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Rapidly Moving Brush Fire in California Burns Homes and Prompts Evacuations

Firefighters were working on Wednesday to contain fires in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties amid dangerous weather conditions.

Top stories - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

Watch: Fast-moving California wildfire burns out of control

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Ventura County, near Los Angeles.

Colsen tabletop fire pits recalled after 19 burn injuries

Recalled product sold nationwide can cause serious, potentially deadly burns in less than a second.

A fast-moving brush fire prompted evacuations in Oakland Hills, California

A large brush fire threatened homes in the Oakland hills in California and sparked evacuations of hundreds of residents amid extremely dry and gusty conditions.

Hundreds evacuated in Oakland after California brush fire grows out of control

Residents told to flee as firefighters battle blaze, with two homes burned and several others damaged. A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes on Friday and damaged several others ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Oakland Hills fire in California damages 2 homes, sparks evacuations

A five-alarm brush fire in Oakland, California, sparked evacuation orders as it burned two homes on Friday.

Southern California fire moving 'dangerously fast' with 0% containment

On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a rare red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties alerting of "extreme fire risk."

A brand new German fire station that burned down did not have a fire alarm system

World - Yahoo News - October 17

A blaze burns down a brand-new fire station in Germany that lacked fire alarms

Local reports say a brand-new fire station that burned down in a blaze that caused millions of euros in damage did not have a fire alarm system

World - ABC News - October 18

Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 18 people far from Hezbollah's main strongholds

The Lebanese Red Cross says an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people

World - ABC News - October 14

Israeli strike on hospital tent camp kills 4 and ignites a fire that burns dozens

World - Yahoo News - October 14

Fire burns hillside homes in Oakland amid day of high winds; residents evacuated

A fast-moving vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon in the hills of Oakland, California, burning at least two homes before firefighters were able to stop forward progress hours after the ...

Over 15 million under fire weather alerts in California amid dry, windy conditions

More than 15 million people are under fire weather alerts in California -- from Redding to Sacramento to San Francisco to Burbank -- due to dry and windy conditions.

Harris wins California

Vice President Harris has won her home state of California, scoring a victory in the Western Democratic stronghold, Decision Desk HQ projects. Harris taking California’s 54 electoral votes was ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

Inside Lebanon's only burn unit

Israel's multi-front conflict against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon has a significant civilian toll. A CBS News foreign correspondent reports on Lebanon's only burn unit. Warning: some of ...

Ballot boxes burned in Oregon, Washington

Authorities are investigating after two ballot drop boxes were burned in Oregon and Washington on Monday, just more than a week out from Election Day. Officers determined an incendiary device was ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Schiff wins California Senate race

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is projected to win his bid for the Senate in California, according to Decision Desk HQ. Schiff, who emerged as one of former President Trump’s chief critics in the ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power

Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.

Sara Sharif hooded and burned by abusers, court hears

Makeshift plastic hoods were used on the 10-year-old, who suffered dozens of injuries, jurors heard.

Arnold burns redshirt; Venables mum on QB1

Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold returned under center in the first quarter of the Sooners' game against South Carolina, replacing freshman Michael Hawkins and burning his redshirt in his first ...

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Boeing Warns on Cash Burn, Awaits Strike Vote

The jet maker posted its biggest quarterly loss since 2020. Striking union members are voting later on a new contract proposal.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Bodycam captures rescue of woman in basement of burning house

First responders worked frantically to save the woman who was in a basement filling with smoke.

Ken Burns on the "incredibly modern" Leonardo da Vinci

In this web extra, filmmaker Ken Burns discusses the subject of his new documentary series for PBS, "Leonardo da Vinci," and how his curiosity and observational genius allowed the 15th century ...

Portrait of a genius: Ken Burns on Leonardo da Vinci

The acclaimed filmmaker behind the PBS documentary on the 15th century Italian artist and intellectual calls Leonardo da Vinci "one of the most incredibly interesting human beings who has ever ...

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