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January 8, 2025

Wildfires force mass evacuations in Southern California

Residents in Pacific Palisades and nearby Santa Monica scrambled to flee as gusts of up to 100 miles per hour propelled the flames. 

Wildfires
January 6, 2025

2025 Golden Globe Awards (Full List): ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Emilia Pérez’ win big

Known for its more relaxed and star-studded atmosphere than other awards shows, the ceremony often sets the tone for the rest of the awards season. 

Fernanda Torres and Adrien Brody
December 18, 2024

California bans sale of petrol cars from 2035

Under the California Clean Air Act, up to 20 per cent of new vehicles must be plug-in hybrid models by 2035.

Gas station
November 27, 2024

San Francisco Bombings: FBI’s most wanted fugitive captured in Wales

U.S. and British authorities say one of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists was arrested in Wales after more than 20 years on the run on Tuesday.

Daniel Andreas San Diego
November 26, 2024

Meghan Markle meets Afghan refugees amid ‘professional separation’ from Prince Harry

This solo engagement comes when Meghan and Harry are reportedly pursuing individual projects, as the couple have not been seen attending events together recently.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
August 23, 2024

U.S. govt files antitrust lawsuit against software company RealPage over landlords’ collusion to hike rents

The lawsuit alleges that RealPage participated in a price-fixing conspiracy that boosted rents beyond market forces for millions of people through its software.

RealPage
August 15, 2024

Matthew Perry’s assistant, doctors charged in actor’s ketamine-related death

Perry’s assistant, Iwamasa, is said to have administered more than 20 shots of ketamine to the actor in the final days of his life.

Friends actor Matthew Perry (credit: France 24)
July 24, 2024

Court document reveals P Diddy paid $1 million for Tupac assassination

The “deadly rivalry” between Diddy’s Bad Boy Records on the East Coast and Tupac’s Death Row Records, then owned by Marion “Suge” Knight on the West Coast, was not a secret in the hip-hop

Diddy and Tupac
June 11, 2024

U.S. president’s son Hunter Biden found guilty of gun crimes in Delaware

Hunter Biden faces another charge of tax fraud in California in September, and he would now go into that trial as a convicted felon.

Hunter Biden
May 8, 2024

Alternative music icon Steve Albini dies at 61

In addition to his musical achievements, Albini was known for his outspoken views on the music industry, advocating fiercely for artist independence and integrity.

Steve Albini