A news helicopter crashed Tuesday evening in a commercial part of Los Angeles, killing three people – including the veteran pilot and an aerial photojournalist-reporter – and injuring others, officials said.

California homeowners dealing with wildfire smoke damage could soon have stronger protections, even if their homes never burned. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of wildfire-recovery laws that establishes the nation's first statewide standards for smoke-damage testing,