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When a series of dangerous, wind-driven fires broke out on Tuesday in the Los Angeles area, Mayor Karen Bass was on the other side of the globe, part of a …

Los Angeles is among the most densely populated cities in the United States, and its layout is compounding property losses. The city and surrounding towns also have some of the …

Former Representative Matt Gaetz, who withdrew as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee for attorney general ahead of the release of a House Ethics panel report that accused him of “regularly” …

Multiple fires propelled by fierce winds were raging across the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, burning thousands of acres and prompting widespread evacuations. Here are the three biggest blazes: Palisades …

The air quality deteriorated on Tuesday evening in Pacific Palisades, as fast-moving fires raged in Southern California, creating conditions considered risky for children, older adults and people with lung or …

Southern California is extremely dry right now, with huge portions of the region having seen less than a quarter-inch of rain in the last eight months. The landscape is parched …

President-elect Donald J. Trump said Tuesday that he would not rule out the use of military or economic coercion to force Panama to give up control of the canal America …

If immigration agents arrive on the doorstep of a New York City public school, principals have been told what to do. Ask the officers to wait outside, and call a …

Defense lawyers asked both the Justice Department and a federal judge on Monday night to stop the special counsel, Jack Smith, from publicly releasing a report detailing his investigation into …

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted on Monday to overhaul its police department to address a pattern of systemic abuses, as part of an agreement with the Department of Justice. …