Private forecaster AccuWeather raised its preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss to between $135 billion and $150 billion on Thursday, up from $52 billion to $

Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night, as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength.

A man who was wounded in a mass shooting on New Year's Day in Montenegro has died, bringing the death toll to 13.