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LE PORGE, FRANCE - AUG. 11, 2026: Pine forest burned by the Saumos wildfire lines the edge of town on Monday, Aug. 11, 2026 in Le Porge, France. Foresters must clear an estimated 4 million to 5 million tons of burned timber across the fire area, both to keep weakened trees from falling and to stop bark beetles from spreading. The burned sectors are closed to the public. (Wayan Barre/For The Times)

France’s wildfire nightmare echoes California’s hard lessons on building in the woods

As France fights wildfires this summer, it looks to California and its experience with fighting or preventing fires.

Ezequiel Romo, photographed in his cell at Centinela State Prison, continued to run Blythe Street from behind bars.
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The fall of ‘Wicked’: How an L.A. crime boss went down — and took his gang out with him

collage illustration of a man's mugshot surrounded by photos of El Chapo cartel, plane, truck on fire, and indictment.
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Flying for El Chapo’s sons: The rise and fall of a mysterious cartel pilot

BOLINAS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: Rancher Bill Niman and his wife Nicolette Nimon stand for a photo among their cattle at their family ranch in Bolinas, California on May 15, 2026. A settlement paid Pt Reyes dairy farmers to leave, but claim they need to maintain cattle and grazing land to maintain its beauty and keep a lid on invasive species. (Josh Edelson / For the Times)

Inside the bitter war over cows and wilderness at Point Reyes

RIDGEWAY, CO - July 22, 2026: Yaks graze at Ruth Higdon's Smiling Buddha Yaks ranch in Ridgeway, CO, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Benjamin Rasmussen / For The Times)

How Colorado became the unlikely epicenter of American yak ranching

BISHOP, CA. JUNE 9, 2026 -- Barry Smith launches his paraglider at Flynn's Hill, a popular paragliding launch point with amazing Sierra NV views about 1600' above the Owen's Valley, CA. (Ben Ditto / For The Times)
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Into big air: Paragliding’s extreme frontier

Olympic Valley, CA - June 27, 2026: Spectators climb to the summit of the Sierra Crest to view the start of the Western States Endurance Run before sunrise in Olympic Valley, CA June 27, 2026. (William Hale Irwin / For The Times)
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100 miles of agony and hope: A cancer survivor’s ultramarathon journey

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