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The biggest heat wave of the year arrives today. Plus, crews are on high alert for wildfires, but firefighters say they're ready. Teachers and activists demand the release of a high schooler who has spent weeks in federal immigration custody. Plus, more.Support The L.A. Report by ... Show More

We tell you where you can stay cool in the heatwave arriving tomorrow. LA County is starting to declare lots a public nuisance over fire debris. The Cal State system is giving all its students and faculty ChatGPT. Plus, more.Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join a ... Show More

Los Angeles takes action ahead of this week's big heat wave. Educators and activists are hitting the streets over a high school senior who was detained by immigration agents. And San Bernardino's mayor calls for an investigation after the feds are accused of shooting at a man in ... Show More

After a rocky start, self-driving car company Waymo seems to have won over riders in San Francisco. WSJ’s Meghan Bobrowsky talks about the company’s push to convince the public its robotaxis are safe and the challenges of replicating that progress elsewhere. Further Reading: -How ... Show More

Plus, Google threatens to stop linking to news in New Zealand if a bill aimed at making digital platforms pay media outlets is passed. And the EU moves ahead with plans to put a 45% tariff on EVs made in China. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone. ... Show More

P.M. Edition for Aug. 21. Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting show several officials saw a case to cut rates last month, with an overwhelming majority ready to reduce interest rates in September. And Ford has canceled its plans for an electric SUV and will build a hyb ... Show More

Mexico, Canada and China are threatening to retaliate as US tariffs are set to start tomorrow. Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has agreed that USAID should be “shut down”. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the US as a deadline passes to start talks on extendi ... Show More

 A week after fires broke out in the Los Angeles area, Californians are grappling with the widespread destruction.They’re also seeking answers from their leaders about why so much has been lost.Mike Baker and Christopher Flavelle, who have been covering the fires, discuss the aut ... Show More

Europe’s self-driving car industry has lagged behind the Chinese and American markets. German automaker Volkswagen may remedy that problem next year, when it will debut its robotaxi ride-pool service in the U.S. Plus: Big publishers may have a new way to take on the AI industry’s ... Show More

Strict new rules are now in place at the US-Mexico border after an executive order came into effect at midnight. Hunter Biden's ex-wife is expected to testify at his federal gun trial today. Dangerous heat is hitting states in the West this week. Senator Bob Menendez's legal worr ... Show More

SpaceX just landed a skyscraper rocket with chopsticks… It’s the 1st step to landing on Mars.Taco Bell’s newest innovation isn’t food, it’s financial… Name-your-own-price.Tesla finally unveiled their robo-taxi (and a cyber-bus and humanoid robots)… but Wall Street thinks it’s emp ... Show More