Latest from California

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.

How downtown L.A. finally arrived

Where to eat, sleep, and shop in the city's most exciting new neighbourhood.

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.

Passenger restrained on LAX-bound Air NZ flight

There have been dramatic scenes on an Air New Zealand flight today.

Halloween haunts of Hollywood

These 13 spooky spots are guaranteed to give you goosebumps.

New DNA bombshell in Sherri Papini case

Stunning developments in the bizarre unsolved abduction of California jogger.

Magical city by the bay

There's plenty to do, see and eat in San Francisco, writes Cameron Carpenter.

Auckland furniture giant's 'epic' funeral

The funeral for Roger Butcher will be just the way he would have wanted - epic.

Lighter winds help crews gain on California wildfires

Calmer winds are allowing firefighters in California to try and get control of the blazes.

Dog lost in wildfire reunited with family

Two men expecting grim discovery searching wildfire territory were met with a joyful one.

California wildfires 'most destructive in history'

Thirty-eight dead as California wildfires race toward wineries and town of Sonoma.