All evacuation warnings around Brentwood were lifted as crews got the upper hand on a wildfire that broke out Wednesday afternoon along Highway 405, threatening homes, a college campus and the Getty Center. The fire, called the Getty Fire, grew to about 25 acres before progress was stopped shortly after 6 p.m., according to the … Read more
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday that a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo for the funeral of Norway’s recently deceased King Harald V was nearly hit by a drone. “His flight was almost hit by a drone as it took off from Moldova. That’s the reality he lives … Read more
This photo provided by the NTSB on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, shows the flight data recorder of the Amazon cargo plane that ejected from the runway at Miami International Airport. NTSB/via AP hide caption toggle caption NTSB/via AP For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that skidded off a … Read more
Apple today published a new support article that provides more details about the terms, limits, and restrictions on use of Apple Intelligence. This is what the company says. A little context When Apple first announced the new Apple Intelligence during WWDC26, the company said that “some images, including imaging,” would have usage limits because they … Read more
Patriots wide receiver AJ Brown was ruled out for Wednesday’s season opener against the Seahawks after suffering an ankle injury in the third quarter. Steph Chambers / Getty ImagesSeptember. 9, 2026 Updated September 10, 2026 12:01 am EDTSEATTLE – The New England Patriots acquired AJ Brown in a trade this offseason with high hopes for … Read more
Brigid Lynch, a scientist who studies the Earth’s surface, was walking through a preserve in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) in San Mateo County when she came across an important find: a giant Ice Age tooth. Lynch was working in a stream bed on a field study for the threatened California red-legged frog … Read more
We usually think of Alzheimer’s as a brain disease, but a growing body of evidence shows it’s more complicated than that.Indeed, some of the damage caused by the condition appears to emerge not from inside the brain, but outside it.A new study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that an immune response from beyond the brain … Read more
Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before beginning a long career in the sport’s broadcasting, has died. He was 70 years old. ESPN announced Melrose’s death on Wednesday after his wife informed the network. “From the flowing locks of his distinctive mullet to the … Read more
Man killed in Sacramento County Highway 50 standoff had stalked woman he executed, sheriff says SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The man who killed himself during a standoff with Sacramento deputies along Highway 50 had been stalking a woman for months before executing her outside a Panera Bread, officials said Wednesday. VIDEO ABOVE | Highway 50 closure: … Read more
Matveev added that Zelenskyy’s air campaign has exposed how the Russian military cannot fully protect the country. This was underlined in May when the Kremlin reluctantly scaled back the Victory Day revelry celebrating the Red Army’s defeat of Nazi Germany. Soon after, in June, Ukraine repeatedly attacked Russian oil refineries and fuel infrastructure, including around … Read more