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A reporter, an L.A. native, has watched movies and TV destroy her hometown for years, but nothing can prepare someone for seeing real devastation.

“There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were well-prepared and simply overwhelmed by the elements, questions are being raised about whether the intensity of

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to “take over” a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de facto border between the two countries.

The president-elect’s undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have some experts comparing his strategy to Nixon’s “Madman Theory.” (Image credit: Emil Stach)

A bowl, a saw, a toy – this is what the victims of LA fires went back to get  BBC.com Column: On a block in Altadena, only a few houses remain, including theirs. Should they return?  Los Angeles Times Altadena After the

Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Expected to Rise as Firefighters Race to Contain Blazes  The Wall Street Journal Palisades fire flare-up forces more evacuations as L.A. reels from staggering losses  Los Angeles Times L.A. fires live updates: Palisades Fire moves toward Brentwood

An Altadena Family Escaped the L.A. Wildfires, but They Lost Almost Everything  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

The Supreme Court doesn’t seem likely to save TikTok, in TikTok v. Garland  Vox.com TikTok could be banned this month. Here’s what users can do to prepare  WBAL TV Baltimore TikTok’s Founder Has a Formula for Everything. Can It Crack the Supreme

Biden extends protections for immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine  NPR Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office  The New York Times Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants  The Guardian US Mayorkas extends deportation shield for eye-popping

LA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response  The Associated Press LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: ‘Screaming to be properly funded’  Fox News LAFD chief says budget cuts hindered