Could the L.A. Fires Have Been Stopped Sooner...

The Trump administration’s decision to open a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome H. Powell, has stunned the worlds of business and politics.Colby Smith and Glenn Thrush, who have been covering the news, discuss how the investigation came about, the p ...  Show more

Iran is experiencing expansive protests after economic grievances snowballed over the past two weeks into a broader challenge to the country’s authoritarian clerical rulers.In recent days, a full picture of the government’s crackdown on demonstrators has emerged, garnering global ...  Show more

With so many confusing narratives unfolding around a fire that is still raging out of control, I wanted to talk to somebody I knew and trusted to get stories like this right. Robinson Meyer is the founder and editor of Heatmap News and a former staff writer at The Atlantic, where ...  Show more

It’s been a week since wildfires started sweeping through Los Angeles, California, destroying swathes of the city and reducing communities, homes and schools to little more than rubble and ash. The inferno has now ravaged an area larger than Manhattan. Some fires have been exting ...  Show more

As wildfires wreak havoc on areas of Los Angeles, people are asking questions: Why isn’t there enough water for the fire hydrants? Why did the new mayor cut the firefighting budget? Why was the mayor in Africa when the fire broke out? Why has the fire department and its leader ...

Le calvaire des Californiens, confrontés à des feux dévastateurs depuis le 7 janvier, est loin d’être terminé. Un <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/22/un-nouvel-incendie-fait-rage-au-nord-de-los-angeles-1-400-hectares-detruits-en-deux-heures_6510686_324 ...  Show more