Vanessa Marquez, a California-born actress who is famous for her role in the television show ER, was shot dead and killed by police during a health check at her home in South Pasadena of the state.

Be ready to attend a gala at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. The American multinational technology company has officially sent out media invites for a special event at the Steve Jobs Theater on September 12. Besides looking at the products to be exhibited, take some time to watch the marvelous design of the main building at Apple Park.

California has joined 19 other states in the US in officially suing the government to block the publication of downloadable blueprints for so-called "ghost guns."

A US court of appeal in San Fransisco on Wednesday declared "unconstitutional" an executive order of US President Donald Trump to deny federal funding of sanctuary cities including San Francisco earlier this year.

California firefighters and emergency services continued trying to contain about a dozen fires still active in the state which have devastated over 100,000 hectares, according to official data.

US President Donald Trump declared on Saturday a state of emergency in California and ordered the federal government to provide additional assistance due to the wildfires that since July 23 have devastated the region and forced authorities to evacuate close to 38,000 people.

A raging wildfire in California has killed two firefighters and prompted 38,000 evacuations, destroying scores of homes and threatening other dwellings and businesses.

NASA has recently announced it would give funds to a California-based 3D printing company for finding ways to turn asteroids into giant, autonomous spacecraft, which could fly to outposts in space, the media reported.

Now, a ‘guide book’ will guide you through out the way to universe. Yes, scientists have studied the available research on exoplanets and finds that all the data may serve as a ‘guide book’ to search for alien life in the universe. Leading experts from University of California, Riverside in the US, have written a major series of review papers on the past, present, and future of the search for life on other planets.

Koko the gorilla, who appeared on National Geographic magazine cover, could chat, tease and even argue with scientists using more than 1,000 hand signs, has died in California at the age of 46.