PG&E falls into deeper hole in 3Q with $1.6 billion loss
Pacific Gas & Electric reported another huge loss on Thursday as the fallout from catastrophic wildfires blamed on its outdated transmission lines...
Biggest tropical wetlands ravaged by fires in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have ripped through the biodiverse region, consuming an area the size of London in just the past ...
Safety questions still swirl in Paradise year after wildfire
PARADISE, Calif. — There was "no way in hell" Victoria Sinclaire was rebuilding in Paradise.
Walmart, Tesla settle lawsuit over fiery solar panels
NEW YORK — Walmart and Tesla have settled a lawsuit filed by the retail giant alleging that Tesla installed rooftop solar panels that caught fire.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wildfire tweets not grounded in facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scorching the facts about California's wildfires.
California utility meets with governor amid bankruptcy case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The chief executive of a troubled California utility blamed for starting a series of catastrophic wildfires is meeting with Gov. ...
Study: Alien grasses are making more frequent US wildfires
WASHINGTON — For much of the United States, invasive grass species are making wildfires more frequent, especially in fire-prone California, a new stud...
All evacuations lifted for Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES — Authorities lifted all evacuation orders as firefighters made progress Sunday on a large blaze that sent thousands fleeing homes and far...
Crews make progress on large Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES — Authorities lifted evacuation orders for a farm community Saturday as firefighters make progress on a large wildfire in Southern Califor...
Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES — Crews are battling the last remaining large wildfire in Southern California as stubborn flames threaten nearly 2,000 homes.
The Latest: Utility re-energized power line before fire
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on California fires (all times local):
Halloween terror: 4 killed at Northern California party
ORINDA, Calif. — Four people were killed and several wounded at a Halloween night party shooting at a Northern California home rented on Airbnb by a w...
In California blaze, Spanish-speaking immigrants find help
HEALDSBURG, Calif. — Two years ago, when fires ravaged Northern California, where tens of thousands Latinos in the U.S. illegally work at farms and vi...
Dying winds bring relief after weeks of California wildfires
WINDSOR, Calif. — Lynn Darst and her husband were camped out in their motor home on the edge of their seats for four days wondering if their house wou...
Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned’ during blackout
NOVATO, Calif. — One woman in her 80s tripped over another resident who had fallen on the landing in a steep stairwell. Others got disoriented, even i...
Fires, smoke disrupt Halloween fun for many California kids
BERKELEY, Calif. — For tens of thousands of children in California, the biggest monsters this Halloween are wildfires that have thrown trick-or-treati...
Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead
MULTAN, Pakistan — A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Thursday killing 74 people and survivors said afterwar...
2 new California fires burn homes, send residents fleeing
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Strong winds fanned new fires in Southern California on Thursday, burning homes and forcing residents to flee in a repeat of a f...
Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle
TOKYO — A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the ...
Disabled, infirm at senior complex were ‘abandoned’ in dark
NOVATO, Calif. — One woman in her 80s tripped over another resident who had fallen on the landing in a steep stairwell. Others got turned around, even...
California nursing home patients had minutes to flee fire
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — A wildfire pushed by gale-force winds moved with terrifying speed toward a psychiatric nursing care facility Wednesday, leavin...
The Latest: Man accused of arson in California wildfire
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
Fires spare Reagan library but menace homes near Los Angeles
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — A wind-whipped outbreak of wildfires outside Los Angeles on Wednesday threatened thousands of homes and horse ranches, forced th...
Anger grows as utility struggles to get its blackouts right
SAN FRANCISCO — As Pacific Gas & Electric deliberately shut off power to homes and businesses to prevent wildfires, it has failed to communicate w...
1 killed when plane crashes into townhome in Atlanta area
ATLANTA — A small plane crashed into an Atlanta-area townhome Wednesday morning, killing at least one person, authorities said.
UK leader vows to beef up fire safety after Grenfell inferno
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday vowed to speed up efforts to make sure the dangerous cladding used in the Grenfell Tower is re...
The Latest: California winds may have claimed 3 lives
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The Latest on planned power outages to prevent California wildfires (all times local):
Anger mounts as utility imposes more blackouts in California
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — With no electricity for the fourth straight day Tuesday, chef and caterer Jane Sykes realized she would have to throw out $1,000 ...
Small plane crashes, leaving pilot dead, houses ablaze
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — A small plane crashed and exploded in a residential neighborhood in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City Tuesday morning, leavin...
Frustration mounts as California is hit with more blackouts
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Frustration and anger mounted across Northern California as the state's biggest utility began another round of fire-prevention bl...