Although the cause of each blaze has yet to be determined, they all burned in or near foothill communities amid gusty winds and dry air and vegetation.

California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he visits the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, while powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in Los Angeles,

Governor Gavin Newsom agreed to add the Southern California wildfires to a special session of the legislature. This comes after Republicans in Sacramento called for that special session to deal solely with the wildfires and not focus on the incoming Trump administration.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called out tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday for his social media posts about the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. The wildfires have destroyed thousands of structures in the Los Angeles area and have left at least 24 people dead,

The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has postponed the announcement of this year's Oscar nominations for a second time because of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, organizers said on Monday.

The Oscar nominations announcement has been delayed for a second time as wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles, and the nominations voting period has been extended until Friday. The nominations announcement is now slated to take place Jan.