Copernicus: 2024 the world's hottest on record

The European Copernicus climate service says that 2024 was the first calendar year to pass the symbolic threshold.

California’s Department of Corrections confirmed to the BBC that nearly 800 prisoners are embedded with CalFire to slow the spread of the wildfires, as part of a voluntary program.

Nichola Maduro is about to be sworn in as president of Venezuela, following elections that the US and others say was rigged.

The NBA match between the LA Lakers and Charlotte Hornets is postponed amid the wildfires.

(Pic: Firefighters work to create a firebreak in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson; Credit: Reuters)