This Los Angeles city official testified for four days so Karen Bass wouldn’t have to
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Noah Goldberg and Laura…
Michele Kaemmerer, first transgender LAFD captain, dies at 80
When Michele Kaemmerer showed up at firehouses in the 1990s, she sometimes encountered firefighters who didn’t want to work with her and would ask to…
Guatemala’s ‘Volcano of Fire’ sends ash, lava flowing as hundreds flee | Volcanoes News
Fiery lava seen flowing from the volcano near the capital as disaster agency issues warning to nearby residents.Guatemalan authorities have ordered the evacuation of hundreds…
Like Mayor Bass, Supervisor Kathryn Barger also deleted her fire text messages
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has come under heavy scrutiny for deleting the text messages she sent during the region’s disastrous January firestorms. But she…
Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after getting to conference finals
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday just days after their first trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 25 years,…
Israeli fire kills more than 100 since GHF aid takeover: Gaza authorities | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians and injured 90 more as they opened fire close to an aid distribution site in Rafah, according…
Love Island 2025 cast in full including former fire breather and Maura Higgins lookalike
The new series of Love Island is just days away and a whole host of sexy singletons are about to make their debut in the…
Russia and Ukraine swap fire as they head to Istanbul peace talks | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia and Ukraine continued to launch air strikes overnight as they prepared to meet for a second round of direct peace talks in Turkiye. The…
How L.A. neighbors got goats to clear steep hillside, prevent fires
Welcome to June. We’re halfway through this tumultuous year and there’s only one thing I can say for certain about 2025: It’s moving fast. I…
Damaged engines didn’t affect Palisades firefight. But they point to a larger problem
After the Palisades fire ignited, top brass at the Los Angeles Fire Department were quick to say that they were hampered by broken fire engines…
China warns US not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan | Military News
Beijing says the US is touting Cold War mentality after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls China a threat to the region.China has warned the United…
26 killed in Israeli tank fire near aid centre, medics say
Twenty-six Palestinians have been killed and 150 injured in Israeli tank shelling and gunfire near an aid distribution centre in Rafah, southern Gaza, according to…
There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
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Rep. Judy Chu and advocates push FEMA for more housing assistance for Eaton Fire survivors
Federal agencies must do more to house struggling victims from January’s Eaton Fires, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) and advocacy groups argued Tuesday.Chu hosted a…
Getty Villa sets reopening date after Palisades fire closure
The Getty Villa Museum will reopen to the public on a limited basis beginning June 27 after a nearly six-month closure forced by the devastating…
Disposable vapes being sold for as little as 29p in ‘crazy’ fire sale ahead of ban this weekend
DISPOSABLE vapes are being sold for as little as 29p in a “crazy” fire sale before they are banned this weekend. It means they are being…
With L.A.’s latest budget, has the political pendulum firmly swung at City Hall?
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Woman and three children die in Brent house fire
Four people, a 43-year-old woman and three boys, aged 15, eight and four, have been killed in a house fire in Brent, north-west London.The emergency…
Supreme Court rules Trump can fire 2 agency heads, at least for now
May 22 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic board members of independent oversight agencies…
St Michael’s Hospital fire leads to evacuation
Dawn LimbuBBC News, BristolDramatic footage shows the scale of the blazePregnant women have been evacuated from a maternity hospital after a large fire broke out.Black…