By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Headless body in topless bar"-type headlines made famous by the iconic New York Post tabloid could soon greet Californians as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp prepares to expand to the West Coast with its biggest U.

Rupert Murdoch is creating a California version of the New York Post, his Right-wing tabloid. The California Post is expected to begin publishing from next year and will be based in Los Angeles, where its news and sports coverage will resemble that of its sister paper.

Adding another title to Rupert Murdoch ‘s media empire, The California Post is setting out to cover politics, local news, business, entertainment and sports in the nation’s most populous state, while drawing and building on the venerable New York paper’s national coverage.