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November 14, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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Fast-Growing Fire in Mono County, California, Forces Evacuations

The Pack fire has grown to 3,400 acres amid high winds, but a coming winter storm might help firefighters control the blaze.

Anthropic Says Chinese Hackers Used Its A.I. in Online Attack

The company claimed that A.I. did most of the hacking with limited human input and said it was a rapid escalation of the technology’s use in cybercrime.

Swalwell Denies Allegations of Fraud and Says Trump is Targeting Him

Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, said he would not back down from his criticism of President Trump, and denied wrongdoing.

25 Movies, Many Stars, 0 Hits: Hollywood Falls to New Lows

It has been a brutal three months for dramas and comedies.

Southern California Is Getting Heavy Rain. Just How Much Will Fall Is Still Uncertain.

Parts of Los Angeles County are under evacuation warnings as a complex storm system moves in.

Football Coach Who Was Focus of Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’ Is Shot

The coaching fixture John Beam was gravely wounded in a shooting at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., a commuter school where he is athletic director, according to a city councilman.

How 49ers fans became the NFL’s road warriors: ‘It was our stadium’

The 49ers started leaning into their fans' takeover mentality more heavily this year, resulting in large gatherings in Houston and New York.

The Next Privacy Battleground Is Inside Your Brain

As neural implant technology and A.I. advance at breakneck speeds, do we need a new set of rights to protect our most intimate data — our minds?

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