Firefighters have made progress against the wildfire raging in Los Angeles, the largest in LA County's history. Two people are dead, 64 homes have been destroyed and fire officials worry that shifting winds could drive the blaze in new directions.
Firefighters have taken advantage of a turn in the weather to launch a fight back against the wildfires devastating the region. Despite this change for the better, officials warned that it was too early to believe that they had the upper hand.
Our daily round-up of the Web takes you to Taiwan, where the Dalai Lama has landed on a controversial trip to comfort the victims of Typhoon Morakot. Also in today's show: bloggers react to the wildfires that are threatening Los Angeles.
The six-day-old wildfire burning out of control in the forestland around Los Angeles has doubled in size, forcing 10,000 residents to leave their homes. Authorities estimate the blaze will not be brought under control until September 15.
The five-day-old wildfire burning out of control in the Los Angeles foothills and forest has doubled in size, forcing 10,000 residents to leave their homes. Two firefighters were reported dead.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for two southern counties over four separate wildfires that have "burned approximately 13 thousand acres" in the state of California, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate.
IBM and Caltech have developed a method using "DNA origami" — folding DNA to make nanoscale two- or three-dimensional shapes — to design a more powerful generation of ultra-tiny microchips.
A state of emergency was called for Santa Cruz County in southern California, where wildfires have been burning for three days, forcing up to 2,400 people to evacuate. The fire was "far from over", warned the state's governor on Friday.
California lawmakers have passed a deal to fix the state's multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, approving a package of wide-ranging spending cuts after a marathon legislative session.
