San Joaquin Valley

A lake that dried up 80 years ago yesterday looked set to reappear, as monster rainfall accumulated over California's wet winter season overwhelms the state's rivers.

With California entering the third year of severe drought, U.S. federal officials have said they will not deliver any water to farmers in the state's major agricultural region - a decision that will force many to plant fewer crops in the fertile soil that yields the bulk of the nation's fruits, nuts and vegetables.

Bakersfield. A man went on a shooting rampage in Bakersfield, California, killing five people including his wife, before taking his own life, a police spokesman told AFP.