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Bureaucratic Tangle Made It Harder to Clear Brush

Barry Josephson enjoyed a peaceful life in his hilltop home in the Pacific Palisades, save for one constant worry: the highly flammable brush that clogged the surrounding government-owned land.

Fire Inspectors Catalog Extent of the Damages

The assessments can be a family's first official word on their house's fate

Beijing Signals Openness to Deal For TikTok in U.S.

China suggested it was willing to work with President Trump to keep TikTok operating in the U.S.

Art and Fire

What steps do museums take to protect their collections from calamity?

Chicago Braces for Raids, Deportations

CHICAGO-The nation's third-largest city has been bracing for Donald Trump's second White House tour since

Nintendo Sticks to Its Winning Formula

Past product launches hold valuable lessons for the company as gamers get an early look at the long-awaited Switch 2

Behind THE PODIUM

As President Biden's barrier-breaking press secretary leaves the White House, she considers the ups and downs of being a first

Antsy Officials Get A New Xi Message: To Err Is Human

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is intensifying a war on corruption that has punished officials in record numbers-with the side effect of leaving many unwilling to act for fear of punishment.

He Drove His Jeep To 49 States in 64 Days-and He's 18

AJay Bentley, 18, a high-school senior living in Edwards, Colo., on his 2022 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, as told to A.J. Baime.

Trump Orders Changes in Border, Energy, DEI Plans

President Trump signed executive orders to overhaul border and energy policies and end diversity programs across the federal government, unwinding signature Biden administration policies on the first day of his second term.

Hamas Retakes Effective Control of Gaza

Cease-fire, lack of alternatives give group a moment to assert power

Defiant Trump Regains Power

New president is sworn in to cap remarkable comeback

What You Get When You Pay For Extra-Legroom Seats

Airline seat maps are a confusing maze these days as airlines carve up their cabins. In economy, you've got extra-legroom seats, \"preferred\" seats and rows of seats with no special designation.

With Trump, Inflation Forecast Edges Higher

Economists are starting to model the effects of President Trump's plans to raise tariffs, cut taxes and restrict immigration. The upshot: Inflation and interest rates are likely to be higher for at least the next two years than forecasters anticipated before the election.

GoFundMe Achieves Uneven Results

Crowdfunding gives disaster victims a lifeline, but the results depend on social class, connections and luck

You Can't Blame DEI for Failures At Work Anymore

Corporate America's DEI retreat removes a barrier or maybe an excuse for some workers

Riot Defendants Win Sweeping Pardons

President Trump pardoned on Monday nearly all of the 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, hours after outgoing President Biden immunized from prosecution family members and other potential targets of the incoming administration.

The Californians

Ensconced in their cozy Montecito mansion, Harry and Meghan are living the California dream, raising their own little prince and princess. By all accounts, the love is real. But five years after their break with the monarchy, their foray into moguldom has not always been a smooth ride

Beaten Down Under Biden, Drug-Sector Hopes for New Start

The past two years have been punishing for the biotech and pharma space.

IN STEP

Margaux Anbouba plays footsie with the final frontier of vintage shopping: shoes.

Coming HOMME

ROBERT PATTINSON has been the face of Dior Homme for more than a decade. With a brand-new fragrance campaign and a leading role in Mickey 17, the actor takes a moment to reflect

INTIMATE PROJECTS DEPT. THE GOLDFISH BOWL

There are roughly eight hundred galleries that hold the permanent collection of the Met, and as of a recent Tuesday morning the married writers Dan and Becky Okrent had examined every piece in all but two.

L.A. POSTCARD - GHOST TOWN

On most weekday afternoons, U.S. Route 101, which slices through the city of Los Angeles, thrums with traffic, brake lights blinking like those on a Christmas tree. Several days ago, as wildfires ravaged the city and the surrounding county, a haze of smoke filtered the sun like a silk scarf over a lamp. It was eerily smooth sailing from Silver Lake to Exit 9B, Hollywood and Highland, near Runyon Canyon Park.

WHEELS UP

Can the U.K.’s Foreign Secretary negotiate a course between the E.U. and President Trump?

A CRITIC AT LARGE - CHECK THIS OUT

If you think apps and social media are ruining our ability to concentrate, you haven't been paying attention.

THE CURRENT CINEMA - GHOST'S-EYE VIEW

“Presence.”

ANNALS OF INQUIRY: CHASING A DREAM

What insomniacs know.

ON AND OFF THE AVENUE - Top of the Class

Whenever I consider “taking a class,” as a grown woman living in New York City, my mind immediately turns to “The Ladies Who Lunch,” the show-stopping number from Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical, “Company.”

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

The conflagration that became known that became known as the Bel Air Fire broke out on the morning of November 6, 1961, in a patch of brush north of Mulholland Drive. Fanned by Santa Ana winds, the flames jumped the drive, then spread toward the homes of the rich and famous.

AFTER THE FIRE: PAPER AND ASH

\"The first thing you think of when you see your home engulfed in flames is, My world and future have changed,\" Robert J. Lang, one of the world's foremost origami artists and theorists, said recently.