World
North America
‘Some homes weren’t designed with fire in mind’: Is wood to blame for the LA wildfires?
Many Australians seeing images of the devastating blazes in Los Angeles might wonder if the houses are being built in a way that makes them combustible.
- by Michael Koziol
Latest
LA fires live updates: Death toll continues to rise; Santa Ana winds set to return as Palisades, Eaton blazes burn
The fire-ravaged city is preparing for elevated bushfire risk, with powerful winds set to return. Follow live.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Penry Buckley
Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump’s inauguration events
Trump’s second inauguration is expected to be a much different affair than the last time America got a new president.
- by Michelle Price
Los Angeles braces for ‘particularly dangerous situation’ as winds return
A rare alert indicating a serious fire-weather event has been issued as wind gusts exceeding 110km/h are expected to return to the LA area.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
US politics
Mission unaccomplished: Why Biden’s legacy’s now at the mercy of Trump
Joe Biden may be remembered as a fine president but his stubborn refusal to pass the torch for so long made it almost historically inevitable that Donald Trump would win again.
- by Nick Bryant
Editorial
California bushfires
Misinformation is like arson to a city on fire
Los Angeles is not being helped in its hours of need by the spread of politically or ideologically motived opinion and lies.
- The Herald's View
Inside the Beverly Hills Hotel where LA’s stars are fleeing the flames
While many forced to evacuate sought shelter at the homes of relatives or public shelters, those who can have flocked to the $US1000-a-night five-star hotel.
- by Susie Coen
Updated
California bushfires
‘Unimaginable terror’: Firefighters race to contain LA fires before worsening conditions
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has offered his condolences to the family of an Australian man who is among the 24 people who have been killed in the Los Angeles fires.
- by Nathan Frandino and Jackie Luna
LA fires as it happened: Palisades, Eaton fires continue to burn as death toll rises; extreme winds predicted to return; police arrest dozens for looting
Los Angeles firefighters are making slow progress ahead of predicted worsening conditions. Follow our live coverage.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Trudeau ready to slap Trump with counter-tariffs in potential trade war
Canada buys more US-made goods than any other country – about $520 billion in the first 11 months of last year.
- by Curtis Heinzl
What caused the Palisades fire? Investigation points to New Year’s Eve blaze
Analysis of photos, videos, satellite imagery and radio communications, as well as interviews with witnesses, offers new evidence as to how the catastrophe started.
- by Brianna Sacks, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Imogen Piper and Aaron C. Davis
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