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The aftermath of the scene where a car drove into a crowd in Los Angeles

Man charged with 37 counts of attempted murder in LA

A man accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians outside a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend, injuring dozens of people, some critically, has been charged with 37 counts of attempted murder, prosecutors said.

US • 23 Jul

California National Guard members look on during a demonstration in Los Angeles last month

US military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from LA

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of half of the 4,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests last month, the Pentagon said.

US • 16 Jul

US Army Soldiers pose for a group photo on the National Mall in Washington DC

Thousands join US protests ahead of Trump's army rally

US Marines deployed to Los Angeles have made their first detention of a civilian, part of a rare use of military force to support domestic police and coming ahead of national protests over President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington.

US • 14 Jun

A police officer pictured firing a non-lethal round at a protester after demonstration against federal immigration operations in LA

US marines prepare for LA deployment as protests spread

California will face off with the Trump administration in court over the deployment of US troops in Los Angeles after demonstrators again took to the streets in major cities to protest President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

US • 12 Jun

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: Anti-ICE protesters blocked the Highway 101 as California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers disperse them near the Metropolitan Detention Center and Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on June 10, 2025 amid protests

Military personnel being sent to LA 'making things worse'

US President Donald Trump said he sent in the National Guard and marines to "liberate" Los Angeles from the violence of protesters, but some residents of Little Tokyo, a neighbourhood hit hardest by the unrest say it has made things worse.

US • 11 Jun

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: Police confront with anti-ICE protesters near Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 10, 2025 amid protests over immigration raids. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty

Trump won't allow 'mob rule' as protests spread across US

The White House has vowed that US President Donald Trump would not permit "mob rule" after protests against his immigration policies spread despite a military-backed crackdown in Los Angeles.

US • 12 Jun

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - JUNE 10: U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on June 10, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to Fort Bragg, North Carolina to observe a military demonstration and give remarks in honor of th

What powers is Donald Trump using to send troops to LA?

We take a look at what powers US President Donald Trump has to invoke emergency powers to deploy US National Guard troops and active-duty marines to Los Angeles to quell protests against federal immigration raids.

US • 10 Jun

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Invest America Roundtable in the State Dinning room at the White House on June 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. At the roundtable event President Trump, lawmakers and a group of CEOs

Trump flexes strongman instincts over LA protests

Donald Trump likes to show off his strongman credentials at cage fights and military parades - and over the weekend, the US President did it by sending troops into Los Angeles.

US • 10 Jun

The president said the National Guard deployment was preventing the city from 'burning to the ground'

California asks court to block troop deployment in LA

California has asked a court for a restraining order to prevent US troops being deployed on the streets of Los Angeles after President Donald Trump sent in Marines and the National Guard.

US • 11 Jun

Street demonstrations have continued each day since Friday, when activists clashed with sheriff's deputies

US deploying 700 marines to protest-hit Los Angeles

US President Donald Trump has said he made "a great decision" sending the National Guard to handle unrest in California that erupted during the weekend over his immigration policies.

US • 10 Jun

Oscars statues are displayed during preparations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California

Hollywood back in business as stars gather for the Oscars

RTÉ's Sean Whelan looks ahead to the 97th edition of the Academy Awards, as a sense of restraint falls over Hollywood during this year's festivities.

US • 02 Mar

The LA wildfires caused damage to thousands of buildings and claimed at least 29 lives

LA Mayor removes fire chief over handling of wildfires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for her handling of the wildfires in January that killed more than two dozen people.

US • 21 Feb

The fires are the most destructive in LA's history and are expected to be the costliest wildfire event ever in the US

Man-made climate change worsened LA wildfires - study

A World Weather Attribution study by 32 international wildfire scientists has confirmed that human-caused climate change worsened the ferocious wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles in recent weeks.

Climate Change • 29 Jan

Homes built before 1979 may contain asbestos, leading to health fears

Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for toxic rain runoff

Wearing a respirator, goggles, gloves and white protective booties, Shaun Kearney gazed at his house in Sunset Mesa, a coastal community next to Pacific Palisades. It survived the fires destroying Los Angeles, but the weekend forecast is for a different problem: rain.

News Lens • 25 Jan

Firefighters battle with flames from the 'Hughes Fire' in the Castaic area

New wildfire near LA grows in size and forces evacuations

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles has rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres, or 38sq/km, fueled by strong winds and dry brush, and forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,000 people.

US • 23 Jan

Smoke from the Hughes Fire seen from Santa Clarita, California

New wildfire breaks out north of LA, forces evacuations

A rapidly growing wildfire has broken out around 80km north of Los Angeles, burning 3,407 acres while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials have said.

US • 22 Jan

The fires have destroyed large parts of Los Angeles

LA fire evacuees told no return for at least a week

Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and exposure to toxic materials.

US • 17 Jan

Arlo, a 3rd grade pupil at Palisades Elementary, was among the students heading back to class.

Children return to class after schools burned in LA fires

Students and teachers displaced by wildfire in Los Angeles have found a new home at a nearby school.

US • 16 Jan

Some 6.5 million people remain under a critical fire threat

Millions still under alert as LA wildfire warnings expire

Red Flag warnings advising of extreme wildfire danger have now expired across the Los Angeles area, but forecasters warned that dry and windy conditions will persist today, and that the threat of blazes remained.

US • 16 Jan

Some 6.5 million people remain under a critical fire threat, resulting in at least 25 deaths so far

LA wildfires rage as strong winds put millions on alert

Firefighters confronted persistently strong and dry winds fueling two giant wildfires that have terrified Los Angeles for eight days, testing the resolve of a city upended by the worst disaster in its history.

US • 16 Jan

More than a week after fires left 24 people dead and large areas of the city in ruins, forecasters said the end may be near

Fire-wrecked Los Angeles waits for winds to drop

Fire-wrecked Los Angeles waited nervously for dangerous winds to drop and give a much-needed break to weary firefighters who are still struggling to snuff out deadly blazes - as forecasters predict an end may be in sight.

US • 16 Jan

A firefighter monitors the spread of the Auto Fire in Oxnard, northwest of Los Angeles, California

Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up

Powerful winds have threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America's second biggest city.

US • 14 Jan

Oliver Lee was among thousands of volunteers at a wildfire donation centre in Los Angeles

Watch: Six-year-old joins thousands of volunteers in LA

A six-year-old boy joined thousands of volunteers at a wildfire donation centre in Los Angeles.

US • 13 Jan

Evacuees from the Eaton Fire dwell among heaps of clothes displayed at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California

Dangerous winds forecast to resume in fire-stricken LA

Dangerously high winds are expected to return to Los Angeles later, jeopardising efforts to contain two massive wildfires that have levelled whole neighbourhoods, claimed the lives of at least two dozen people and burned an area the size of Washington, DC.

US • 13 Jan

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire while it burns homes

LA races to contain fires before severe weather returns

Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to fan the flames anew.

US • 13 Jan