Southern California fires force evacuations as power companies cut electricity to curb risk

Rick Squire, a marketing executive for NBC, CBS and Fox, died Thursday of heart failure at his home in Long Beach, California, a family spokesman said. He was 68.

Some wealthy Southern California A-listers are trying to jump to the front of the line in an effort to get the coronavirus vaccine. Some attempting to leverage their power and influence and others are offering five-figure donations to hospitals to gain access.  Health care workers and nursing home residents are slated to receive the vaccine first.They will be followed by essential workers and people over 75.

Millie Bobby Brown is taking on a huge new role.

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Instagram on Saturday, which also happened to be her 36th birthday, to announce that she is 20 weeks pregnant, one year after the couple opened up about their heartbreaking miscarriage. In images shared on the social media platform, the Texas-born star i seen cradling her baby bump as she wears a form-fitting patterned dress, before sharing a kiss with Pisanchyn at their Big Bear Lake, California, cabin over Thanksgiving.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Apple dramedy series “Physical” is rounding out its cast.In addition to previously announced series lead Rose Byrne, the cast of the show will also include Paul Sparks, Rory Scovel, Loy Taylor Pucci, Della Saba, Dierdre Friel, Ashley Liao.“Physical” follows Sheila (Byrne), a woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife in a 1980s Southern California beach community.

It's another day of critical fire danger for southern California with strong winds, dry conditions and warm temperatures fueling the conditions for spreading and starting wildfires. “#CriticalFireWeather is expected across California,” tweeted Cal Fire on Monday.

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force clashed Monday over new lockdown orders in California, with Dr. Anthony Fauci saying state officials didn’t have “any choice,” and Admiral Brett Giroir arguing that the “evidence” and “science” do not support shutdowns, calling them “counterproductive,” as cases of COVID-19 surge in California.

A regional state stay-at-home order will go into effect for Southern California and San Joaquin Valley at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Ellise Shafer editorAs COVID-19 cases rise and hospital capacity continues to drop, both the Southern California and San Joaquin Valley regions have been issued a new stay-at-home order by state officials, which will take effect Sunday at 11:59 p.m.As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the order was put into place because the intensive care unit capacity in both regions has dropped below 15%.

SACRAMENTO – The Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley regions have been ordered to enact a new stay-at-home order beginning Sunday night, December 6, after hospital intensive care beds availability in both regions capacity fell critically low and new COVID-19 cases continued to surge drastically a spokesperson for the California Department of Public Health said.

Surging coronavirus cases and tumbling intensive-care unit bed availability looks almost certain to plunge Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California into a new lockdown period this weekend.

Southern California's Bond Fire exploded overnight Thursday, scorching 6,400 acres and injuring two firefighters. The fire started Wednesday after a Silverado Canyon home caught fire amidst gusty Santa Ana winds.The blaze then spread to nearby vegetation and up into the hills.

Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, and Ava Max are among the stars to feature in Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list.Every year, the financial bible honors 600 influential young figures across 20 categories, and this year (2020) the likes of Lil Baby, Lana Condor, Sabrina Carpenter, Kaitlyn Dever, and Ramy Youssef also featured.TikTok dancer Jalaiah Harmon, 15, and YouTuber Marques Brownlee were also on the shortlist, as were basketball player Ben Simmons and Igor Karlicic, the co-founder of Monarc, who created

Officials in California have issued a Red Flag warning for the Los Angeles and Ventura county mountains and the Santa Clarita Valley. “The Red Flag Warning issued today highlights a ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ for the LA/VTA Mtns & Santa Clarita Valley Wed-Sat,” tweeted the National Weather Service Los Angeles on Tuesday.

nature series were battling to stay alive in some of the harshest wintry conditions on earth, its movie star narrator was struggling to keep cool.Ewan McGregor was so hot recording the soundtrack to Stormborn, he had to pause between takes to pour buckets of water over his head.Lockdown restrictions meant the Hollywood star had to lay down his voice remotely from a trailer on an LA movie lot in the middle of a summer heatwave.But documentary producers Jackie Savery and Nigel Pope praised the

Gusty conditions throughout the West have put Southern California on high alert, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue red flag warnings. Low humidity and forceful Santa Ana winds between 40 mph and 65 mph have forced power companies to warn residents about potential power shutoffs amid an increased wildfire risk.  The Thanksgiving wind event is expected to be cold and those impacted will see temperatures in the mid-60s to low 70s.

Labour and SNP opponents tore into the chancellor ahead of his Spending Review on Wednesday amid reports that Sunak will scarp a rise in the minimum wage paid to many care home staff and frontline covid workers.Sunak looks set to cancel a proposed five per cent rise in the national living wage for two million workers, citing fears that it will put companies already under strain our of business.The hourly legal minimum wage was due to rise from £8.72 to £9.21 in April.