AP Spotlight Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Jan 14, 2025 Jan 14, 2025 Updated Jul 20, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While authorities still don't know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know one clear way the flames have spread: embers.kAmpE =62DE ac A6@A=6 92G6 5:65 :? E96 7:C6D E92E 92G6 56DEC@J65 >@C6 E92? `a[___ DECF4EFC6D D:?46 DE2CE:?8 =2DE %F6D52J] %96 7=2>6D 92G6 366? 7F6=65 3J DEC@?8 H:?5D[ H9:49 ?@E @?=J 2:5 4@>3FDE:@? 3J :?4C62D:?8 E96 @IJ86? DFAA=J 3FE 42CCJ 6>36CD E@ F?3FC?65 2C62D]k^AmkAmr@?EC2CJ E@ A@AF=2C 36=:67[ 6IA6CED D2J >@DE 9@>6D 56DEC@J65 3J H:=57:C6D 2C6?VE @G6C4@>6 3J 2 C24:?8 H2== @7 7=2>6D[ 3FE C2E96C 3FC? 27E6C 36:?8 :8?:E65 3J 2:C3@C?6 6>36CD]k^Am kAmw6C6VD 2 =@@< 2E H92E 6>36CD 2C6 2?5 E96 C@=6 E96J A=2J :? 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Nation & World More firefighters rush to Los Angeles as stronger winds are forecast CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press
Nation & World Californians scrambled to evacuate dogs, cats, horses, even pigs as LA flames closed in HALLIE GOLDEN and LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press
Nation & World Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press
Judge orders Trump to halt White House ballroom construction unless Congress OKs it The judge noted, "no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have."
Judge blocks Trump order to end National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service funding The judge said the First Amendment right to free speech "does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type."
Iranian strike wounds US troops and damages planes at Saudi air base, official says Iran's nuclear facilities came under attack Friday, state media reported, after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign.
Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by Trump's nor…
Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats Voting law experts say the order violates the Constitution by attempting to seize the power to run elections from states.
AP Trump heads to Supreme Court, making him the first sitting president to attend top court's arguments
