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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Wildfires in California aren’t all wild anymore. They often burn in urban areas, creating a toxic soup of smoke, ash and noxious substances that can be dangerous, even deadly.

Major wildfires continue to devastate parts of southern California, raging through neighbourhoods in and around Los Angeles as firefighters struggle to put out the blazes.

Los Angeles plunged into its worst natural disaster in decades as wildfires driven by hurricane-strength wind gusts tore through prosperous neighborhoods, killed at least five people and forced more than 100,000 residents to flee.

Los Angeles wildfires. The company, through its nonprofit arm Airbnb.org, is partnering with 211 LA, a nonprofit that serves Los Angeles County for a variety of resources and services, such as food assistance and shelter, to «provide free, temporary housing for people who have been displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires.»

Los Angeles has caused widespread devastation, destroying multi-million dollar homes belonging to Hollywood's elite and forcing numerous residents to evacuate as flames engulfed upscale neighbourhoods and historic landmarks. Priyanka Chopra, who lives in Los Angeles, shared a distressing video of the wildfire on social media, offering her thoughts and concerns for those in the affected areas. In the video posted to her Instagram stories, the rapidly spreading flames were visible in the distance. She captioned the clip, expressing hope for safety in the midst of the crisis: «My thoughts are with everyone affected. Hope we are all able to be safe tonight.»

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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.

Nick Khan’s prediction becomes a reality on Monday night

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Sarah Perl is adamant that TikTok isn’t getting banned—so much so that the full-time content creator isn’t making any backup plans. “It’s nothing other than business as usual for me," said the 23-year-old from Los Angeles, who has spent four years making lifestyle content for her followers on the platform, which now number 2.5 million.

Donald Trump will be ascending to power at the White House on January, 2025 when he takes over the reigns from Joe Biden, the current US President. The first action that Trump is reportedly going to undertake will be mass deportations of illegal immigration, which is facing due resistance from a faction of US regions. However, Trump's reported deputy chief of staff in his upcoming administration, Stephen Miller and his nonprofit has sent over letters to California officials, along with dozens of others across the country, about the consequences of resisting the illegal immigration enforcement.

Hannah Kobayashi, the missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said Wednesday.Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles. Other details about her disappearance, as well as where and how she was found, were not immediately available Wednesday, but police previously said she had voluntarily crossed the border into Mexico.“We are happy to learn that Hannah has been found safe,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.

Jennifer Lopez began her career on the sketch comedy show ‘In Living Color’ where she eventually was a member of the Fly Girls dance troupe, reported Cinema Blend. According to Cinema Blend, during recently days, Jennifer Lopez has shared that how Jamie Foxx, who eventually joined the show as a cast member during her time there, played a pretty crucial role in supporting her through the challenges of relocating from New York to Los Angeles. In a conversation with Jharrel Jerome, her co-star in the upcoming film named ‘Unstoppable’, Jennifer Lopez recounted about feeling homesick and lonely in Los Angeles while stating that without the friendship and encouragement of Jamie Foxx, she might have left the industry altogether. Also Read :After being denied refund for faulty used Subaru by car dealership, Utah man did the unexpected. Details here

LeBron James may be traded out by the Los Angeles Lakers in the coming days, something that is already scaring the basketballer's fan. However, these chances of getting traded out may be quite slim as the NBA star can simply choose to step out of his existing contract with the Lakers and join any team of his choosing.

If you, a young student and prospective-investment-banking-summer-intern, thought you were safe for the time being from having to begin the laborious research and preparation process to begin applying for 2026 banking internships, you were wrong. Very wrong.

Dominique Brown, a 34-year-old Disney enthusiast and influencer, passed away on December 5, 2024, after suffering a severe allergic reaction at a holiday food event hosted by BoxLunch in Los Angeles. According to reports, Brown consumed a food item at the event that she was told did not contain peanuts, a food to which she was allergic. After feeling unwell, she asked to be taken to a hospital but tragically passed away despite receiving CPR at the scene.

Hannah Kobayashi is a talented photographer from Maui, Hawaii, known for her striking mandala and geometric artwork shared widely on Instagram. Standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, with brown hair, hazel eyes, and a knife tattoo on her forearm, she carried a unique presence that resonated through her art and personality. Hannah had a passion for storytelling through photography and was travelling to New York for what she described as a «bucket list» experience. Her plans included spending time with her aunt in upstate New York and photographing a Brooklyn show on November 13. However, her journey took a mysterious turn after missing a connecting flight in Los Angeles on November 8. The timeline of events that followed has left her family and investigators puzzled.

Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani’s deal

Los Angeles Times owner has revealed that the newspaper will have «bias meter» attached with articles on website from next year, as per a report. The «bias meter» will include comments and multiple viewpoints, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Meanwhile, AI search startup Perplexity said on Thursday it was adding more than a dozen new media partners, including the Los Angeles Times and The Independent, to its program where it shares a portion of ad revenue with the publishers, Reuters reported. In its first set of partners from regions including Japan, Spain and Latin America, Perplexity said companies such as Prisa Media and Newspicks will now be part of the publishers' program, joining existing partners like TIME, Der Spiegel and Fortune.