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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.

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.