Police say there is no evidence of trafficking or criminal activity after messages written with pipes and wood went viral on social media.

As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication between first responders, government administrators, third-party companies and the public.

As deadly wildfires obliterated neighbourhoods across Los Angeles, AI-generated clips of the inferno circulated in social media posts presenting them as genuine footage. In the latest case, dramatic footage of streets and hillside engulfed in flames garnered tens of thousands of views online.

An event like the Los Angeles fires is now likely to happen every 17 years, a World Weather Attribution report said.

The fire chief spoke at a press briefing with Mayor Karen Bass after her supposed ouster. The department said claims of her firing are false.

The Grammys will still take place on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles but now will focus its attention on helping wildfire victims.

Within days, the group blossomed into a Bay Area-wide community of people offering to donate items for fire victims.

Except for a reservoir with a damaged cover that had to be drained, Los Angeles had kept its reservoirs filled before the January 2025 wildfires.

A rainbow-colored fire hydrant presented as a real image of California's state government supposedly prioritizing inclusive policies over providing water was AI-generated, not authentic.

Days after massive wildfires broke out in Los Angeles on January 7, 2025, social media users shared an image of an Oscar statuette with a false claim that it was found in a destroyed home. The picture bears signs of digital manipulation,

Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield has suffered a massive stroke and has been placed under a temporary conservatorship.

My friends will tell you I'm an honest person. So why did I start fibbing when my drinking 'coach' texted me for a report?