two school-shooting survivors.
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Shock revelation as Carrey cleared
Actor Jim Carrey will not face trial in the death of his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White.
Californian man allegedly lured Kiwi girl into sending naked photos
A Kiwi girl is among the victims of a Californian man accused of luring underage girls.
Horror house parents' 'weird' sex life
Aunt of 13 children found tortured in their California home reveals new family details.
Weinstein a 'complete creep' - Kiwi filmmaker
Harvey Weinstein wanted to go to lunch, but Anthony McCarten wasn't having a bar of it.
House of Horrors: Dogs treated better than children
More details have emerged in the horrifying case against David and Louise Turpin.
Police hold blessing for missing man Tyler Nii
Police hold blessing for missing American Tyler Nii after skydiving tragedy.
Teen killed for 'hitting on' school mate
Victim stabbed more than 20 times found in shallow grave a week after reported missing.
Skydiver's mother remembers 'loving son'
Missing skydiver Tyler Nii's mother says they are praying they can bring him home.
Mudslides in California claim 15 lives
Rescuers scour boulder-strewn landscape for survivors and 24 missing people.
Eight killed as mud wipes out homes
Area ravaged by wildfires last month hit with downpours that sent mud roaring down hills.
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Nasa finds a second solar system as big as ours
Nasa has announced it has found a new exoplanet in the Kepler star system.
Will the real rabbit rescuer please stand up?
Another man claims he was the person saving a bunny in a viral California wildfire video
Appeals court Judge accused of sexual misconduct
He called women into his office several times and pulled up pornography on his computer.
Wildfire rescue: 'I couldn't leave the poor rabbits to burn'
Man who was slammed by critics for saving rabbit from wildfires has hit back.
'Why I smiled through my parents' murder trial'
Menendez brothers' courtroom behaviour was bizarre. Now one brother reveals the truth.
Southern California 'like a war zone'
A raging wildfires grow in California, US President Trump declares a state of emergency.
NZ ambassador: Fires moving a football field a second
Monstrous fires approach home of NZ ambassador to the US.
LA burns: Residents flee ferocious blaze
Residents forced to flee and a state of emergency declared as fire rage across California.
Trump blasts 'disgraceful' acquittal of Mexican
Killing of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco two years ago touched off immigration debate.
West Hollywood: Neighbourhood watch
Sadie Beckman sets about brunching, lunching and imbibing in West Hollywood.
'What I wish I was taught in medical school'
Nutrition doctor reveals golden rules of diet he wished he'd been taught long ago.
School lockdown helped avoid Sandy Hook-like massacre
Local police say the man opened fire "without provocation" at the California school.
String of quakes hit worldwide
A 4.7 earthquake in California this morning is the latest to hit in a string of shakes.
Passenger restrained on LAX-bound Air NZ flight
There have been dramatic scenes on an Air New Zealand flight today.
New DNA bombshell in Sherri Papini case
Stunning developments in the bizarre unsolved abduction of California jogger.