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Are You Next in the Legal Crosshairs? The real estate industry is facing yet another wake-up call. American Home Shield NHD has closed its doors, leaving countless agents and brokers exposed to potential legal nightmares. This latest shutdown adds to a growing list of defunct providers, raising urgent questions about the reliability of disclosure reports

BY JOHN MUYSKENS, ANDREW BA TRAN, NAEMA AHMED AND ANNA PHILLIPS - MAY 16 AT 12:20 AM When a wildfire tore through drought-stricken towns near Boulder, Colo., late last year, it reminded Americans that fire risk is changing. It didn’t matter that it was winter. It didn’t matter that many of the more than 1,000 homes

An aerial view of the Whittier Narrows Dam in the area between Montebello and Pico Rivera. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Scientists call it California’s “other big one,” and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas Fault. Although it might sound