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Melissa Rivers recounts grabbing valued possessions before Pacific Palisades fire burned home down

Melissa Rivers recounts grabbing valued possessions before Pacific Palisades fire burned home down

Melissa Rivers recalled how swiftly the California wildfires spread, forcing the county’s Ready, Set, Go evacuation plan to essentially skip straight to “Set.
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived

Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires.
Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" fame is named Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year

Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" fame is named Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men," was named Tuesday as the 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived

Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires.
Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs say sex acts are distorted by 'sexist and puritanical' prosecution

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs say sex acts are distorted by 'sexist and puritanical' prosecution

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs labeled the prosecution against the hip-hop star as “sexist and puritanical” on Tuesday, saying nine recordings of sex acts considered important evidence in the case show only consensual sex between will
California man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu

California man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu

A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The House of My Mother by Shari Franke (Gallery Books) 2. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House) 3. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 4.
Al Capone called it his sweetheart. The pistol that saved his life is coming to Vegas

Al Capone called it his sweetheart. The pistol that saved his life is coming to Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was on a school playground where she learned her last name carries weight, when another girl pointed a finger at her and ordered the other kids to follow her. “Let’s go,” the girl said. “That’s a Capone.
Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space

Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according to plan, put on the surface of the moon.
Disaster preparedness means planning for both your physical and mental well-being

Disaster preparedness means planning for both your physical and mental well-being

As wildfires blaze trails of destruction in Los Angeles and force tens of thousands of people from their homes, disaster preparedness may be top of mind, even for those far from immediate danger.
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