Several wildfires currently rage across northern Los Angeles, including one in the celebrity-filled Pacific Palisades area where more than 15,000 acres have been ravaged. Since Tuesday morning, the LA fires have claimed at least two lives and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, displacing more than 30,000 residents who have been forced to evacuate during […]
One of Hollywood’s busiest weeks is grinding to a halt in light of the horrific wildfires spreading rapidly around Los Angeles county. With Oscar voting kicking off Wednesday morning, studios and strategists had a slew of events planned for contenders going into the weekend—screenings, receptions with Q&As, and general opportunities to boost word of mouth […]
Hundreds of people were forced to flee a fire that broke out in an eight-story commercial building south of Seoul Friday afternoon, with video footage showing several people trapped on the roof waiting to be rescued. Fire officials received reports of the fire around 4:40 p.m. in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, and were at the scene […]
Police in New York City have named the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn. Authorities on Tuesday identified Debrina Kawam, 61, of New Jersey as the victim of the seemingly random 22 December attack that burned her body beyond recognition. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is accused […]
A building well-known to fans of classic rock was destroyed Thursday, when a massive fire tore through the downtown Los Angeles building made famous by The Doors album Morrison Hotel. The four-story structure at South Hope Street had been vacant for 15 years, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a written statement, but had […]
No one injured after blaze tears through now-vacant building where the Doors photographed iconic 1970 album cover The building that once housed the Morrison Hotel — featured on the iconic cover of the Doors’ 1970 album of the same name — suffered significant damages Thursday after a fire tore through the downtown Los Angeles property. […]
The long-range missiles provided by the United States and Britain were used to strike inside Russian territory, despite concerns that their use would escalate the conflict. Kyiv’s stockpiles are running out.
Researchers test air quality inside a surviving home. Credit: University of Colorado at Boulder Six months after the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 houses in Boulder County, Colorado, more than half of residents of surviving homes in the area reported physical symptoms—including headaches, sore throats or a strange taste in their mouth—that they attributed […]
A sleeping woman was set on fire on a New York subway train by a man who appeared to sit and watch her burn to death. The victim is believed to have been sleeping on a stationary train at Coney Island-Stillwell subway station in Brooklyn on Sunday morning when the suspect calmly approached her and […]
Getty Images Police were called to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn after a woman on a subway car was set on fire A suspect has been arrested in New York over the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the incident […]
