Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, new research suggests. While the fires were said to have taken 31 lives, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that about 440 more deaths may be linked to the disaster. Researchers looked at death rates in L.A. County between Jan. 5 and Feb. 1, 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton fires tore through the region. That's a large