Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions made the California wildfires nearly impossible to contain once they ignited, according to experts. In a typical fire management scenario, containing the fire by setting up a perimeter and trying to keep it from spreading further […]
Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least five people are dead and many more are injured as a series of devastating fires grow uncontained across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain the historic destruction. Thousands of firefighters are battling […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York City construction company and its owner were indicted Thursday on wage theft charges for depriving ten recent immigrant workers of wages totaling $67,000. “These cases come down to greed,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. “They are preying on those who […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government would cover 100% of costs for the initial disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires. Meeting with federal officials at the White House, Biden said the funds would go toward debris removal, temporary shelters, salaries for first […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump, former presidents and other dignitaries came together Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter at a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Grandson Jason Carter and Biden were among those who delivered eulogies for the […]
Eric Thayer/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) CalLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has faced questions about her leadership and alleged lack of initial presence during the ongoing wildfires affecting the area. Bass was away from the city on a planned diplomatic trip to Ghana Tuesday when the Palisades Fire first erupted and has […]
Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — Several hospitals and health care facilities have closed their clinics and offices in the southern California area as the devastating wildfires continue to spread. As of Thursday, at least five people have died, and thousands of structures have been damaged or destroyed. Firefighters are […]
Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — When fast-moving fires plagued neighboring communities in Los Angeles County years ago, a school in Pacific Palisades served as an evacuation center. After this week’s disastrous fires on the Westside, that will no longer be an option. On Tuesday, flames tore through Palisades Charter High […]
Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The multiple wildfires raging in California are being described by eyewitnesses as “apocalyptic.” While the cost in human suffering is immeasurable, it may take weeks or longer for the true economic toll to be realized. AccuWeather estimated $52 billion to $57 billion […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump, former presidents and other dignitaries came together Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter at a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Grandson Jason Carter and Biden were among those who delivered eulogies for the […]
