A White House official says the Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles

Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, new research suggests. While the fires were said to have taken 31 lives, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that about 440 more deaths may be linked to the disaster.

Calif. college reignites controversy by adding new sport A fast-moving Southern California wildfire has scorched thousands of acres, prompting evacuations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and winds could push the fire toward Interstate 5's notorious Grapevine stretch this weekend.