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'Jaw-dropping': Scientists claim to have discovered new colour
They add the colour can only be truly experienced through laser manipulation.
'Do your job': Newsom challenges Congress over Trump's tariff policy
The lawsuit claims California faces 'unique harm' from the tariffs.
LA fires fully contained after burning for three weeks
The blazes resulted in the deaths of about 30 people and displaced thousands more.
Inside the chaos: The 24 hours when LA went up in flames
New York Times: How missteps fuelled California's fire catastrophe.
Hollywood work was already drying up. Then the fires hit
NYT: Fires give new urgency to discussions about reviving the film and TV industry.
Opinion: Is the California wildfires insurance gap possible in NZ?
OPINION: New Zealand is the second-riskiest country in the world for natural hazards.
Unruly passenger restrained with tape during Fiji Airways flight
The 'intoxicated' 69-year-old yelled expletives and harassed the flight attendants.
Star rapper had only a prop gun in shooting case, lawyer says
A$AP Rocky faces two assault charges involving ex-friend Terell Ephron.
Trump considers letting disaster-hit US states fend for themselves
US President says he'd 'rather see the states take care of their own problems'.
‘Get out’: New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles
The new blaze has sparked thousands of evacuation orders.
Why Biden’s last-minute pardons could stir political tensions
The outgoing President pardoned Milley, Fauci and January 6 committee members.
Calmer winds help LA firefighters as Trump vows to visit
The fires have claimed at least 27 lives.
Key ‘weakness’ in LA’s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for years
LA fire chief identified 'one significant area of weakness' two years ago.
Fire-wrecked Los Angeles waits for winds to drop
Los Angeles and Ventura counties remain in 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' designation.
Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up
Firefighters are on high alert, with 88,000 evacuees eager to return home.
Palisades lost: Residents grapple with wildfire devastation
New York Times: Residents have started sifting through the ruins, and their memories.
Los Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds near
Financial Times: Claims utility group equipment to blame for igniting one of the blazes.
LA fires: Kiwi’s dream house in Malibu turns to rubble in hours
The woman only bought her house five months ago and watched it burn to the ground on TV.
'Helpless': Kiwi fashion brand founder's home destroyed in LA fires
Luke Harwood, Gabrielle Mirkin and their two children, were in New Zealand at the time.
Dangerous winds return to Los Angeles
Dangerous winds have returned to Los Angeles, threatening to worsen wildfires that have killed 16 people. Video / AFP
LA was prepared for serious fires. But it wasn’t ready for four
New York Times: “There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines.”
Los Angeles fire evacuees face price-gouging
A fire victim needing a home says price-gouging is 'obscene'.
The celebrity homes that burned in the LA fires
Here’s what we know about the most rich and famous of the fires’ victims.
Victims of the LA wildfires: A great-grandmother, surfer, father, and son
There are 11 confirmed deaths from the fires.
‘She didn’t get out’: Jennifer Garner loses friend in LA wildfires
The actress said her 'heart bleeds' for those who have lost everything in the wildfires.
LA fires burn larger area than San Francisco, killing at least 11
Victims include an 82-year-old church volunteer and a 67-year-old amputee.
‘Sick motherf***er’: Khloe Kardashian outraged after fire near family homes
The reality TV star has lashed out following reports of a man starting a fire.