A jury has found a trucking company and one of its drivers should pay $150 million (€109m) in damages to a 13-year-old girl who watched her family burn to death in a fiery crash on a Southern California freeway nearly four years ago.

A Northern California wildfire was 90% contained today after forcing thousands to evacuate, fire officials said.

A substantial earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area last night, sending frightened customers running out of businesses and rattling the stands at ice hockey and baseball games.