The Los Angeles wildfire disaster has cast a shadow over preparations for the 2028 Olympics, raising questions over whether the city can deliver a safe and successful Games. So far, none of the more than 80 venues due to stage Olympic competition in Los Angeles have been directly affected by the infernos that have left at least 24 people dead and reduced entire neighborhoods to smoldering ruins.

LOS ANGELES - Former swimmer Gary Hall Jr will have the Olympic medals that were destroyed in the devastating fires in Los Angeles replaced, according to German news agency dpa. "We are in full solidarity with the citizens of Los Angeles and full of admiration for the tireless work of the firefighters and the security forces,