Sources: NBC
Emergency evacuations by boat take place in Corfu as wildfires rapidly spread in just a few hours, especially in the north of the island. 2023-07-23
Smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires is reported to have entered the U.S. states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Georgia, Vermont, South Carolina, Arkansas and even small parts of Florida and Mississippi. 2023-06-29
Smoke from the wildfires continues to blanket southern Ontario and the eastern and mid-western United States, including New York, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. 2023-06-27
At least eight people are killed in a collision between two boats near Black's Beach in San Diego, California, United States. 2023-03-11
The USNS "Mercy", which has 1,000 beds, arrives in Los Angeles to offer assistance during the COVID-19 crisis. 2020-03-27
A wildfire destroys 25 homes, displaces 100,000 people and burns over 7,500 acres of forest in and around Los Angeles. 2019-10-11
Police in California arrest Ramon Escobar, 47, on charges of killing and assaulting homeless people, and are investigating whether he may have attacked a fisherman napping beneath a pier, in the cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. Authorities believe Escobar may be a serial killer, who is now a person of interest in the disappearance of his aunt and uncle in Houston, Texas. 2018-09-24
Greater Manchester Police declares a major incident as a wildfire continues to spread on Saddleworth Moor, forcing nearby homes to be evacuated. The fire is described as the "biggest in living memory" in the United Kingdom. Army assistance is granted to tackle the blaze. 2018-06-27
Over 100,000 protest the election of Donald Trump in Chicago; Los Angeles; Oakland, California; Philadelphia; Portland, Oregon, New York City; Seattle and other major cities, reflecting a deep political divide in the United States. 2016-11-9
A car crash on the Pomona Freeway in Los Angeles, California, kills six people. 2014-02-9