At least 5 people have died, and nearly 180,000 under evacuation orders. The fires are the most destructive ever to hit LA County. Compiled from Contributing Writers and News Services
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By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the United States and replacing it with community notes, similar to the system used by Elon Musk-owned social media
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of a special counsel’s final report into President-elect Donald Trump, pending a decision by an appeals
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer McDonald’s said on Monday that it would roll back some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives due to the “shifting legal landscape” following a Supreme
By Omid Ghoreishi Contributing Writer Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will resign as prime minister and Liberal leader after a replacement is chosen. He also asked Gov. Gen.
By Samantha Flom and Arjun Singh Contributing Writers Congress on Monday certified President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the 2024 election, marking the official final step to guarantee Trump’s position as
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel are suing to challenge the Biden administration’s decision that blocked a nearly $15 billion deal for the Japanese company to take
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By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has said it could take up to four years to hold elections in the country, following the ousting of President
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, clinched 218 votes to reclaim the gavel on the first ballot after two Republican holdouts switched their votes, preventing
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Family members of the man who authorities say carried out a deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day are surprised by the allegations. “I
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Family and friends have begun identifying the victims who were killed when a driver plowed into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans on
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump has condemned what he described as “virtually nonexistent leadership” and open border policies in the United States following the deadly attack in New
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the “evil knuckleheads” behind the Tesla Cybertruck blast near President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday had “picked
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By Owen Evans Contributing Writer The boss of Jeju Air said that no safety issues were flagged in pre-flight checks before one of its planes crashed at South Korea’s Muan International
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