Mayor Karen Bass has come under criticism for attending an inauguration in Ghana as mounting warnings signaled heightened fire risks in Los Angeles.

When a cascade of deadly and destructive wildfires erupted across the Los Angeles region on Tuesday, the mayor was on her way home from Ghana in West Africa, where she had attended the ...

Seeing their homes burn and their businesses destroyed while their mayor is partying in Ghana usually tends to provide a wakeup call that will eventually strike even Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass repeatedly dodged questions about her leadership and alleged lack of initial presence during the ...

As the community of Pacific Palisades in the city of Los Angeles burned to the ground Tuesday night, LA Mayor Karen Bass was in Ghana to attend the inauguration of that country’s new president ...

the interviewer continued. In another probe, Blevins asked: “No apology for them (Los Angeles residents)? Do you think you should have been visiting Ghana while this was unfolding back home?” ...

Bass is facing criticism over two issues in particular: a funding cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department in the fire-prone region and the timing of a diplomatic trip to Ghana as dangerous fire ...

After the loss of more than 10,000 homes in last month's Los Angeles fires, the region faces a daunting challenge to rebuild ...

Ghanaian music producer Roland Banful, popularly known as GuiltyBeatz, has won his second Grammy Award. GuiltyBeatz secured ...

As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana, pictures posted on social media show. By the time she ...