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TORONTO — A new report says the cost of insured damage caused by severe weather last year hit a record high as it totalled more than $8 billion.

The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires . Nominations will now be announced on Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.

Joshua Jackson says he feels "incredibly lucky" to be safe after his Topanga Canyon home was destroyed in the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

The National Weather Service's Los Angeles page screams “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)” in hot pink letters against a gray background.

The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires . Nominations will now be announced on Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters got a slight break with calmer weather but cast a wary eye on a fore

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.

As the fire roared down a hillside toward their Altadena home , Vanessa Prata and her parents hurried to pack their car. They focused on saving irreplaceable items, like family photographs and a baby doll from Vanessa's childhood.