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All six crew members were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast in violation of Coast Guard rules when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, US authorities have said. (Photo: File)

California boat fire: Crew members slept soundly while fire spread killed 34

The captain and two crew members swam to the vessel's stern and reboarded the boat, according to the NTSB report.

13 Sep 2019 10:44 AM

The couple, Kaustubh Nirmal and Sanjeeri Deopujari, lived in Connecticut and were among the people who died aboard the vessel, during a three-day diving excursion. (Photo: Facebook/ Sanjeeri Deopujari)

‘God didn't have heart to separate them’: Indian couple died in US boat fire

Neighbours at the couple's apartment building remembered them.

07 Sep 2019 1:27 PM

So far in 2019 a total of 16 measles cases have been reported among Los Angeles County residents, and 11 infected people are known to have travelled through the county. (Photo: Pixabay | Representational)

Measles-stricken girl visits Disneyland amid worst outbreak in US in 25 years

The Orange County Health Care Agency said that the girl was in Southern California from August 11 to August 15.

25 Aug 2019 4:14 PM

Wild California freeway shootout leaves officer, gunman dead

One wounded officer was in critical condition and the other was serious but both are expected to survive, the authorities said.

14 Aug 2019 8:20 AM

The release of a film criticised by conservatives as portraying a group of liberals hunting supporters of Donald Trump has been indefinitely postponed, Universal Pictures said Saturday. (Photo: File)

After Trump criticism, Universal puts ‘The Hunt’ on hold

Universal said that 'after thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film.'

11 Aug 2019 11:55 AM

A tech engineer in the western US state of Washington was arrested Monday on charges of stealing sensitive data from more than 100 million credit card applications at financial heavyweight Capital One. (Representational Image)

US woman boasted of massive credit card data theft online, arrested

Authorities said electronic storage devices containing a copy of the stolen data were recovered at her residence on Monday.

30 Jul 2019 12:05 PM

Police said Legan managed to get into the annual outdoor festival -- which attracts nearly 100,000 and is billed as the "world's greatest summer food festival" -- by cutting through a fence to avoid security measures, including metal detectors, that were in place. (Photo: AP/ video screengrab)

Gunman mocked US food festival on social media before mass shooting; see video

Gilroy police chief Scot Smithee said investigators were trying to confirm witness accounts of a second suspect who may have assisted Legan.

30 Jul 2019 9:57 AM

Four people were shot dead and two wounded on Thursday in a shooting spree that spread across four three Los Angeles neighbourhoods and touched off a 12-hour manhunt before police tackled and arrested an armed suspect. (Representational Image)

Ex-girlfriend, clerk among 4 killed after US man goes on shooting spree; 2 injured

The shooting spree started at an apartment the suspect shared with his parents at about 2 am on Thursday in LA's Canoga Park, police said.

26 Jul 2019 12:31 PM

The pair moved to California in February 2016 from Arkansas and were living in their car, authorities said. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

US woman locks 3-yr-old in hot car to 'remove demons', gets 25 years after child dies

Over a two-week period in June 2017, the couple subjected Maiya to extreme summer temperatures.

25 Jul 2019 5:28 PM

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward reached a financial settlement with her one year after the incident. He has always denied allegations of sexual assault, insisting their encounter was consensual. (Photo: AFP/TWitter)

Cristiano Ronaldo will not face rape charges in US

In January, a Spanish court handed Ronaldo a suspended two-year prison sentence for committing tax fraud while he was at Real Madrid.

23 Jul 2019 10:32 AM

Australian model Adau Mornyang enters the LA federal court building, facing the prospect of a prospect of a prison sentence for turning a Melbourne to Los Angeles flight into drunken, violent chaos for 205 other passengers. (Photo: Facebook/ Adau Mornyang)

25-year-old Australian model sentenced to probation in air rage incident

Mornyang was flying from Melbourne to Los Angeles on January 21 and had been drinking heavily when fellow passengers complained to the crew.

16 Jul 2019 10:09 AM

US spa denies service for blind man, said 'his kind' can't follow instructions

Spa Palace, which is operated by CJ Spa Group Inc, settled the case with the US Department of Justice after the man filed a complaint.

10 Jul 2019 3:35 PM

Ronaldo has strongly denied the accusations against him, insisting their encounter was consensual. (Photo: AFP)

Ronaldo served with papers in US rape lawsuit

Ronaldo is accused of rape by Kathryn Mayorga, who claims the Portuguese soccer star assaulted her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.

15 Jun 2019 12:45 PM

Roberto Firmino made it six of the best for the Samba stars. (Photo: AP)

Brazil routs Honduras 7-0 in Copa tuneup

The five time world champions are unbeaten in nine games since reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in Russia last summer.

10 Jun 2019 1:08 PM

Following her renewed accusations, Las Vegas police reopened an investigation. Ronaldo is one of the biggest stars of world football and is a five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player. (Photo: AP)

'Cristiano Ronaldo's rape lawsuit in US hasn't been dropped': lawyer

A Bloomberg report that the case had been dropped stemmed from filing of a notice of voluntary dismissal last month in Nevada state court.

06 Jun 2019 10:02 AM

The MLS Disciplinary Committee announced in a statement it was sanctioning Ibrahimovic for violent conduct after the incident in the 86th minute of the game on May 11. (Photo: Zlatan Ibrahimovic/Twitter)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic suspended for two matches

Ibrahimovic and Johnson wrestled each other to the floor after coming together in the closing stages of Galaxy's defeat last week.

18 May 2019 11:03 AM

Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for Presidentship

Biden has an alternate border plan to counter Trump

He would establish a way to determine quickly if an immigrant is qualified to enter the United States.

09 May 2019 12:32 PM

Salah told Time that while his attitudes towards gender equality had evolved over the years, he wanted to see more change. (Photo: File)

'I think we need to change the way we treat women in our culture', says Mo Salah

Salah was named one of the US magazine's 100 most influential figures of the year, alongside other athletes like Woods, LeBron and Osaka.

18 Apr 2019 11:14 AM

Alfonso Cuaron received three Oscars in 2019 for "Roma," a Netflix movie. (Photo: AFP)

Controversy about Netflix eligibility for Oscars continues

The US Justice Department expressed concerns that new restrictions regarding eligibility for Oscars could "suppress competition."

15 Apr 2019 4:27 PM

He also called upon US politicians to reject hate in the run up to the 2020 election. (File Photo)

Adolf Hitler would have loved social media: Disney CEO

Disney CEO Bob Iger claimed that Adolf Hitler would have 'loved social media' as a tool to spread extremist propaganda.

12 Apr 2019 10:28 AM

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