California’s insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara, issued a one-year moratorium on non-renewals and cancellations in areas affected by the state's fires.
Hollywood icon Barbra Streisand took to social media on Thursday to blame the fierce winds fueling Los Angeles wildfires on climate change, demanding that the government take immediate action. "These horrible winds I think are the strongest we’ve ever experienced and a lot of that is due to climate change, which this coming government better address!" Streisand wrote on Bluesky, a left-leaning social platform.
President Joe Biden surprised reporters with a personal announcement during a press briefing with California Governor Gavin Newsom about the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. Speaking from a firehouse in Santa Monica, the 82-year-old president shifted focus from the devastating fires to share that he had become a great-grandfather.
A homeless man was arrested for allegedly starting the Kenneth Fire in Los Angeles after locals detained him while he appeared to use a makeshift flamethrower. The suspect was seen in Woodland Hills on Thursday afternoon, riding a bicycle and igniting fires on old Christmas trees and trash cans. These incidents occurred near the ignition point of the Kenneth Fire, which has since burned over 960 acres.
Los Angeles County is grappling with five major wildfires that have consumed over 27,000 acres, destroyed nearly 2,000 structures, and displaced over 130,000 residents under evacuation orders.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday after her convoy was intercepted by security forces following an anti-government protest in Caracas.
Efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza have seen limited progress, according to Palestinian sources involved in the negotiations.
Actress Jean Smart has called on television networks to forego broadcasting live award shows and instead donate the proceeds to aid victims of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County.
