As L.A. rebuilds after wildfires, same risks threaten new disasters – CBS News Watch CBS News State and city leaders are pushing to quickly rebuild more than 15,000 structures that burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires, but some experts are questioning whether rebuilding in areas with an elevated risk is the right thing to…
Project:Camp in Los Angeles may look like a typical kid’s camp, with everything from arts and crafts to jump rope, but there’s more at play. Every child at the camp has been impacted by the recent wildfires. Like 9-year-old Rose McCabe, whose Altadena school burned to the ground, leaving only the sign still standing. “There…
Safety is the new luxury in Gotham. A new app called Protector will offer New Yorkers on-demand access to armed ex-military and law enforcement to chauffeur them around town. “Ultra high-profile individuals like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have dedicated full-time protection teams in place, but for most people, navigating security options is more challenging…
Bird flu, supply shortages keeping egg prices high 03:07 Some good eggs in the Golden State are helping out neighbors in a time of need. Amid soaring prices and widespread shortages, a California farm is donating hundreds of thousands of fresh eggs to people affected by last month’s devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles Area….
Claire Friel and Christian Hurley grew up across the street from each other on New York‘s Long Island. Their parents claim they first met as babies — but it took decades and thousands of miles for them to get together. Friel, now 25, and Hurley, now 26, met via dating app Hinge in L.A. But…
(Reuters) – California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has requested $1 billion in additional funds from the commission’s member insurers to shore up the state-backed FAIR Plan after wildfires ravaged swathes of land in and around Los Angeles last month. Lara also directed those responsible for implementing the FAIR Plan – an insurance program designed to…
Examining the aftermath of the Los Angeles area wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News The firestorm that swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles County a month ago leveled more than 16,000 structures. The complex cleanup and recovery process is underway, and it’s not without major challenges. Elise Preston has…
After President Trump signed an executive order to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as hitting China with a 10 percent tariff, Americans were left panicked and wondering how it would impact their shopping habits. Trump is also ending a loophole that has allowed the two companies to flood the United States with…
Altadena, California — More than 9,000 homes and businesses were burned to the ground in the deadly Eaton Fire, which tore through the Los Angeles County community of Altadena last month. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday allowed CBS News to accompany an EPA team sifting through the ash searching for toxic debris. “We look for…
L.A. area’s recovery effort amid devastating wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News Real estate mogul and one-time Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso spoke to CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti about L.A.’s recovery amid the deadly wildfires, the area’s resiliency and launching a nonprofit coalition of businesses leaders in hopes to work with government officials…