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California Governor Gavin Newsom states that the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County could become the worst natural disaster in American history "in terms of the scale and scope", amid current estimated damages of more than US$135 billion.
2025-01-12

Senior American officials report that Turkey is building up its forces along the Syrian border, raising fears of a possible ground invasion on territories held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
2024-12-17

Six people, including a baby, are killed in a mass shooting in Goshen, California, United States. The shooting is believed to have been perpetrated by cartel members.
2023-01-16

More than 50,000 people have now died in the United States from COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
2020-04-24

U.S. entertainer Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial begins. As he enters the court a topless woman with the words Women's Lives Matter written on her body charges him and is arrested.
2018-04-9

Lake Mead in Mohave County, Arizona, the largest reservoir in the United States, drops to its lowest level in history, declining to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, Nevada and California.
2016-05-21

The US launches a fourth round of air strikes targeting Islamic State fighters near Erbil, and Kurdish forces regain control of two towns in Nineveh province after heavy fighting.
2014-08-10

Record snowfall occurs over the United States killing at least eleven and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
2013-12-6

Former United States spy agency contractor Edward Snowden applies for political asylum in Russia.
2013-07-1

The Chinese Dagong Global Credit Rating downgrades the United States credit rating from A+ to A with a negative outlook.
2011-08-3