Steve Futterman

Rindernecht is accused of starting a fire just past midnight on January 1st.

Fire crews put out the flames, but it continued to smolder underground.

and came back to life a week later as the Palisades fire, destroying more than 6,800 structures and leading to the deaths of at least 12 people.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.

During the hearing, attorneys presented different views on whether the man accused, Jonathan Rinderknecht, is a flight risk.

Prosecutors argued that he has significant ties to France, where he was raised and where his parents live, and also to Indonesia.

Defense attorneys called those claims rhetoric and said Rinderknecht doesn't even have a current passport.

In the end, the judge ruled that he will remain in custody.

Rindernecht is accused of starting a fire just past midnight on January 1st.

Fire crews put out the flames, but it continued to smolder underground and came back to life a week later as the Palisades Fire, destroying more than 6,800 structures and leading to the deaths of at least 12 people.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.

This all began last summer when President Trump proposed new congressional maps be drawn in Texas.

Texas Republican lawmakers approved the plan, setting the stage for likely pickups by the GOP in House seats in Texas next year.

Democrats in California, led by Gavin Newsom, answered with Proposition 50.

Prop 50 is designed to counter any Republican gains in Texas.

Opinion polls here show voters likely to approve the plan.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.

With the season on the line, the defending champion Dodgers took an early 3-0 lead, then held on to set up a Game 7 finale.

Toronto threatened to tie the game in the ninth.

The Blue Jays put runners on second and third with nobody out but could not score.