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At least 11 people were reported dead in fires raging across Los Angeles. Five lived near each other in a ravaged Altadena neighborhood.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President-elect Trump’s sentencing in New York, Trump’s comments about claiming Greenland and the Panama Canal and the

School districts in and around Los Angeles shut down because of the fires. That includes LAUSD, the second largest school district in the country. (Image credit: Jireh Deng for NPR)

Supported by the Rev. Jerry Falwell among others in the 1970s, Bryant and her “Save Our Children” coalition opposed gay rights around the country, denouncing the “deviant lifestyle” of the gay community and calling gay people “human garbage.”

In response to the devastating fires raging in LA, a small restaurant in Surf City USA has become a channel for big help — from locals to people across the country — to support their neighbors up north. (Image credit:

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury’s surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.

Women from a Kyiv suburb create an all-female volunteer air defense unit. They say it’s helped them deal with the trauma of a 2022 massacre by Russian troops.

The US announces an increased $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelas President Maduro on day he’s sworn in for a third term. (Image credit: Matias Delacroix)

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Friday for the second time this week — by a second federal judge — for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Friday for the second time this week — by a second federal judge — for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a