The Latest Breaking News from California

California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine before his death

Perry died aged 54 from the ‘acute effects’ of drugs on October 28, 2023 after falling back into addiction

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Appeals court in San Francisco to hear arguments in National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is set to hear arguments on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

“There’s a freedom of thought that doesn’t exist elsewhere”: How and why California became the heart of the synthesizer world

Many of the biggest players in the genesis of modern music-making hailed from California, but just what made the state such fertile ground for the synth pioneers to flourish?

MusicRadar · Jun 17, 2025

Officers who cover their faces could be charged with a misdemeanor under California proposal

Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor in California under a new proposal announced Monday

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Cereal recalled over possible metal contamination

The recalled Honey Bunches of Oats cereal was sold in California and Colorado

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

John McEnroe and Tatum O’Neal’s son Kevin McEnroe marries Fern Cozine as parents reunite for California wedding

Kevin McEnroe and Fern Cozine announced their engagement in November 2023

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Immigration Raids Disrupt Businesses in Southern California and Beyond

Graduation parties, medical appointments, playing outside are all too risky. “I’m scared to death to leave my house.”

Capital & Main · Jun 16, 2025

California vs. Trump: The High-Stakes Fight Over Your Next Car

California and other states are fighting to save a 2035 ban on the sale of new gas cars. Plus: Vinfast says it's in it for the long haul.

InsideEVs · Jun 16, 2025

At Home Depot, Ice raids terrorize the workers who helped build LA: ‘They just come and grab you’

Undocumented laborers have long gathered in the chain’s parking lots hoping to get hired, but now there is a ‘terrible fear’

The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2025

Padilla has ‘serious questions’ for Noem after he was dragged from press conference: ‘How does she not know the senator from California?’

California senator says Noem’s resignation is not his top concern after he was put in handcuffs at her press conference

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025