A 911 call related to Paris Jackson's alleged suicide attempt has leaked online.

The youngest son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver is recovering in hospital after a body-boarding accident at a Malibu beach.

Hollywood star Nick Nolte is reportedly contemplating legal action against the makers of his computer printer - because he's convinced that the machine sparked the fire that caused $2m (€1.46m) in damages to his California home.

A WILDFIRE driven by powerful winds threatened a university and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the Malibu Hills yesterday, authorities said.

A helpless invalid was burned to death when his electric wheelchair caught fire and he could not get out.

Calming winds have helped firefighters battle a 4,000-acre wildfire that prompted a voluntary evacuation of about 200 ridge-top homes.

A 16,200-acre wildfire burned out of control early today in the hills and canyons along Los Angeles’ northwestern edge, despite the efforts of thousands of firefighters who held out hope that the weather was on their side.

Wind-driven brush fires scorched nearly 2,500 acres north of Los Angeles, killing thousands of chickens at a farm while destroying at least one home and threatening others.

One person was killed and at least 20 injured when a small plane crashed into a United States Independence Day crowd at a suburban park in California today.

A light aircraft crashed into an Independence Day crowd at a suburban park in the United States today, injuring six people, officials said.