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Prolonged drought and powerful Santa Ana winds set up extreme conditions that have fueled the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Those conditions were compounded by climate change. According to NOAA and NASA, the ten warmest years on record

Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Expected to Rise as Firefighters Race to Contain Blazes  The Wall Street Journal Los Angeles fires: More than 10,000 homes and businesses destroyed, at least 11 dead  Fox News Los Angeles resident witnesses what’s believed to be

In our news wrap Friday, Venezuelan President Maduro was sworn in for a third term following a disputed election, the White House extended protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and El Salvadorans living in the U.S., the Israeli military

In our news wrap Friday, Venezuelan President Maduro was sworn in for a third term following a disputed election, the White House extended protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and El Salvadorans living in the U.S., the Israeli military

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced in New York, months after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents to cover up an extramarital affair. The judge granted Trump an unconditional discharge, a sentence that affirms

Los Angeles fires: More than 10,000 homes and businesses destroyed, at least 10 dead  Fox News Pacific Palisades residents return, discover ‘our whole world got taken from us’  Los Angeles Times Live updates: 11 deaths reported in LA County fires, medical examiner

Shawn Hubler, who covers California from Sacramento, details the personal, psychological toll of the wildfires.

On Monday, President Biden will give a farewell speech at the State Department focused on his foreign policy legacy. Ahead of that address, Nick Schifrin sat down with one of the key architects of Biden’s foreign policy, National Security Advisor

Dramatic aerial video shows ‘staggering’ devastation of Los Angeles fires  USA TODAY Los Angeles fires: More than 10,000 homes and businesses destroyed, at least 10 dead  Fox News Pacific Palisades residents return, discover ‘our whole world got taken from us’  Los Angeles Times

Menendez was convicted in July of 16 corruption charges brought after an FBI raid on his home in 2022 turned up $150,000 in gold bars and $480,000 in cash, much of which prosecutors alleged was the result of bribes paid