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Los Angeles hit by double whammy of wildfires and earthquake

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Residents were rattled by a 4.7 magnitude quake while firefighters are trying to put out blazes east of the city

Millions of residents in the Los Angeles area were rattled by a 4.7 magnitude earthquake that hit early on Thursday morning and came as the region continues to battle multiple wildfires that yet to be brought under control.

The quake’s epicenter was 4 miles north of Malibu, according to the US Geological Survey. The tremor unleashed boulders on to a Malibu road, visibly shook Santa Monica’s historic 1909 wooden pier and jolted people from bed. No injuries or damages were immediately reported.

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Fast-spreading wildfire east of LA forces thousands to flee amid fierce heatwave

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California’s Line fire, only 3% contained, has charred more than 21,000 acres as temperatures soar into triple digits

Thousands of people east of Los Angeles have been ordered to flee their homes from an out-of-control wildfire that has burned through a large area of forest.

In southern California, currently in the grip of a ferocious heatwave, the so-called Line fire has burned areas around San Bernardino national forest, about 65 miles (105km) east of Los Angeles.

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Woman’s death on first day of Burning Man festival under investigation

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Authorities look into what happened to Kendra Frazer, 39, who was found unresponsive at the Black Rock desert event

Authorities are investigating the death of a woman identified as 39-year-old Kendra Frazer who was found unresponsive on the opening day of Burning Man, the event held annually in Nevada’s Black Rock desert, about 100 miles (160km) north of Reno.

Hours after the festival officially began on 25 August, emergency personnel were called according to officials with the Pershing county sheriff’s office, after teams affiliated with the non-profit that runs the event attempted life-saving measures and were unable to revive the woman.

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‘Georgia’s ours to lose’: Trump and Harris camps zero in on swing states

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Amid close race, Harris to go on tour in Georgia as Trump surrogate insists state’s governor will back ex-president

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump brace themselves for what promises to be an ugly and bruising sprint to the finishing line in November, both presidential candidates’ campaigns are turning their sights back on the handful of desperately close swing states where the battle is likely to be decided.

Georgia is coming into view as a critical battleground for both leaders as they struggle to gain voters’ attention in an epochal election. On Wednesday, the vice-president will travel from the White House to southern Georgia to hold her first campaign event in the state with her recently anointed running mate and former high school football coach, Minnesota governor Tim Walz.

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Las Vegas politician accused of journalist’s murder takes stand in his own defense

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Robert Telles on trial over murder of Jeff German, who wrote critical articles about the public administrator

A Las Vegas politician accused of murdering a local investigative journalist who wrote critical articles about him took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday, giving his testimony in narrative style, without being asked questions.

“Right now I want to say unequivocally: I’m innocent. I didn’t kill Mr German. And I’ve got a lot to share with you all,” said Robert Telles, a former Clark county public administrator.

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Harris and Walz hold Las Vegas rally and match Trump pledge of no tax on tips

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Buoyant Democratic duo, energized by recent polling data, hope to win over voters in critical states such as Nevada

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz wrapped up their first week together on the campaign trail with a rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, as the Democratic party seeks to further galvanize its base and win over undecided voters in battleground states such as Nevada.

In what was the vice-president and Minnesota governor’s fifth rally in five days, the pair hoped to continue building on the renewed wave of enthusiasm and engagement among some voters and organizers since Joe Biden stepped down from the presidential race amid growing concerns over his cognitive health and entrenched support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

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Las Vegas sets record for number of days over 115F amid its ‘most extreme heatwave in history’

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City hits all-time high of 120F as officials set up emergency cooling centers at community centers across south Nevada

Las Vegas set a new record on Wednesday as it marked a fifth consecutive day over 115F (46C), amid a lingering hot spell that will continue scorching much of the US into the weekend.

The blazing hot temperatures climbed to 115F shortly after 1pm at Harry Reid international airport, breaking the old mark of four consecutive days above 115F set in July 2005.

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Mysterious shiny monolith removed from Nevada desert

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Art installation at Gass Peak was taken down on Thursday, police say, citing ‘public safety and environmental concerns’

The mysterious monolith that appeared in the Nevada desert has been removed, years after similar mystifying, gleaming objects first appeared in the deserts of Utah during the Covid-19 pandemic and captured the world’s imagination.

Las Vegas police announced the discovery of the monolith – an art installation – at Gass Peak, roughly 40 miles (64.4km) north of the city, on Monday.

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‘Mysterious monolith’ spotted for first time since 2020 in Nevada desert

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Other versions of the 10ft-tall metal installation were found in places like Utah, California, Wales and Romania in 2020

The mysterious monoliths that surfaced during the Covid-19 pandemic have reappeared, this time in a Nevada desert.

Other versions of the singular, reflective, 10ft-tall metal installation were found in places like Utah, California, Wales and Romania in 2020, but now can be seen at Gass Peak, roughly 40 miles north of Las Vegas.

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Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’ despite rally attendees wilting in extreme heat

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Supporters hospitalized following rallies in Las Vegas and Phoenix, where temperatures have broken records

Dozens of Donald Trump’s supporters have been requiring medical help at his rallies in the scorching US south-west but it seems lost on him that his plans to reverse climate policies and “drill, baby, drill” for fossil fuels will only worsen extreme weather, campaigners say.

A total of 24 people at a Trump rally in Las Vegas on Sunday required medical attention due to the heat, according to the Clark county fire department, with six taken to hospital for treatment. The hospitalizations come after a further 11 people needed to be admitted to hospital for heat exhaustion as they waited for Trump to speak at a rally in Phoenix on Thursday.

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Trump vows to end taxation of tips at sweltering Las Vegas rally

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Ex-president makes direct appeal to service workers in swing state Nevada, which polls suggest is leaning his way

At a campaign rally Sunday in sweltering hot Las Vegas, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the crowd he would seek to end taxation of income from tips, a direct appeal to service workers in the swing state of Nevada, which polls suggest is leaning his way ahead of the 5 November election.

That promise reveals one more point to a vague Trump tax plan that has so far included pledges of tax relief to middle-income workers and small businesses. Current law requires tipped employees to report those tips as income.

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Nevada activists secure signatures for vote on abortion access in November

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Nearly double number of signatures needed turned in to get measure to enshrine abortion rights in constitution on ballot

Activists in Nevada, a key state in the upcoming US presidential elections, announced on Monday afternoon that they had turned in nearly double the number of signatures they need to get an abortion-related measure on the November ballot.

Nevada currently allows abortions up until fetal viability, or the point at which an infant can survive outside the womb, which is generally pegged to around 24 weeks of pregnancy.

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‘I need you back’: Biden visits western states in effort to firm up Latino vote

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The president headed to Nevada, Arizona and Texas to appeal to voters, saying that Donald Trump ‘despises Latinos’

Joe Biden is on a three-day western US election campaign swing through Nevada, Arizona and Texas with a focus on personally appealing to Latino voters, saying they are the reason he defeated Donald Trump in 2020 and urging them to help him do it again in November.

“I need you back,” he told several dozen supporters packed into a local Mexican restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona. And in an interview with the Spanish-language broadcaster Univision he blasted Trump as someone whose hardline policies and biased rhetoric are hostile to Hispanic voters.

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Trump-backed former congressional candidate arrested for murder

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Daniel Rodimer, a former pro-wrestler, suspected in killing of Christopher Tapp in Las Vegas

A former pro wrestler who won a prominent endorsement from Donald Trump while unsuccessfully running for Congress in Nevada surrendered to authorities on Wednesday on an arrest warrant for murder.

Daniel Rodimer, 45, was booked in connection with the slaying of 47-year-old Christopher Tapp, who was reportedly beaten to death in Resorts World Las Vegas on 29 October.

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‘Not outta the woods yet’: California’s powerful blizzard to wane, but more snow on way

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Storm that pummeled Sierra Nevada closed I-80 and left thousands without power as second storm forecast to bring more snow

The powerful blizzard that has been pounding the Sierra Nevada mountains since Friday was expected to wane Sunday, but residents shouldn’t put away their snow shovels just yet as more heavy snow is on the way.

The National Weather Service said conditions would improve as winds weakened Sunday, but precipitation would quickly return, with heavy snow in some areas and rainfall in others.

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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens arrested again

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Alexander Smirnov, who claims to have Russian intelligence links, taken into custody after meeting at lawyers’ offices in Las Vegas

The former FBI informant who is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving Joe Biden’s family was again taken into custody in Las Vegas, two days after a judge released him, his attorneys said.

Alexander Smirnov was arrested during a meeting on Thursday morning at his lawyers’ offices in downtown Las Vegas. The arrest came after prosecutors appealed the judge’s ruling allowing 43-year-old Smirnov, who holds dual US-Israeli citizenship, to be released with a GPS monitor ahead of trial. He is charged with making a false statement and creating a false and fictitious record.

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Haley loses to ‘none of the candidates’ in Nevada primary as Biden seals easy win

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Haley suffers embarrassing result with Trump not on ballot and contesting delegate-selecting caucuses on Thursday instead

Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassing defeat in Nevada’s Republican presidential primary contest, when she was beaten by the “none of these candidates” option, despite Donald Trump’s absence from the ballot.

Joe Biden, meanwhile, secured another primary victory after his nearest challenger, Marianne Williamson, registered only in the low single digits. The AP called the results about two hours after polls closed on a soggy and subdued election day in Nevada.

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Nevada primary: Biden focuses on Black and Latino voters as GOP scheme helps Trump

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Election day off to a quiet start with no major candidates in the state and with voters slow to trickle into polling sites

Polls have closed in Nevada, which is holding its first presidential primary contest in the US west, has been damp – and oddly quiet.

None of the major candidates are in the state, and voters have been slow to trickle into polling sites. Only about 12,000 people had opted to vote at polling stations on election day. About 151,000 people voted early, the majority of them by mail.

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Man who attacked Las Vegas judge has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, says lawyer

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Deobra Redden’s foster mother says his mental health was not taken into consideration in his court sentence

The family of a man who was filmed attacking a Las Vegas judge has come forward to say that, while they don’t condone Deobra Redden’s actions, his mental health had not been taken into consideration before the court appearance.

“Oh my god, I went into a state of shock,” Karen Springer, Redden’s foster mother, told local CBS affiliate 8NewsNow. “I mean it was heartbreaking really to see him and, like I said, at the end of the day it’s about his mental state.”

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Courtroom video shows defendant attacking judge in Nevada

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Mary Kay Holthus and court officials injured in incident which has led to new charges against Deobra Delone Redden

A defendant has attacked a judge during a felony battery case, dragging her to the floor and sparking a brawl involving court officials and attorneys, officials and witnesses have said.

In a violent scene captured on courtroom video on Wednesday, Deobra Delone Redden jumped over a defence table and the judge’s bench, knocking the Clark county district judge Mary Kay Holthus from her seat and against a wall then pulled her to the floor. She sustained some injuries but was not sent to hospital, courthouse officials said.

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