In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like possibility.

The city's artists and art collectors are mourning what could amount to billions of dollars in irreplaceable art that went up in flames.

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires

California lawmakers in the State Senate and Assembly unanimously passed legislation that provides more than $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area begin the cleanup and recovery process from the devastating wildfires.