Photos: Thousands in Los Angeles evacuate as wind-fueled …
Updated January 08, 2025 at 13:24 PM ET. More than 30,000 people in Los Angeles County have been ordered to evacuate as the Palisades Fire, one of several wildfires that broke out on Tuesday morning, blazed through the Pacific Palisades community.. Fueled by intense Santa Ana winds, the fire has spread over more than 2,900 acres and threatened 13,000 structures; California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...
Wild weather brings winds and fire to the West, snow to the South
Jan 7, 2025 · A swimmer watches as a large dark plume of smoke passes over the beach from a wildfire from Pacific Palisades, in Santa Monica, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
'Like a bomb was dropped': Authorities warn of extensive damage …
Jan 9, 2025 · The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said that it has received notification of 10 fire-related deaths as firefighters battle multiple blazes for a third consecutive night.
Justice Department accuses 6 major landlords of keeping rents high
Jan 9, 2025 · DENVER — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans' rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits. The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters ...
Canadian singer Lubalin discusses his album 'haha no worries'
Jan 5, 2025 · Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's …
USDA report finds Boar's Head listeria outbreak was due to poor ...
Jan 11, 2025 · A U.S. Department of Agriculture report has found that "inadequate sanitation practices" at a Boar's Head facility in Virginia contributed to a listeria outbreak that left 10 people dead and dozens hospitalized around the country last year.. The report, released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), reviewed the listeria outbreak linked to ...
Johnson reelected speaker of the House, despite initial GOP …
Jan 3, 2025 · House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was narrowly reelected to the position after initially falling two votes short. Johnson and his allies worked to convince two members to switch their votes, delivering him the 218 necessary to be reelected on the first ballot.
Jimmy Carter's funeral services begin in DC. And, photos from the …
Jan 7, 2025 · Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day.. Today's top stories. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are set to arrive in Washington, D.C., today.
Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square …
Dec 31, 2024 · Ochs asked the Times' chief electrician, Walter Palmer, to come up with a New Year's Eve spectacle that didn't involve ashy firework debris raining down on revelers.. According to a 1965 piece in Newsday (Nassau Edition), Palmer was inspired by the clock on the downtown Western Union Telegraph Company building, which for decades had dropped an iron ball from its rooftop every day at noon.
Biden creates 2 new national monuments, but bad weather delays …
Jan 7, 2025 · The White House says President Biden will officially announce two new national monuments next week. Wildfires in California forced changes to his plans for Tuesday.