Los Angeles County fire crews try to take advantage of favorable weather in wildfire battle Los Angeles County fire crews try to take advantage of favorable weather in wildfire battle 04:25 While investigators work to find out what caused multiple wildfires in the Los Angeles area, some conspiracies about the fires’ origins have spread on…
China has overtaken the United States for the first time in the number of its high-level science and technology experts, according to a new report. Analysing data for the five years from 2020 to 2024, the report also shows that the number of top scientists in China has risen, while the number in the US…
3m ago Last 24 hours has seen “little to no fire growth,” with Palisades as exception The last 24 hours has seen “little to no fire growth” in the L.A.-area wildfires, although the Palisades Fire is an exception, an official said at a news conference Thursday morning. Several interior pockets in the Palisades Fire…
Los Angeles — Questions are mounting regarding why hundreds of Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were initially held back from racing to the scene of the Palisades Fire when it first broke out last week in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood. CBS News has confirmed that as the Palisades Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. on…
Some heartbroken Los Angeles wildfire survivors return to smoldering neighborhoods – CBS Chicago Watch CBS News The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it has activated a transitional shelter and assistance program for the displaced. Meanwhile, another growing concern is toxic ash from the fires. Marybel Gonzalez reports. Be the first to know Get…
Armed with two garden hoses hooked up to a sputtering tap, Matthew Craig battled fire and smoke to save his house from the onslaught of flames that devastated much of Altadena, a once leafy corner of Los Angeles County. The wind felt like dragon’s breath, he said, and “we were all eating smoke.” But even…
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation picked up last month as prices rose for gas, eggs, and used cars, yet underlying price pressures also showed signs of easing a bit. What You Need To Know U.S. inflation picked up last month as prices rose for gas, eggs, and used cars, yet underlying price pressures also showed signs…
LOS ANGELES — The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. What You Need To Know The devastating blazes have killed at least 11 people and incinerated more than 12,000 structures since Tuesday, laying waste to…
NEW ORLEANS — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police. What You Need To Know Authorities…
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. What You Need To Know Federal officials say the United States saw…