One of eight states that voted for House of Representatives, Senate and governorships

This week Trump ventured into the enemy territory – California – while ‘one woke dude’ impressed Vanity Fair

Absent US president Donald Trump haunts summit as US has left Paris climate accord

Gusty winds and dry conditions hamper firefighting efforts in the US state

Firefighters’ efforts to battle six growing blazes aided by milder weather conditions

Almost 200,000 displaced as firefighters battle six large wind-stoked fires and several smaller ones

More than 1,000 firefighters battling blaze in Ventura spread by Santa Ana winds

Shooter, armed with semi-automatic rifle and two handguns, killed by police

More than 200 people still missing after the most lethal wildfire in US history

Two dozen fires, spanning eight counties, have raged largely unchecked since Sunday

Over 20,000 people evacuated from wine country as state of emergency declared

Fast-spreading fires destroy 1,500 homes and businesses and displace 20,000 people

From Obamacare to climate change the untruths are coming back to bite them

Governor Jerry Brown in Beijing as China capitalises on Trump quitting Paris accord

Governors say move ‘is profoundly misguided and shockingly ignores basic science’

Officials say danger of tallest US dam failing has passed but damage is ‘catastrophic’

Group of 15 international civil servants led three-year inquiry into ‘sweetheart deal’

Taoiseach meets parents of balcony collapse victim Ashley Donohoe during US visit

Voters apathy to Trump’s misdeeds and media focus on gun control, healthcare behind result

‘We must stand united’ against rogue builders, says mother of balcony collapse victim

State of emergency declared in San Bernardino County as 34,500 homes evacuated

New legislation would close loopholes and require settlements to be reported

Michelle Obama and George W Bush among the mourners at California ceremony

Tropical rain forests are crucial to our effort to curb global temperature rises

California governor Jerry Brown: ‘We are growing 25% faster than rest of the country’

A tresspass action by a landowner against a drone user will serve to clarify real issues

Surviving with growing populations and shrinking water supplies is the new normal in parts of the US

If we ever move back to Ireland, we will be able to run masterclasses in how to cut down on water bills

Experts say farming must change to save the Golden State’s precious groundwater supply

Jerry Brown has ordered water rationing as state faces its worst drought in history

Businesses and residents must cut back use by 25% to combat devastating drought

Jerry Brown jokes that US computing giant’s tax return really makes it an ‘Irish company’

Jobs will double Workday staff in Dublin over next three years

Enda Kenny to meet top executives at Silicon Valley firms that employ 16,000 in Ireland

Governor of California says former adversary is in strong position for White House

Decision yet to be affirmed by California governor who reversed last year’s parole

Blaze burns to within a mile of San Francisco’s primary water reservoir

Blaze reaches wilderness area of national park with emergency declared in city

Hundreds of inmates in California are on hunger strike to protest at indefinite solitary confinement