The Independent says California has legalised a burial process known as “human composting,” which advocates say will help cut down on the carboon footprint of funerals.
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Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of the outdoor fashion retailer Patagonia says he has given away his company to a charitable trust.
California heatwave continues into the eighth day as residents desperately seek cool shelter from the extreme heat on Wednesday.
TRT World says At least four people are now known to have died in a wildfire sweeping through California, authorities said, as they warned the toll from the western US state’s worst blaze this year could rise further.
Amber Heard has sold her California desert home, according to the New York Post. The actress has sold her Cali oasis just two months after being ordered to pay Johnny Depp more than $8 million after he won his defamation case.
TRT World says California’s largest wildfire this year has claimed two lives after exploding in size over the weekend and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
One of California’s biggest wildfires this year exploded to over 21 square miles Sunday, forcing thousands to flee remote mountain communities.
TRT World says A FIERCE California wildfire has expanded burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations, as tens of millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat.
Thousands ordered to flee California wildfire near Yosemite Park prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people. A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded…
The Sun says A GREAT white shark that savaged a swimmer at a beach in California is one of the biggest in the world, scientists say.
The Independent says ELON MUSK’S daughter from his first marriage has filed a petition to change her name, saying she does not “wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form” and to reflect her new gender identity on the documents.
The United States has so far this year faced some truly extreme climate-related catastrophes, including raging floods, devastating fires, thunderstorms and a seriously dangerous heatwave that has affected a third of the population.
The Independent says Calfornia’s Furnace Creek is set to hit record temperatures this year at 118F or 47C as large parts of southwestern America suffer through sweltering heat, affecting over 60 million people.
TRT World says Gavin Newsom has warned of potential mandatory water restrictions as the most populous US state continues to fight a worsening drought –– now in its third year.
Aljazeera says a fatal shooting at a church in California, which authorities said was motivated by the gunman’s hatred for Taiwan, has left residents of the self-governed island stunned.
The Guardian says a shooting at a California church on Sunday has killed at least one person and wounded five others, in at least the second mass shooting of the weekend in the US.
TRT World says one person has been killed and four others critically wounded in a shooting at a Southern California church, authorities said.
Producers from the Alec Baldwin movie Rust have denied an official report which says they were indifferent to gun safety before the tragic on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
TRT World says California’s drought is worsening and yet new figures show last March had the highest water use for that month since 2015 while residents defied pleas for conservation.
The Independent says Democrats in many parts of the country are facing a potentially grim political year, but in California no one is talking about the liberal stronghold changing direction.
Daily Express says THE UNITED STATES version of the “Doomsday” aircraft is preparing for action as the so-called “Nightwatch” was spotted circling the skies of Southern California.
The Independent says Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage in Los Angeles by an audience member, according to reports at the scene.
The Independent says Southern California’s gigantic water supplier took the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week.
The Guardian says Californian woman Sherri Papini pleaded guilty on Monday to faking her own kidnapping and lying to the FBI.
The Guardian says police in the California state capital have made an arrest in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting.