Xavier Becerra, who has led the Department of Health and Human Services, says federal agencies are outmatched in a world of “instantaneous information and disinformation.” ...

Firefighters battled California’s destructive wildfires for a fifth day on Saturday, with flames from the Palisades fire ...

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So far, 11 victims have been confirmed to have died in the two biggest fires. Conditions are still ripe for additional fires ...

According to the US Storm Prediction Center, dry winds will raise the risk of critical fire weather conditions across ...

The USDA warns that wildfires, such as those raging in the Los Angeles Area, can render food in homes unsafe to eat.

Firefighters have partly or mostly contained four remaining wildfires in the Los Angeles area as of Saturday while more than ...

LOS ANGELES − The death toll from a devastating series of fires in Los Angeles County rose to 16, officials announced, as air crews used fire retardant and water to battle the Palisades Fire that ...

Elsewhere in L.A. County, firefighters gained the upper hand on smaller wildfires — showing how, with milder winds, the ...

The expanding wildfires in Southern California have prompted more evacuation orders overnight while the Los Angeles County ...

California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.

Officials are now investigating 11 deaths related to this week's fires near Los Angeles, but cautioned the actual number of ...