Driver survives plunge off California cliff

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 08:47

A driver who plunged 300 feet off of a Southern California ocean cliff has been rescued after firefighters waded into the surf to free him from the car.

California man pleads guilty to terror count

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 03:22

The Los Angeles US attorney`s office says a California man has admitted attempting to assist al Qaeda and has pleaded guilty to a federal terrorism offence.

US boy, 9, is youngest to reach Aconcagua summit

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:30

A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina`s Aconcagua mountain, which at 6,962 meters is the tallest peak in the Western and Southern hemispheres.

LA airport shooter pleads not guilty

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 04:16

A man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles international airport, killing a security agent and wounding seven other people, pleaded not guilty in a California court Thursday.

To launch or not? NASA debates space station fix

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 03:26

NASA on Tuesday debated whether to go ahead with a planned cargo mission to the International Space Station or postpone it so astronauts can do spacewalks for urgent repairs.

Facebook adds video ads to News Feed

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 01:13

Facebook on Tuesday began serving up video ads that pop up and play when users check their news feeds.

Californian men starting to talk like valley girls: Study

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:28

New research has shown that the American English speech variant known as uptalk, or "Valley Girl speak" is expanding to other demographic groups, including males.

US Vice Prez Joe Biden commends release of Merrill Newman by N Korea

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 12:11

The release of US veteran of the Korean War, Merrill Newman, on Saturday by North Korea has brought praises from United States Vice President Joe Biden.

Apple spent over $60 million on US lawyers against Samsung

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 09:48

Apple Inc has paid its leading outside law firm approximately USD 60 million to wage patent litigation against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a California federal court, according to Apple legal documents filed late on Thursday.

Lewis Hamilton set to propose to Nicole Scherzinger after Christmas

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:32

Lewis Hamilton is planning to propose to his on again-off again girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger and is certain she will say yes.

Trio of primitive galaxies discovered

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12:25

Astronomers have discovered a far-flung trio of primitive galaxies that are nestled inside an enormous blob of primordial gas nearly 13 billion light-years from Earth.