Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’ The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.

Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers on Trump’s Order The cuts at the foundation, which supports cutting-edge research, came as the nation’s health and science agencies were reeling from other significant cuts.

Google Photos will replace prints, photo books lost in LA fires submitted by /u/_sfhk

The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water.

How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires Donations on the crowdfunding site to people and fire relief efforts have exceeded those for all natural disasters worldwide last year.

After the Fires, Los Angeles Has No Shortage of Reconstruction Czars Civic leaders in the region believe that side efforts are necessary to rebuild after the wildfires. They just can’t settle on which one.

MLB fires ump Hoberg for shared betting account MLB fired umpire Pat Hoberg for “sharing” legal gambling accounts with a poker player who bet on baseball. MLB said there is no evidence Hoberg bet on baseball himself.

Palisades and Eaton Fires Are Fully Contained The Palisades and Eaton fires, two of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, reached 100 percent containment more than three weeks after they began.

Trump fires CFPB head Rohit Chopra President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a letter posted to X, Chopra confirmed his “term as CFPB Director has concluded.” Chopra was notified of his removal via an email from the White House, according to a report from the Associated Press. During Chopra’s tenure,

Shriver recovers trophies stolen during L.A. fires Hall of Fame tennis player Pam Shriver, whose car containing major trophies was stolen from a hotel where she had fled to escape the Pacific Palisades fire, said she has recovered the trophies, but the vehicle remains missing.

Trump Fires National Labor Relations Board Prosecutor Jennifer Abruzzo Jennifer Abruzzo was removed as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. She was widely seen as having taken an aggressive approach in enforcing workers’ rights.

Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.

Living Through the Fires, and Covering Them New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them, and to Los Angeles.

The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design Who’s in charge? The muddled jurisdiction of Los Angeles leaves a critical question in doubt.

In a Fire’s Ruins, Signs of a Previous Loss Leave a Family With Seeds of Hope The Carrs have made their life’s work honoring the dreams of their precocious son, who died suddenly at 16. They rescued some mementos and others survived when their Altadena home burned to the ground.

Can Communities Survive the Fires? A writer from Los Angeles surveys the loss.

Shriver: Tennis trophies stolen after fleeing fires Hall of Fame tennis player Pam Shriver said that her car containing major trophies was stolen from a Marina del Rey hotel where she had fled to escape the Pacific Palisades fire.

LeBron acknowledges fires have taken mental toll LeBron James on Wednesday addressed the toll taken by the Southern California wildfires and the hope the Lakers want to provide, while finding connection with a young fan during a win over the Heat.

NBA reschedules 9 games as result of fires, ice Nine NBA games involving nine teams have been rescheduled as a result of the three games postponed last week due to the L.A. wildfires and an Atlanta ice storm.