As winds pick up, LA firefighters desperately battle to contain monster inferno
The Palisades blaze is threatening Brentwood, one of the most affluent enclaves of America’s second-biggest city.
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Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
His exit comes amid a dispute over his report into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents.
J. Fraser Stoddart, Who Developed Microscopic Machines, Dies at 82
He grew up playing with model construction sets. As an adult, he tinkered with molecules instead, creating nanomachines and winning a Nobel Prize.
Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying
Researchers see a growing health danger from the vast plumes of pollution spawned by wildfires like the ones devastating Los Angeles.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Launch Could Give SpaceX Some Competition
If New Glenn lifts off overnight as planned, the Amazon founder’s rocket company will be on track to give Elon Musk’s SpaceX some genuine competition.
Pearls, a power saw and a lawnmower toy: What LA fire survivors went back for
Residents of LA’s Altadena neighbourhood are picking through the rubble after fires destroyed their homes.
A love letter to Patmos: the most serene of all the Greek islands
Saint John lived in a cave here and wrote about the Apocalypse, but these days the quiet shores of beautiful Patmos nurture happier thoughts Of all the Greek islands, Patmos is easily the most serene to me. Although a little smaller in area than, say, Cambridge (at about 13 square miles), it’s richly sprinkled with monasteries,…
Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires – and stigma
Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.
In court with the ‘9/11 mastermind’, two decades after his arrest
Legal disputes leave Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in limbo as the population dwindles at Guantanamo Bay
Meta axes diversity programmes joining US corporate rollback
It joins Walmart, McDonald’s and other companies in a similar move regarding diversity efforts since Trump’s re-election.