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The downtown skyline stands with the San Gabriel Mountains visible behind on February 23

The โ€˜earthquake gateโ€™ stopping a San Andreas disaster is under its highest stress in 1,000 years

By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — Itโ€™s like a scene from a Hollywood movie: A major earthquake along the San Andreas fault ripples through Los Angeles, decimating infrastructure, sparking fires and triggering landslides. For decades, scientists have been investigating when and how this disaster could unfold. Now, researchers report that such a quake could be

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5 things to know for June 19: Flood threat, Iran agreement, Moscow attacks, immigration, reflecting pool

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Many Americans today will celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. A blend of the words โ€œJuneโ€ and โ€œnineteenth,โ€ it marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and proclaimed that enslaved African Americans there were free. Hereโ€™s

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Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A deadly strain of bird flu sweeping through remote islands near Antarctica has devastated the native wildlife population, killing an estimated 13,000 seal pups, as well as penguins and seabirds, researchers say. Drone surveys conducted by the Australian Antarctic Program in October and January revealed โ€œsoberingโ€ images of seal

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Labour party candidate Andy Burnham addresses supporters outside the Labour party campaign office in Ashton in Makerfield

Race for UK leadership looms after Prime Minister Starmerโ€™s main rival Burnham wins seat in parliament

By Clare Sebastian, CNN Wigan, United Kingdom (CNN) — Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is poised to challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the countryโ€™s premiership after resoundingly winning a special election in Makerfield, northwest England, and securing his return to parliament. Thursdayโ€™s by-election – the equivalent of a special election in the US

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Problem Solvers: Lawsuit, lien, and customer accusations after local roofing company goes silent

(Update: adding comments from homeowner, BBB) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Central Oregon homeowner says he paid thousands in a deposit for a new roof, but after the charge went through, communication with the contractor stopped โ€” prompting a credit card dispute and raising broader concerns about consumer protection.  Martin Stadtmueller told KTVZ News he

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Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing Wednesday at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York.

Mangioneโ€™s attorneys say they wonโ€™t argue psychiatric defense in state murder trial โ€“ one day after indicating they would

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Luigi Mangioneโ€™s attorneys on Thursday informed the judge in his New York state murder case that they would withdraw their plan to argue at trial that he killed UnitedHealthcareโ€™s chief executive while suffering an extreme emotional disturbance. The notice came in a court filing one day

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