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As fires fueled by relentless winds continue to burn out of control from the coastal Pacific Palisades to Pasadena in Los Angeles County, thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate their homes with some abandoning their cars in their attempts to flee. At least five people have died in …

Morgan Geyser, who nearly stabbed her classmate Payton Leutner to death when she was 12, will be released from Winnebago Mental Health Institute after seven years. The Wisconsin resident, now 22 years old, was sentenced to 40 years in a mental institution in 2018 after pleading guilty to attempted murder …

For most mere mortals, beating Super Mario 64 takes around 12 hours. Unless you happen to be Twitch streamer Cole “GreenSuigi.” In that same time frame, the 19-year-old player could easily clear the game a dozen times or more, in a handful of different ways. Actually, with half a day …

The Securities Exchange Commission ordered Vince McMahon to pay $1.7 million after charging the former WWE CEO with failing to disclose two hush-money settlements to two women who formerly worked for the wrestling company. McMahon must reimburse his former company $1.3 million and pay a $400,000 civil penalty stemming from …

As vast swaths of Los Angeles County burned this week, with uncontrolled wildfires killing at least 10 people and destroying upward of 9,000 structures, residents and politicians understandably looked to assign blame. And in a drought-afflicted state where access to water is a particularly contentious issue, many argued that mismanagement …

Tara Roth works in Los Angeles as a philanthropic executive. She lives in the Palisades with her 13-year-old son Dane. This is her account, as told to writer Claire Hoffman, of fleeing the Palisades fires on Jan. 7. The night before, I wasn’t feeling well. A fever and a cold. …

Think of all the average trash a person goes through in one day: Straw wrappers, stickers, receipts, plastic, paper, coffee cups, bags, tags, the whole lot. Now imagine pasting every one of those things in a journal and you’ve got down the basic tenets of junk journaling,TikTok’s newest trend, and …

Jamie Lee Curtis has announced plans to donate $1 million toward fire relief funds amid the ongoing destructive wildfires ravaging Los Angeles. Curtis said the money would come from her “Family Foundation,” which she formed with her husband and children, to “support our great city and state and the great …

Multiple celebrities have lost their homes as several destructive fires raged in Southern California. After fires broke out on Tuesday and Wednesday, propelled by high winds, Paris Hilton, Jhené Aiko, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Billy Crystal were among the 30,000 residents and multiple celebrities forced to evacuate. Many have lost …

Since launching on Dec. 6, Marvel Rivals has quickly become one of the most popular games online. The 6v6 competitive hero shooter that pits players against each other using a variety of Marvel characters has drawn heavy comparisons to Overwatch, although its current popularity dwarfs that of Blizzard’s game with …