In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution
With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on ...
Jean Smart urges TV networks to not air awards shows, suggests donating funds to wildfire relief
Actress Jean Smart is calling on television networks to skip out on televising awards shows this season and give that money to those impacted by the Southern California wildfires instead. The ...
How La Niña helped fuel devastating Southern California wildfires
After months of anticipation, La Niña has officially arrived, the Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday. But even before its official start, the precursors of La Niña had already set the ...
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber’s first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the ...
As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.
As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been offering much sympathy. Instead, ...
Indiana man who fled to avoid prison sentence for storming Capitol is arrested in Canada
An Indiana man who fled to avoid serving a nine-month prison sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol was arrested in Canada ...
Laken Riley Act overwhelmingly clears first hurdle in Senate with help from Democrats
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the Laken Riley Act, a bill aimed at ...
Famed Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena threatened by Eaton Fire
A beloved California Historic Landmark in the heart of Altadena was not impervious to the Eaton Fire, which rampaged through the neighborhood and burned several homes. A one-mile stretch of Santa ...
Man pleads guilty in failed ransom plot that may have been linked to $240M crypto heist
A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping of a Connecticut couple, in what authorities called a failed ransom plot that may have ...
Lawsuit by New Orleans truck attack victims says city, contractors failed to implement safety system
Six people who were injured and the father of a man who was killed in the New Year’s truck attack filed a lawsuit Thursday ...
FEMA assistance available for L.A. County wildfire victims
Los Angeles County wildfire victims can apply for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The organization shared the news on X. The easiest way residents can ...
Watchdog groups seeks investigation into RFK Jr. for voting from a ‘sham’ address
New York election officials are being urged to investigate whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed voter fraud by casting his ...