Katherine Fung is a Newsweek reporter based in New York City. Her focus is reporting on U.S. and world politics. She has covered the Republican primary elections and the American education system ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor fired over his involvement in the adult entertainment industry filed a federal lawsuit Monday in hopes of getting ...

Mysterious ‘HELP’ and ‘TRÁFFICO’ signs visible on Google Earth are causing concern in downtown Los Angeles. Satellite imagery shows the lettering constructed from old pipes and wood ...

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 1 °F (-17.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 23 °F (-5 °C). Winds from S to SSE at 6 to 12 mph (9.7 to 19 ...

The brush fire spawned northwest of downtown Los Angeles soon before 11 a.m. on Wednesday ... See below for a map of the latest blaze that's concerning authorities.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE LATEST MAP. THIS IS FROM CAL FIRE ... ALSO WE KNOW AGAIN THIS FIRE IS NOW 8000 ACRES. AND CREWS IN THE LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA HAVE BEEN BUSY.

Streets in the area are closed as the investigation continues. No other information was immediately available. The Source: Information for this story is from the Los Angeles Police Department.

The Lakers and Their Legacy in Los Angeles The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied teams in NBA history, having won 17 championships and boasting iconic players such as Magic Johnson, Kobe ...

Three major fires were burning on a day of high fire danger Wednesday in Los Angeles County. The fires include the deadly Eaton and Palisades fire and the Hughes Fire, which started Wednesday ...

A group of demonstrators was seen in downtown Los Angeles on Monday afternoon protesting with Donald Trump and Elon Musk effigies hours after the former was sworn in as the 47 th President of the ...

Firefighters knocked down a fire Tuesday morning in a parking lot outside a flooring supplier building in downtown Los Angeles. The fire was reported at about 7:40 a.m. in the 1400 block of Paloma ...