Prince Harry and Meghan deliver aid and embrace victims of California wildfires

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Watch live aerial view of California wildfires as flames continue to rage

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Shocking images of Southern California wildfires destruction after savage blazes

The Internet Isn't Sure How To Feel About This Tense Exchange Between A Woman And California's Governor About The LA ...

Israel Takes Flak for California Wildfires in Latest Bout of Jew-Hate

Within a day of historic wildfires battering Los Angeles, activists from Code Pink were knocking on the doors of U.S. Congressmen with a message: “When US taxes go to burning people alive in Gaza, we can’t be surprised when those fires come home.” Not …

California wildfires prompt acts of generosity among residents

As the Eaton Fire raged through neighborhoods this week in Altadena, California, good Samaritans grabbed garden hoses, fire extinguishers and kitchen pots, dumping as much water as they could onto houses in a desperate bid to save them from the intense …

Most destructive wildfires in California history

Wind-driven fires that ignited and quickly swept through Southern California have resulted in at least 11 deaths, thousands of structures destroyed, and likely billions in damage. LIVE BLOG: Latest updates on destructive California wildfires While the Los …

California issues 1-year moratorium on insurance cancellations in fire areas

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thousands of Southern Californians suffering losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires are starting the daunting process of filing insurance claims. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has banned insurance companies from …

The politics of the California fires are already looming large for both parties: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, “Meet the Press” …

Hey, Gold Rushers: Southern California found gold first! And we're still looking.

Now don’t go all weak at the knees and soft in the head when you read this: Gold! In the Mojave Desert! It’s a gold rushlet so far: lots of wishful thinking that half-forgotten old mines still have new gold to yield up a dozen or so decades after the first …