Nation Jul 13 Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California's power supply.
Nation Jul 12 Wildfires rage as U.S. West grapples with heat wave, drought Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids.
Arts Jan 17 Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81 Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.
Health Jan 02 California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages The head of the state funeral directors association says mortuaries are being inundated as the United States nears a grim tally of 350,000 COVID-19 deaths. More than 20 million people in the country have been infected, according to data compiled…
Nation Dec 04 California winds ease but fire danger remains high Powerful winds that pushed wildfires through Southern California, burning several homes and injuring two firefighters, began easing but forecasters warned that the fire danger remained Friday.
Nation Dec 03 Californians flee as strong winds push fire through canyons The blaze in Orange County’s Silverado Canyon began late Wednesday as a house fire that quickly spread to tinder-dry brush.
Politics Nov 19 Federal judge blocks new criminal disqualifiers to asylum A judge has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have put up new roadblocks for asylum-seekers convicted of a variety of crimes. It was set to take effect Friday.
Nation Oct 27 California braces for more fire danger from winds California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair of fast-moving blazes in the south that critically injured two firefighters and left more than 100,000 under evacuation orders.
Nation Sep 07 California sets record with 2 million acres burned so far this year Officials say the most striking thing about the record is how early it was set — with the most dangerous part of the year ahead.
Nation Jul 10 Attorney not disputing suicide findings in Black man's death The attorney for the family of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month on Friday did not dispute investigators’ findings ruling the death a suicide.