California
Times reporter James Rainey ventured back to see if his childhood home in Malibu was still standing, while he reflected on ‘Old World Malibu.’
Many Altadena and Palisades fire victims struggle to itemize the possessions they lost. Insurance Commissioner Lara says insurers should pay the max.
Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel and foundation chief Miguel Santana launch the Department of Angels to give the community a voice in wildfire recovery efforts.
Betty O’Meara helped make the Malibu Cinema a gem for Hollywood stars and regular folks. When the Palisades fire came, she refused to evacuate, dying in the home where she had lived for more than 50 years
Kathy ‘Gidget’ Kohner Zuckerman lost her Pacific Palisades home after 60 years in the community. But for the surfing pioneer, the aloha spirit prevails.
Steve and Colton Foster may have saved 10 homes by ignoring fire evacuation orders in Pacific Palisades. Now they’re nurturing fire refugees and residents who stayed in the neighborhood near the Getty Villa.
Politics
Trump claims J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register tried to “create a false narrative of inevitability” for Kamala Harris. Experts said he aims to chill impartial election assessments.
President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday, sparing him from a possible prison sentence for federal gun and tax convictions. The president previously said he would not pardon his son.