LOS ANGELES TIMES-Today’s top stories

Wind whips embers from a hotspot during a wildfire in Castaic in 2022. A new report finds that the Western U.S. has become hotter and drier in ways that promote wildfires. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press)

Wildfires

• Wildfire weather is increasing in California and much of the U.S., a report finds.
• L.A.’s water supplies are in good shape. But is the city ready for the next drought?

Violence on the metro

• Three people were stabbed in two separate incidents on Los Angeles County’s Metro system.
• Column: They want to ride buses and trains, but they’re afraid. For riders old and young, Metro must be safer.

Hepatitis A outbreak

• Hepatitis A is spreading among Los Angeles homeless population, health officials say.
• Hepatitis A scare at the Men’s Central Jail led to more than 1,500 vaccinations.
• Opinion: A deadly but curable disease is thriving in L.A.’s jails. That’s unacceptable.

Crime and courts

• It took a month to ID a law school student’s body. Her fiancé has now been convicted of murder.
• Gunshots fired at an Oakland teen rowing team don’t stop it from finishing the race.
• The shooter of two Jewish men in L.A. agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes.

More big stories

• What you need to know about the bird flu outbreak, concerns about raw milk, and more.
• Climate change is central to both Pope Francis and Newsom. But do Catholic voters care?
• Alice Munro, acclaimed short-story writer and Nobel Prize winner, dies at 92.
• Summer of 2023 was hottest in 2,000 years, a study finds.
• SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base by 2026. Could that harm the coast?
• East West Players appoints Lily Tung Crystal as its new artistic director.
• Red Lobster offered all-you-can-eat shrimp. That was a mistake.
• Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation was ‘delinquent’ in California. What does that mean?
• Drownings rose among young children after decades of decline. It’s ‘highly concerning,’ CDC says.
• Pro-Palestinian activists protest at Google developer conference amid Israel-Hamas war.
• New York is on a studio building spree to grab a bigger slice of L.A.’s Hollywood pie.
• Buying a home in Southern California? There are now more options.
• Gov. Kristi Noem, who wrote of shooting her dog, to speak at California GOP convention.