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Santa Ana winds are expected to pick back up, threatening the containment of Southern California wildfires. And, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reflects on his career.

These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on January 7.

Officials are investigating at least 24 possible deaths from the LA-area wildfires, an update on cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel, and NPR holds an exit interview with DHS Secretary Mayorkas.

The Palisades and Eaton fires are among the most destructive in California history. At least 24 people have been killed and thousands displaced in the wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area.

NPR's A Martinez talks to U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell about the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to the wildfires in California.

President Biden returns to the State Department Monday to deliver what the White House says is a summation of his administration's work to strengthen America.

Texas, the law-and-order land of guns, God and capital punishment, is awash in cannabis. A loophole in a law allowing farmers to grow non-intoxicating hemp has been exploited, and now intoxicating hemp products are everywhere.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who says the border is more secure now than in 2019.

As authorities in Los Angeles launched searches for the dead, crews made some progress fighting the fires. But there are worries about the return of dangerously high winds this week.

Older Angelenos are especially vulnerable as wildfires continue to tear through Los Angeles. Some older people had to be evacuated from assisted living facilities as others packed into shelters.Older Angelenos are especially vulnerable as wildfires continue to tear through Los Angeles. Some older people had to be evacuated from assisted living facilities as others packed into shelters.