At least 11 people killed, around 12,000 structures destroyed; fires consume about 56 square miles (142 square kilometres), an area larger than the size of San Francisco.

The 10,396-acre Hughes fire reached 56% containment Friday as first responders gained progress on multiple blazes burning in Los Angeles County, which is expected to receive some rain over the weekend.

California fire live updates: At least 11 people killed, around 12,000 structures destroyed; fires consume about 56 square miles (142 square kilometres), an area larger than the size of San Francisco.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

The largest of the Los Angeles wildfires has changed course, triggering new evacuation orders in wealthy neighbourhoods. Six simultaneous blazes have scorched more than 35,000 acres since Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and destroying 10,000 structures. More than 153,000 Angelenos are under evacuation orders.

neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 22 ... Jan. 8, 11 a.m. PSTThe Eaton Fire in Altadena, a small city directly north of Pasadena, grew to 10,600 acres with 0% containment, according ...

January 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images ... Jan. 8, 11 a.m. PSTThe Eaton Fire in Altadena, a small city directly north of Pasadena, grew to 10,600 acres with 0% containment, according to the Cal Fire.

In less than a month and a half, Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State. The change will take ...

Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.

Pope Welcomes Cuba's Prisoner Release Following Talks With Vatican as Part of Long-Standing Dialogue ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of ...

The document was divided in two parts; the first contained a savage critique of the pontificate, describing it as a “disaster and catastrophe” and the Vatican’s financial situation “grave”.

VATICAN— The Vatican City State’s first decree regulating the use of artificial intelligence quietly came into effect this month prohibiting discriminatory uses of AI and establishing a special commission to oversee “experimentation” with the new ...