California wildfires left behind 9 billion pounds of toxic ash and debris | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News After the wildfires ravaged homes in Los Angeles, California, cleanup crews faced a new challenge: electric car batteries that can explode when damaged. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Joe Harris, who as a sergeant with an all-Black infantry unit during World War II parachuted into forest fires across the Pacific Northwest set off by bomb-laden Japanese balloons, and who was believed to be the oldest surviving U.S. paratrooper, died on March 15 in Los Angeles. He was 108. His death, in a hospital, … Read more
3/28: CBS Mornings Plus – CBS News Watch CBS News Raging wildfires fueled by high winds and dry conditions have forced hundreds to evacuate in North and South Carolina. Also, a chef bring elevated Pakistani street food to California as a nod to his roots. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking … Read more
South Korea’s largest wildfires on record blazed through the country’s southeast for a seventh day, with firefighters, soldiers and heritage workers racing to evacuate people and save ancient treasures from the encroaching flames. At least 37,000 people were evacuated from their homes as the fires, which have left 27 people dead, spread in the dry … Read more
A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house undocumented immigrants in New York City. The money, he declared, was “meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for … Read more
South Korean fire crews battled what the acting president said on Wednesday were some of the worst wildfires ever in the country. At least 18 people have died, according to the authorities, as strong winds and dry conditions helped fuel the fires. Two ancient Buddhist temples were among the more than 200 buildings damaged or … Read more
Nearly 30 wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring six others, officials said on Sunday. Thousands of firefighters and dozens of helicopters were sent out to fight 29 fires that burned through at least 4,700 acres and forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people, according to the … Read more
Los Angeles is facing a projected shortfall of nearly $1 billion next fiscal year, and significant cuts and “thousands” of layoffs are “nearly inevitable,” the top budget official told the City Council on Wednesday. The sobering forecast was the latest blow to Los Angeles officials as they grappled with the toll of the Jan. 7 … Read more
Bone-dry winds tore across parts of Texas and New Mexico, kicking up dust storms and causing dangerous driving conditions, as forecasters said the risk of fires breaking out in the parched region would persist into Wednesday. Blowing dust reduced visibility to near zero around Lubbock, Tex., as it moved into southwest Oklahoma on Tuesday night, … Read more
The wildfires that tore through Oklahoma over the weekend, killing at least four people and destroying nearly 300 structures, also burned down the ranch of the state’s governor, Kevin Stitt, the governor said in a video posted to social media. The video, posted on Saturday morning, shows Mr. Stitt, a Republican, standing amid blackened trees … Read more