Six in 10 Californians wouldn't mind if the state peacefully seceded from the United States, a poll by Independent California Institute shows.

An independent California would need to address defense, healthcare, and Social Security funding challenges. The idea of California secession resurfaces amid renewed tensions between President Trump and Gov.

Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misleadingly claim "$00,000,000" in "foreign aid" has been offered to the U.

These Canadian CL-415 aircrafts, also known as amphibious water bombers, have been on the front lines fighting the wildfires blazing through California

Trump is taking aim at water supplies for an endangered fish, but scientists say he’s missing the point. It’s one of California’s thorniest problems. The nation’s most populous state is full of sprawling cities, vast farmland, rich ecosystems — and it must decide how to divide scarce water resources among them.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday he was deploying 60 firefighters to California to help with the wildfires. In a post on the social platform X, Trudeau said Canada was helping aid the Los Angeles area as several wildfires continue devastating the area.

There are four issues to consider when contemplating a hypothetical U.S.-Canada union: economics, politics, cultural dynamics and military prowess

For years, Mexico and Canada have often been targets of Donald Trump’s hostile and imperialistic blather. It’s only gotten worse since the election, with Trump referring to Canada, a sovereign nation of more than 40 million people, as “the 51st state ” and claiming he will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”

As crews work to contain the destructive fires, posts circulating across social media claim Mexico and Canada have sent firefighters to California to help crews there. Multiple VERIFY readers, including Kimberly, Jeff, Trish and Karin, asked if that’s true.

Yet in L.A., prisoners themselves are bringing hope to the community. The state of California has for more than a century operated a volunteer Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, which allows eligible incarcerated persons to support local, state and federal agencies in responding to a variety of emergencies, including fires.

Canada, Mexico, Ukraine and Iran have all offered support to Los Angeles as wildfires continue to destroy the Californian city's landscape and infrastructure. Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment and updates on help that has been sent to the state.

Cargo theft surged to another record last year as criminal enteprises continue to become more sophisticated in using fraud to redirect shipments from their intended destination.