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Hundreds of public schoolteachers are among the Southern Californians who lost their homes to raging wildfires in the last week. Some are scrambling to find places to live, even as they hope...

Tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees in Los Angeles are now scrambling to find — and hold onto — temporary shelter, exacerbating the housing shortage in one of America’s least affordable cities.With...

One woman hoped to salvage her father’s vintage music records from his coastal home. Another was desperate to see that her house was still standing. A third pleaded with a police officer...

Follow continuing coverage of the wildfires in Southern California.The wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles have razed neighborhoods, killed at least 24 people and forced desperate evacuations. The two largest have...

After innocent-looking cargo shipments began catching fire at airports and warehouses in Germany, Britain and Poland over the summer, there was little doubt in Washington and Europe that Russia was behind the...

Elon Musk has a history of involving himself, often controversially, in crises. In recent years, the billionaire has promised to fund fixes to contaminated water at homes in Flint, Michigan; developed a...

John Ward and his wife, Dawn Holder, were already packed and ready to go on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was then a 30-minute drive away, in the Pacific Palisades, and there were...

Monument Street, which cuts through the center of Pacific Palisades, tells two starkly different stories of the fire that has engulfed the community. On one side, lots where multimillion-dollar houses once stood...

The top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee were briefed late Friday afternoon on the findings from the F.B.I.’s background check of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to serve...

new video loaded: Community L.A. Fire Brigade Steps In to Help Evacuate ResidentstranscriptBacktranscriptCommunity L.A. Fire Brigade Steps In to Help Evacuate ResidentsDeep into the evacuation zone, volunteers are stepping in to evacuate...