The Latest Breaking News from California

Hundreds of hotel workers in Hollywood and Pasadena walked out this morning, kicking off a third wave of rolling strikes to hit Southern California this summer.

A highly technical process is underway in Los Angeles to put NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour on display in the vertical launch position complete with external tank and two solid rocket boosters

Gavin Newsom, the state governor, said his office will provide new school textbooks and send a bill for violating state laws

Powerball jackpot stands at estimated $1.2bn for next drawing on 4 October

A sea otter launched into the national spotlight after social media images circulated of her aggressively wresting surfboards away from surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California is building a fan club as she continues to evade capture

Temperatures around the world are soaring. Both California’s Death Valley and China’s Xinjiang region have seen temperatures climb above the 50℃ mark. A blistering heatwave is also sweeping across the Mediterranean, causing temperatures in parts of Italy, Spain, France and Greece to exceed 40℃.

High temperature ‘may have been a factor’ in death of 71-year-old Steve Curry in Golden Canyon area, park officials say

The $1 billion Powerball jackpot has a winner after Wednesday night's drawing.

Nobody in this quintessential beach town can say exactly why a sea otter began harassing surfers and stealing their boards a month ago, but officials can tell you that California's most-wanted sea mammal is definitely refusing to surrender quietly.

California-based motorcycle brand CSC has unveiled its newest model, the E-RT3 electric scooter. With 8,000 watts on tap, this scooter is packing a lot of tech.

Prize is sixth largest ever in US but identity of player who bought ticket at Las Palmitas Mini Market in Los Angeles as yet unknown