A brush fire that broke out Monday afternoon in the hills around La Habra Heights affected multiple homes, with two destroyed and another damaged, according to authorities. Evacuation warnings, affecting hundreds, were issued amid the blaze, dubbed the Palos fire. By 5:45 p.m., those warnings had been lifted, about an hour after crews stopped forward…
Poland pledged increased security along its border with Ukraine after a wave of Russian drone strikes near the frontier, including two that landed within kilometers of Polish territory. Source link
Readers discuss a new prize that will reward academics for courage and intellectual independence. Source link
A trespasser tried to enter former Vice President Kamala Harris’ cliffside home in Malibu on Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and a Harris spokesman. Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, were not home at the time, according to Eduardo Negrón, a spokesperson for Harris. He did not respond to a…
The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who work for an affiliated union. Source link
When something speeds up and gets out of control, it isn’t alarmist to demand prudence and deliberation. Source link
Another day of brutal heat and energy-sapping humidity is in store for Southern California, continuing what has been a remarkably muggy summer that’s brought wildfires, coastal erosion and death. “Extreme heat and humidity will continue today with a high risk for heat illness,” the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office warned on Thursday morning, a day…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow must face consequences for its winter bombing campaign, as U.S.-brokered peace talks yielded no breakthrough. Source link
Republicans gather in Dallas for a midterm convention. Here’s how to judge its effectiveness. Source link
In-N-Out Burger this week announced several menu changes in line with a recent push to reduce use of artificial dyes and processed ingredients. The beloved California-born chain said it had recently removed sesame flour from its buns in 10 states, replaced iodized salt with sea salt in its seasoning packets and changed its ketchup recipe…
