MELBOURNE, Florida — The alleged firebug accused of starting the Palisades blaze threatened to burn down his sister’s house and shoot his brother-in-law with a gun he stashed in a stuffed animal, ...

A Florida man has been arrested, accused of starting what would become the deadly "Palisades Fire" in Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on Oct. 7 near his home in Melbourne, Florida ...

A 29-year-old man charged with sparking the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history likely used a lighter to start a fire on New Year’s Day that smoldered underground and reignited almost a week ...

The arrest was part of a crackdown on speech that the authorities say is inciting hatred of the government. Critics say ...

The Palisades Fire grows in L.A. on Jan. 7. (David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images) Federal authorities in Los Angeles announced on Wednesday that they have arrested a man in Florida and charged him with ...

Federal investigators say a Florida man has been arrested in connection with one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, a blaze that began as a New Year’s spark that charred some ...

The arrest of a 29-year-old Florida man for starting what eventually became the Palisades fire shed more light Wednesday, Oct. 8, on firefighters’ suppression efforts, while affirming, for many, ...

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly posting seditious content on social media.

SEATTLE (AP) — Emergency responders in the Pacific Northwest are fighting misinformation along with raging wildfires as people spread unsubstantiated social media posts blaming coordinated groups of ...

When university student Miles Kwan launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities after one of the city's deadliest fires last week, he was arrested. The ferocious blaze had ravaged ...