Watch: Doorbell camera captures moment Palisades fire burns home Eleven people are dead and 13 others are reported missing as the two largest wildfires ripping across the Los Angeles area remain mostly uncontained. Firefighters are winning the battle against two other wildfires in the nation’s second-largest city. Cadaver dogs and search crews are scouring the […]
Climate 'whiplash' linked to raging LA fires
Climate change has made the grasses and shrubs that are fuelling the Los Angeles fires more vulnerable to burning, scientists say. Rapid swings between dry and wet conditions in the region in recent years have created a massive amount of tinder-dry vegetation that is ready to ignite. Decades of drought in California were followed by […]
When Carter met Kim – and stopped a nuclear war
AP Jimmy Carter and Kim Il-sung aboard the North Korean ruling family yacht Three decades ago, the world was on the brink of a nuclear showdown – until Jimmy Carter showed up in North Korea. In June 1994, the former US president arrived for talks in Pyongyang with then leader Kim Il-sung. It was unprecedented, […]
Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires – and stigma
Nearly 1,000 incarcerated men and women have joined the frontlines in a battle against record-breaking wildfires burning across southern California. The number deployed – now 939 – are part of a long-running volunteer programme led by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Their numbers have steadily increased since Tuesday, the day the deadly […]
Mel Gibson, Jeff Bridges and other LA celebrities lose homes, share reactions to wildfires
Getty Images Jeff Bridges, who has starred in True Grit and Hell or High Water, lost a home he inherited from his parents Jeff Bridges and Mel Gibson are among the celebrities who have lost homes in the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. US actor Bridges, who won an Oscar for Crazy […]
'I have nothing to go back to' – LA fires heartbreak
BBC Lucy Sherriff fled the Palisades and returned to find her home destroyed It’s been four days since Los Angeles became an inferno – and my home became a pile of smouldering embers. I’m now staying at a friend’s house in La Crescenta, north of the city, after evacuating my condo in the Palisades, 30 […]
Meta and Amazon axe diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback
Getty Images Meta and Amazon are axing their diversity programmes, joining firms across corporate America that are rolling back hiring and training initiatives criticised by conservatives, citing legal and political risks. The move comes just days after Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it was ending a fact-checking programme criticised by […]
Watch: Can young Americans live without TikTok?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today regarding the possible ban of TikTok in the US on 19 January. With over 170 million American users, the US Justice Department has said the app poses “a national security threat of immense depth and scale” because of its Chinese parent company and access to US users’ data. […]