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A home destroyed the Palisades fire in the Sunset Mesa neighborhood. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) In the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, the asking rent for a two-bedroom condo jumped from $5,000 to $8,000 in the wake of the fires that started last week and have left thousands homeless. In Venice, a single family … Read more

Amazon has begun rolling out big rig electric trucks from ports in Southern California. (Amazon) California government’s plan to phase out heavy-duty diesel trucks and diesel locomotives has been derailed. The ambitious plan aimed at reducing local pollution and global greenhouse gases required special waivers from the federal government. The Biden administration hadn’t granted the … Read more

A miner is transported on a stretcher after he was rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Tuesday. (Themba Hadebe / Associated Press) Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over … Read more

Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran are shown Nov. 5, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran / AP) Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives for its nuclear enrichment program, a top Iranian official has acknowledged for the first time, underscoring the sophistication of sabotage programs targeting the Islamic … Read more

NYPD cops won’t chase drivers who speed away into traffic unless they’re wanted for the most serious and violent crimes — under a new policy announced Wednesday. The revamped policy, which takes effect Feb. 1, bars cops from pursuing suspects for traffic infractions, violations or non-violent misdemeanors, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. The announcement comes after … Read more

9Renée Zellweger stars on the cover of British Vogue’s February issue — and debuted a major hair transformation for the photo shoot. Nikolai von Bismarck Chop, chop. Renée Zellweger debuted a chic pixie haircut on her cover for British Vogue’s February issue, which reunited the “Bridget Jones’s Diary” actress and co-star Hugh Grant, who interviewed her … Read more

The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power and causing significant damage. At the peak of the storm around Anchorage on Sunday, approximately 17,500 homes were without electricity, a number that had been reduced to less than 2,000 by Tuesday morning.  “We recognize some members have been without power for … Read more

The catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires that have reduced entire neighborhoods to piles of ash are estimated to have caused damages and economic losses between a staggering $250 and $275 billion, according to a report. The deadly wildfires, which have torched more than 40,000 acres and destroyed over 12,000 structures over the last week, is now … Read more

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushed for a reset with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday as she warned of growing competition from Republican-led rivals threatening to “steal” her state’s bedrock auto industry. Whitmer, tipped by many observers as a potential front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2028, sounded a bipartisan note as she implored her “fellow … Read more