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Spencer Pratt Publicly Links His Lawsuit to Mayor Karen Bass’s Brother in Palisades Fire Cases

The pairing draws renewed political attention to mass litigation that accuses the city of reduced firefighting water during the Jan. 7, 2025 blaze.

New Video and Fault Records Link Idle Edison Line to Eaton Fire

Hong Kong Charges Seven People and Two Firms Over Wang Fuk Court Fire

Three Companies to Pay More Than $4 Million Over 2020 El Dorado Fire

Ukraine Says It Downed 192 of 216 Drones in Overnight Russian Barrage

Hunan Fireworks Factory Explosion Death Toll Rises to 37

15 Lawsuits Filed in Louisville UPS Crash, Representing More Than 100 Victims

Unseasonal Storms Soak Harvests in Telangana and Godavari, Two Reported Dead

Two Children Missing After Bowen Mountain House Fire

Maryland Reaches Settlement in Principle With Dali Ship Owner and Operator in Key Bridge Collapse

Nizhnekamskneftekhim Blast Death Toll Rises to 12 as Search Ends

Pascal Blasio, Jailed Over 2017 New Ferry Gas Blast, Dies in Prison

Queensland Floods: Thomson Peaks at Longreach Without Home Inundation as Bureau Tracks Tropical Low

Ethiopia Declares Three Days of Mourning as Southern Landslide Death Toll Reaches 80

New LAFD Testimony Says Lachman Blaze Still Smoldered When Crews Left

Cedae Finishes Guandu Repair, Begins Gradual Restoration of Water Service in Greater Rio

Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Power Grid With Massive Drone and Missile Barrage

Brittany Floods Ease in Spots as Orange Alerts Hold and New Rains Loom

Kohat Landslide Leaves At Least Four Dead as Search Continues

Hailstorm Ravages Southern Mendoza, With Farms Reporting Total Losses