California

A fire erupted early Monday morning to the west of the 405 Freeway near Getty Center Drive, prompting mandatory evacuation orders, Los Angeles city firefighters said.

An anonymous donor paid $7,813.50 to the Ocean View School District to clear all outstanding school lunch balances for children in the district.

Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.

Family members of a 13-year-old boy who died from injuries after being sucker-punched by classmates at a Moreno Valley school announced Tuesday that they will be filing a wrongful death claim against the district.

A middle school in Lancaster is causing a stir after it printed out school student identification cards with a sex hotline telephone number on them.

The unnamed prequel to “Game of Thrones” that would focus on man’s first dealings with the White Walkers will not become a series at HBO.

NBA superstar LeBron James, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, sent a taco truck to feed firefighters and first responders amid their battle against the Getty Fire in Southern California.

John Cena will donate $500,000 to two charities aimed at helping first responders battling California wildfires: Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the California Fire Foundation.

Many of the shelters in place for the Kincade Fire are at capacity. Evacuees are trekking as far away as San Francisco, where there's power and an emergency shelter at St. Mary's Cathedral.

The Getty Fire, which sprung up early Monday morning, exploded in size in a matter of hours, threatening beloved open spaces and iconic Los Angeles landmarks such as the Getty Center.

The evacuations were a result of the rapidly growing Kincade Fire, which started burning Wednesday in the heart of Wine Country situated in the tiny community of Geyserville, and which has spread to 30,000 acres by Sunday morning. Only 10 percent of the wildfire has been contained.

Another racehorse was killed at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, the second horse death there this weekend and the 36th horse to die at the troubled track since Dec. 26.

A 6-year-old mare named GQ Covergirl has become the 35th horse to die at Santa Anita Park since the start of its winter/spring meeton Dec. 26.

San Jose police on Friday were out in force at Greenwaste Recovery, investigating reports of a dead baby found at the garbage collection and recycling plant.

Authorities said at least 40,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes as the wind-whipped fire continued its path near Santa Clarita, California,