Several hospitals and health care facilities in southern California temporarily closed or suspended services as the devastating wildfires continue to spread.

Federal officials announced Thursday that they had entered an agreement with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to resolve allegations that it violated federal laws against discrimination when treating pregnant patients of color.

After history-making weather forced the cancellation of a trip to the Riverside County desert to mark the creation of a new national monument, the president and first lady Jill Biden hunkered at

Wildfires in Southern California have killed at least 25 people and destroyed at least 12,000 structures since they began burning January 7. Still, area health systems have largely remained operational. Here's how the wildfires have affected health care operations, employees and priorities in Southern California:

Several health care centers and medical facilities remain closed amid the devastating wildfires that continue to spread across southern California.

UCLA Health said the wildfires are still disrupting clinic operations in Malibu and the Pacific Palisades as of Jan. 16. The system is working with patients to reschedule appointments and encouraging residents to reserve emergency department visits for urgent and life-threatening medical conditions.

The back-to-back trips to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a Santa Monica fire hall were unscheduled detours on one of final trips of Biden’s presidency. He traveled to California to name two new ...

Massive fires continue burning after igniting in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, and Altadena, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.