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Plumes of smoke rise as the Hughes Fire burns in Castaic, Calf., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) LOS ANGELES – A fast-moving brush fire raced across thousands of acres of thick vegetation near Castaic Lake Wednesday, forcing m

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) on Wednesday, as the UN disaster office sought $32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed more than 150 people. PAGA

Residents along Florida’s Gulf Coast were fleeing in droves on Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton’s predicted landfall8mbets, in what officials said was likely to be the biggest evacuation the state has seen since Hurricane Irma struck in 2017. Evacu