06:12⇢Twin Infernos Ravage Los Angeles
⌨The newspapers report extensively on two wildfires raging in Los Angeles, with a second blaze now burning out of control in the inland foothills northeast of the city (ABC, CNN, Fox, NBC, NPR, NYTimes, AP). The Pacific Palisades fire has destroyed multiple homes, forcing 30,000 residents to evacuate, with firefighters warning the worst is yet to come as Santa Ana winds, described as the strongest in a decade, are expected to intensify (NY Post, WSJ, Yahoo). Trump's press conference statements about annexing the Panama Canal and potential military actions continue to generate coverage (Boston Globe, CNN, HuffPost).