– Firefighters pushed containment of the Bike Fire to 81% after the blaze forced evacuations north of Los Angeles. The wildfire burned about 172 acres near Cambria Estates Lane and Ravenhill Road in Santa Clarita’s Sand Canyon area. Authorities lifted

– Eight people were killed in a shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before the gunman apparently took his own life, police said. The deaths brought the total toll to nine. The victims included a pregnant woman, a 5-year-old

– U.S. public schools recorded nearly 12,000 book bans during the 2025-26 school year, according to PEN America. The total reached 11,982 cases across 114 school districts and involved 7,370 unique titles. More than 4,000 authors, illustrators and translators saw

– Southern California remained locked in exceptional October heat Tuesday as downtown Los Angeles reached 101°F. The temperature marked a fifth consecutive day of triple-digit readings in the city center. Forecasters kept dangerous heat alerts in place across large parts

– A disturbance in the southwestern Gulf has an 80% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone within 48 hours. Forecasters are tracking the system as Invest AL92 while showers and thunderstorms remain poorly organized. Conditions over the Gulf are only

– Governments, businesses and households can cut food waste through better storage, smarter purchasing and more accurate tracking, according to United Nations data. The UN Environment Programme estimates that households waste more than one billion meals every day worldwide. Food

A firefighting helicopter crashed in Yosemite National Park on Sunday, killing two pilots during operations against the Dome Fire. The Eurocopter AS32 went down at about 2:55 p.m. local time on Sept. 20 in Mariposa County. The Federal Aviation Administration