California fires: Palisades, Eaton blazes not growing yet largely uncontained
1 of 6 | The wall of a structure destroyed in the Eaton wildfire is all that remains in Altadena, Calif., on Sunday. At least…
The chilling sex claims against Marilyn Manson as ex says she was plied with absinthe & raped while filming music video
HE is the self-proclaimed ‘Antichrist Superstar’ who fantasised about underage sex on stage and was blamed for inspiring the Columbine High School shootings.But Marilyn Manson…
Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing
Los Angeles is burning. Fossil fuel companies laid the kindling. Soon the world will stop caring.I’m sorry for sounding callous, but it’s true.You’ve probably seen…
After California fires, L.A. resident asks: ‘Is it time to go?’
“Is it time to go?”That’s the question my husband and I have been asking ourselves with traumatic regularity over the past seven days. As we…
Newsom proposes $2.5 billion for wildfire response as L.A. burns
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom asked legislative leaders Monday to approve at least $2.5 billion in response to the wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles County…
Southern California Edison faces lawsuits over LA wildfires | Business and Economy News
In one suit, multiple witnesses are cited as having seen a fire at the base of a transmission tower owned by the utility.Southern California Edison,…
Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block California climate suit
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry on Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that…
U.S. Atty. Martin Estrada resigns, looks back at ‘labor of love’
The granite steps leading up to the old federal courthouse in downtown L.A. are sturdy and regal. But something disturbing dotted them Friday that I…
LA facing ‘explosive fire growth’ in coming days after 24 killed – as blazes threaten celeb hub Brentwood & ‘The Valley’
LOS ANGELES could face "explosive fire growth" in the coming days as blazing wildfires threaten to burn through more A-list neighborhoods.Firefighters have been tirelessly fighting…
Sobering advice from two experts on how to prevent similiar fires
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start…
‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows the difference between…
Fears LA wildfires ‘could have been caused by spike in power grid faults’ as 1,000 prisoners deployed to fight flames
FEARS are emerging that the deadly Los Angeles wildfires may have been caused by surging spikes in faults on the power grid.Speculation has grown over…
Newsom says Trump hasn’t responded to his entreaty to see fire damage
President-elect Donald Trump has not responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s invitation to tour California’s fire damage, Newsom said Saturday afternoon. Newsom sent a letter on…
Why California tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
Four years ago, several of California’s most influential tech titans determined that then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy they barred him from posting…
Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires
Getty ImagesThe wildfires raging in Los Angeles have led to claims that officials there have mismanaged the city's preparation for such events.President-elect Donald Trump has…
4 takeaways from Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — The Newsom administration on Friday released the governor’s initial spending plan for the upcoming 2025-26 budget year, which typically acts as a starting point…
Is climate change to blame for the California wildfires? | Climate Crisis News
The “Pyrocene” is upon us. At least, that is the theory which was first introduced by fire historian Stephen Pyne in a 2015 essay. United…
Newsom invites Trump to California to see L.A. fire damage
Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Friday inviting the incoming leader to California to meet with fire victims, survey the…
California wildfires remain largely uncontained amid Red Flag Warning extensions
1 of 7 | Dozens of communities are now under mandatory evacuation orders in Southern California with evacuation warnings affecting dozens more as crews continued…
U.S. hiring improves with a quarter-million new jobs in December
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy created a burst of new jobs in December, capping a solid year of employment growth marked by big gains in healthcare…