Nation Nov 07 California wildfire burns out of control but firefighters could get a break when winds diminish Utilities in California began powering down equipment during high winds and extreme fire danger after a series of massive and deadly wildfires in recent years were sparked by electrical lines and other infrastructure.
Nation Oct 24 WATCH: Los Angeles prosecutors to give Menendez brothers chance at freedom with resentencing Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced during a Thursday news conference that his office would recommend the brothers be sentenced to 50 years to life. But he says their ages at the time of the crimes mean they…
Nation Sep 25 Passenger killed after gunman hijacks Los Angeles city bus, leads police on chase Authorities say a passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested.
Nation Sep 04 California wildfire grows amid worrying heat wave, while South Dakota conditions improve A growing wildfire in Northern California forced hundreds of people to evacuate Wednesday as a heat wave threatened to make fire conditions worse. In the Midwest, a wildfire kept residents of South Dakota’s second-largest city on edge, ready to flee…
World Jul 17 Syrian military official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested in Los Angeles Al-Sheikh was charged with immigration fraud, specifically that he denied in his U.S. visa and citizenship applications that he had ever ordered any political killings or carried out abuse in Syria.
Nation Jul 08 4 suspected heat-related deaths reported in Oregon region Authorities in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, reported on Monday four suspected heat-related deaths as the region continued to swelter under an early heat wave.
Nation Jul 08 Records continue to tumble as relentless heat wave grips large parts of the country A visitor to Death Valley National Park died from heat exposure and another person has been hospitalized as the temperature there reached 128 degrees this weekend.
Nation Jul 07 Motorcyclist dies in California’s Death Valley as record-breaking heat persists across the nation A high temperature of 128 Fahrenheit was recorded Sunday at Death Valley National Park in eastern California, where a visitor died from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized, officials said.
Politics Jun 10 Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction.
Nation May 17 Severe storms kill at least 4, knock out power across Texas and Louisiana Severe thunderstorms have hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month, and Houston's mayor says at least four people are dead.