California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.
To Be From L.A. Is to Know Its Twin Temptations, Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.
From the ashes of a Pasadena synagogue, a powerful discovery is made
The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burned down in the Eaton fire. But on a remaining wall, Mmembers discovered a hidden ...
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What Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Ruth and the burning bush can teach us about the LA fires
As LA moves forward from devastating fires, lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Moses can help in recovery.
Some see Syria’s Qadam station in Damascus as a symbol of revival after war | AP explains
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian ...
LA’s Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city’s rebuild could impact the Games’ runup
The deadly wildfires that have ravaged sections of Los Angeles left an indelible imprint on the region's landscape and psyche ...
In LA’s darkest moment, the light of tireless Angelenos providing aid, food shines bright
Carmitchel and Mel Buer CalMatters Guest Contributors The following first-person commentary is drawn from the writers’ ...
How Los Angeles Dreams Became Kindling
Awareness of doom in Los Angeles, and yet a need to push disaster away, has created a kind of collective psychosis.
What the wildfires mean for LA's readiness to host 3 major sporting events
Inglewood Mayor James Butts says he is looking out over his city as he sees first-rate venues ready to host some of the world’s biggest sporting events in the coming years.
US must not become complacent to a growing terrorism threat, a Counterterrorism Center official says
Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year’s Day by alerts that a driver had plowed into a crowd of revelers in New ...
As Projects Are Wiped Out, LA Designers Share Devastation—and Support
“I’m almost certain the apocalypse in LA right now will be one of the worst things I see or experience in my life,” wrote ...
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Dubai: Yusra Mardini from refugee Olympic team to return to Syria after Assad’s fall
In August 2015, with Syria devastated by war, Yusra Mardini and her sister faced an impossible choice—leave everything behind ...