The Roller-Skating Economist You Can Thank for Congestion Pricing

Charging drivers to enter Lower Manhattan vindicates the lifelong mission of a Nobel laureate who, as it happened, died behind the wheel of a car.

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Trump Is Set to Avoid Punishment, but Sentencing Will Make Him a Felon

Though the president-elect is expected to avoid jail time, his sentencing on 34 counts will formalize his status as a felon and make him the first to carry that distinction into the White House.

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Firefighting Aircraft Collides with Drone Over Palisades Fire

The plane’s wing was damaged and it has been grounded, a Cal Fire spokesman said.

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Eaton Fire Leaves Altadena Residents Returning to Devastation

As the Eaton fire retreated into the foothills, people who had fled their homes came back for a look. For many, the news was as bad as it could be.

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Supreme Court Rebuke of Trump on Sentencing Shows Its Divisions

Two Republican appointees, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, joined the court’s three liberals in ordering the president-elect to face sentencing on Friday.

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Kenneth Fire Expands Rapidly as Los Angeles Battles Windswept Storms

A mandatory evacuation order was issued for the area near Calabasas. Officials expected the blaze to continue growing.

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A Closer Look at Mayor Bass and the Budget Cuts to the L.A. Fire Department

A closer look at the mechanics of budgeting offers some answers, but the financing is far from rosy.

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Firefighters Protect Mt. Wilson Observatory From Eaton Fire in L.A.

The blaze threatened the observatory and communications infrastructure at the peak. Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control.

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R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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Friday Briefing

Three days of wildfires.

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