More Americans than ever are dying from fentanyl overdoses as the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic crashes through every community, in every corner of the country.
It was six years ago that Kim Blake's son Sean died from an accidental fentanyl (...)
Actor Danny Masterson was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years to life in prison after he was convicted on two counts of rape earlier this year in a Los Angeles courtroom, according to Deputy D.A. Reinhold Mueller of the Los Angeles District Attorney's (...)
California's legislature has become the first in the US to approve a bill banning caste discrimination.
Legislators said the measure would protect people of South Asian descent who allege unfair treatment.
The governor must now decide whether to (...)
Hilary has triggered flooding, heavy rains and powerful gusts across parts of the western US and Mexico, transforming streets into raging rivers and forcing some residents to flee, and leaving others in need of rescue, even after the storm weakened (...)
As sweltering conditions continue to grip large parts of Europe, temperatures have "reached new heights" in Switzerland, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday.
Speaking in Geneva, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said that a (...)
Tropical Storm Hilary, which has hit California with life-threatening floods, has also cut off the state's desert town of Palm Springs.
As of Monday morning, major roads in and out of Palm Springs were closed due to flooding after it was drenched (...)
As people across Southern California sheltered from Hurricane Hilary; another natural disaster hit - a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.
Its epicenter was northwest of Los Angeles and #hurriquake was soon trending on social media. It did not cause major (...)
Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted Friday that the years-long undertaking of rebuilding Maui's historic Lahaina community will prioritize residents' desires over those of property (...)
Hurricane Hilary has weakened as it heads towards Mexico's Pacific coast and California but could still cause "life-threatening" flooding, US meteorologists warn.
With winds of 85 mph (140 km/h), it has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm.
Heavy (...)
The US state of California is bracing itself for tropical storm Hilary, which is already bringing fierce winds and flooding to Mexico's Pacific coast.
It is lashing the Mexican state of Baja California with winds of 70 mph (119km/h). One man died (...)
Two men who allege they were sexually abused as children by Michael Jackson can revive a lawsuit against his companies, judges at a US court ruled.
Wade Robson and James Safechuck, both in their 40s, claim Jackson abused them for years while they (...)
Sam Asghari, husband to Britney Spears since June 2022, has made a statement on social media after filing for divorce from the pop singer on Wednesday.
"After 6 years of love and commitment to each other my wife and I have decided to end our journey (...)
Pop star Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari have split after 14 months of marriage, according to US media reports.
The couple first met on the set of a Spears music video in 2016, and were married in a small but star-studded ceremony in June (...)
A new report into the fatal shooting on the set of the movie Rust appears to cast doubt over star and producer Alec Baldwin's accounts of events.
Baldwin denies pulling the trigger of the prop gun which went off, killing cinematographer Halyna (...)
Three people were killed after two helicopters collided while fighting a blaze in the Southern California community of Cabazon, officials announced late Sunday night.
"The first helicopter was able to land safely nearby. Unfortunately, the second (...)
Two US Navy sailors in California have been arrested on charges of providing sensitive military information to China.
Jinchao Wei, 22, a naturalized US citizen, is accused of conspiring to send national defense information to a Chinese agent.
Petty (...)
Madonna has thanked her family and friends for their support after she was hospitalized with a serious bacterial infection last month.
The singer shared an update on social media saying she was lucky to be alive after her time in intensive care (...)
As a defender for China's women's national football team, Xue Jiao recalls how her squad did the impossible in 2015 when they ended the US team's 11-year unbeaten streak at home in Los Angeles.
Xue says the display of willpower showed the world why (...)
The Emmy Awards, which had been due to take place in September, have been postponed due to Hollywood strikes.
Members of the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild are striking in the biggest walkout for 60 years.
It means those in the (...)
A US country star has denied claims his new music video is an anti-Black Lives Matter anthem that promotes vigilante gun violence.
Jason Aldean's Try That In A Small Town was pulled off air on Monday by Country Music Television, days after its (...)
Hollywood actors went on strike, joining a stoppage by screenwriters to usher in the industry's biggest shutdown in more than 60 years.
The Screen Actors Guild wants streaming giants to agree to a fairer split of profits and better working (...)
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis, died of a bowel obstruction, the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office has said.
Presley, also a singer, died after being rushed to a California hospital on 12 January. She was (...)
China-based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organizations, including government agencies, Microsoft says.
The software giant has not provided details of where the government agencies are based.
However, the US (...)
A union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors is poised to go on strike after talks with major studios and streaming services have failed.
It will be the first time its members have stopped work on movie and television productions since 1980, (...)
Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of notorious cult leader Charles Manson, has been released on parole after serving more than five decades of a life sentence for two brutal murders.
Van Houten, 73, was a 19-year-old member of the "Manson family" (...)
