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The South Fire in Ventura County, California, prompted evacuations and threatened "critical infrastructure and oil infrastructure," but those have since been lifted. LOS ANGELES – Firefighters battled tropical-storm-force wind gusts to wrestle control of a fast-moving wildfire just 60 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The South Fire is 50% contained and already burned 2,715 acres, according to Cal Fire. The Ventura County wildfire prompted...

Across the United States, cities are bearing the brunt of homelessness, a problem fueled by a lack of affordable housing and issues like mental health and addiction that are worsened by poverty. New York and Los Angeles alone account for around 40% of the country's unhoused population. Now, those cities are trying to find lasting solutions.  In California,...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- President Joe Biden kicked off his weekend-long fundraising swing in Los Angeles Friday, but as expected, the visit also generated protests. Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered Friday afternoon and evening at Holmby Park, near the fundraiser, condemning U.S. funding of Israeli military strikes in Gaza with one holding a sign, "No votes for mass murderer."...