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Tijuana braces for Hilary impact: 'I'm just praying that nobody gets hurt'

Tijuana officials took to social media to warn people to stay off the roads, seal doors and windows and avoid crossing fast-moving water.

'It ain't over yet': Hilary brings heavy rain, threat of overnight flooding

Tropical Storm Hilary rolled into Southern California, bringing steady, often heavy rain and 'life-threatening' flooding.

Column: Canada is recruiting immigrants from Silicon Valley to boost its economy. It might work

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has launched a program to lure skilled immigrants worldwide. Canada's conservatives seem to think it's a good idea.

Global firestorm: A summer of infernos in Canada, Greece, Hawaii and beyond point to the future

Disasters like the Lahaina fire are becoming increasingly likely as warmer temperatures, development, and land management policies create conditions ripe for fire.

What put Hurricane Hilary on a collision course with California?

For at least the last 165 years, three conditions have kept California hurricane-free, experts say. So what's changed to make Hurricane Hilary possible?

Five years after the Camp fire, Paradise survivors see a hard future for Maui

Paradise, Calif., was devastated by the Camp fire in 2018. Five years later, its residents have mixed feelings on the town that has risen from the ashes, and the lives they have rebuilt.

Abcarian: Lies, damn lies and social media — there's a reason this country is so deeply polarized.

Can making nice with our political opposites change the underlying dynamic driving polarization? Not while social media disinformation thrives unchecked.

Regional threats push Japan, South Korea to Camp David trilateral summit with Biden

President Biden hosts Japan and South Korea at rare Camp David summit to map defensive strategy in facing China and North Korea.

California GOP may strip opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage from platform

The proposed platform overhaul by the California GOP would be a remarkable break from conservative dogma in the state that nurtured Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon.

6 things to know about Hurricane Hilary as it churns toward Southern California

Hurricane Hilary, now off the west coast of central Mexico, has reached sustained maximum winds near 145 mph, a Category 4 storm.

How climate scientists feel about seeing their dire predictions come true

Wildfires in Canada and Hawaii. Hurricane Hilary set to strike California. Scientists have warned about worse storms and more frequent fires for years.

U.S. Guatemalans hope presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo may be light at end of tunnel

Immigrants will be able to help elect the next president of Guatemala at polling stations in Los Angeles and 14 other U.S. cities

The real story behind that photo of a weirdly unscathed house in the rubble of Lahaina

A red-roofed house appears untouched amid the devastation of the Lahaina fire. Its owner says recent renovations may have helped make it fireproof.

'Heaven on Earth' turned deadly: Fire exposes Maui's shocking lack of preparation

Officials long knew of the risk of a major blaze, but a review of records and interviews shows there was not a fire evacuation plan for Lahaina.

Eighth bus from Texas arrives in L.A. with 40 asylum seekers, one as young as 9 months

The migrants, including 12 children, were taken to St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church in Chinatown. Texas officials have bused 323 people to L.A. since June.