© Reuters. Manila-bound Philippine Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Los Angeles (Reuters) – A Philippine Airlines’ flight bound for Manila suffered an apparent engine failure on Thursday shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles and made an emergency landing, authorities said. All 347 passengers and 18 crew aboard flight 113,Read More →
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific. The so-called Saddleridge fire, whichRead More →
© Reuters. Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire called the Saddle Ridge fire in the early morning hours Friday in Porter Ranch (Reuters) – Firefighters gained further control of a deadly wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles that has forced thousands from their homes, officials reported on Sunday, asRead More →
(Reuters) – More than 1,000 firefighters battled a deadly and fast-moving wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles on Saturday, reinforcing containment lines that allowed some of the thousands of residents under evacuation orders to return to their homes. The wind-driven blaze, dubbed the Saddleridge fire, broke out onRead More →
Los Angeles might be making headlines with its homeless problem lately, but Skid Row hasn’t kept visitors from lavishing two of the city’s hotels with top marks. Condé Nast Traveler this week revealed its 32nd annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which tallied the votes of more than 600,000 travelers to comeRead More →
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Once again this year, stock-market bulls are hoping that the New England Patriots will lose the Super Bowl. That’s right, folks. It’s time for my annual column debunking the infamous Super Bowl Predictor. The reason to devote yet another column to the subject isn’t that theRead More →
