What to Know About the Hydrants That Ran Dry Amid the Fires in LA
The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out ...
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California Fires: What Conditions Led to the Blazes
Flames from the devastating Palisades Fire—the largest of four fires currently impacting Los Angeles County—have engulfed nearly 16,000 acres as ...
California Wildfire: See Devastating Blaze in Photos
Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate the Los Angeles area as wildfires continue to tear through the region ...
Justice Department Accuses Several Landlords of Scheming to Keep Rents High
DENVER — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by ...
Southern California Battles Fierce Fires and Winds
LOS ANGELES — A fast-moving wildfire broke out Tuesday in the inland foothills northeast of Los Angeles hours after another ...
Could Trump Really Rename the Gulf of Mexico?
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf ...
Police Say Suspect in Tesla Explosion Outside Trump Hotel Used AI to Help Plan Attack
The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ...
McDonald’s Becomes Latest Big Company to Roll Back Diversity Practices
Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, ...
Tibet Earthquake Kills Dozens, Leaves Many Trapped in Rubble
BEIJING — A strong earthquake killed at least 53 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as ...
Trump Jr. Visits Greenland as Trump Revives Talk of U.S. Takeover of Island
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory as his father has ...
Trump Certified as 2024 Election Winner Without Challenge
WASHINGTON — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded Monday without ...
Louisiana Person Is the First U.S. Bird Flu Death
NEW YORK — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been ...
Trump Promises to Replace National Archivist
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the National Archives, thrusting the ...
Former Fox Sports Host Skip Bayless Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports alleges in a lawsuit that former host ...
Indonesia’s New Government Kickstarts Free-Meal Program
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s new government started an ambitious $28 billion project Monday to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant ...
Biden Signs Bill to Raise Social Security Payments for Millions of Pensioners
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and ...
Rugby Star Ilona Maher Makes Debut for UK Team Bristol Bears
BRISTOL, England (AP) — U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher made her debut for the Bristol Bears women's team in front ...
Lawmakers Brace For Trump’s Promised Jan. 6 Pardons
WASHINGTON — The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace ...
Trump Reacts: Flags Will Be Flown Half-Staff on Inauguration
United States flags are set to be flown at half-staff this month as an official sign of grieving former President ...
How Congress Will Certify Trump’s Electoral College Victory
WASHINGTON — The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than ...
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