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Untold stories of LA fires: Incarcerated firefighters, Black Altadena and Octavia Butler’s warning
We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40, ...
The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena Cemetery
The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism ...
Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called the science fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of ...
Smithsonian Magazine14d
In Her Inventive and Prescient Stories, Octavia Butler Wrote Herself Into the Science Fiction Canon
Throughout her years of obscurity, Butler rose daily to write before menial jobs as a potato chip inspector, dishwasher and ...
Sportskeeda19d
NBA Trade Rumors: Jimmy Butler could team up with $215 million Mavericks star in potential Western Conference blockbuster
While Jimmy Butler has made it clear that he would prefer to be traded to another team between now and the NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline, Miami President of Basketball Operations Pat Riley has said ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal19d
Woman and child suffer minor injuries in S.E. Topeka fire. Here's the cause
A woman and child received hospital treatment after suffering minor injuries early Friday in an accidental house fire at 1412 S.E. Lott. The victims' names and ages weren't being made public.
Associated Press20d
Pat Riley says the Miami Heat will not trade Jimmy Butler
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives to the basket as Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) defends ...
The New York Times20d
Ruth Butler, Who Brought Artists’ Muses to Life, Dies at 93
After publishing a definitive biography ... on the early work of Rodin and its relationship to that of the generation of sculptors before him. She earned her doctorate in 1966. Ms. Butler ...
CNN20d
‘We are not trading Jimmy Butler’: Miami Heat president defiant on star’s future
Miami Heat president Pat Riley has issued a defiant update on Jimmy Butler’s future at the franchise amid trade talk rumors. In response to reports that Butler was interested in a trade ...
ClutchPoints20d
Heat's Pat Riley breaks silence on Jimmy Butler trade rumors
With all the trade speculation around Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, team president Pat Riley has released a statement saying that they will not trade the 35-year-old. This came after rumors of the ...
New York Post20d
Pat Riley makes Jimmy Butler trade declaration after Heat ‘distraction’
The potential Jimmy Butler-Heat breakup will have to wait. Amid rumors the veteran star could be traded, Heat president Pat Riley said Thursday the team will not be trading Butler. “We usually ...