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Public defender's motion to remove judge over texts with Miami-Dade state attorney denied
MIAMI — A woman convicted of domestic battery three years ago was denied in her attempt to disqualify an appeals court judge who, she argued in a court filing, is too close with the Miami-Dade State Attorney who ...Read more
Ventura County officials identify 'person of interest' in Kenneth fire
LOS ANGELES — A man caught “attempting to start a fire” Thursday in a West Hills neighborhood that was already burning from the Kenneth Fire is now under investigation for potentially igniting the near-1,000-acre ...Read more
Debunking social media fire myths: No, the Hollywood sign didn't burn
LOS ANGELES — As quickly as the Sunset fire started charring through Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, an AI-generated photo of the Hollywood sign ablaze was rapidly circulating on social media. ...Read more
Judge dismisses Gwinnett's lawsuit against state over new city
ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge this week dismissed Gwinnett County’s lawsuit against the state of Georgia challenging the creation of the city of Mulberry.
“The Mulberry City Council is thankful that we can now put...Read more
Police in Allentown, Pa., investigating noose found on City Hall employee's desk
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown police are investigating after what appeared to be a noose was found Friday morning on a City Hall employee’s desk.
The Police Department said in a news release that it was notified about 7:...Read more
How to talk to friends and family about the devastation of the wildfires
LOS ANGELES — To live in Los Angeles right now is to know someone who is suffering. If you're lucky, your home is intact and your evacuation bag is still waiting by the door. Maybe you even have electricity. But chances ...Read more
As Southern California fires grew, so did profiles of 'scanner' X accounts reporting what they heard
LOS ANGELES — Before the fires they mostly tracked police pursuits and crimes in progress — maybe the occasional building fire.
But over the last week, since major fires began ravaging huge swaths of Los Angeles ...Read more
Supreme Court sounds ready to back TikTok ban law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court during oral arguments Friday appeared ready to allow a law that would ban social media giant TikTok unless it divests from its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. by Jan. 19.
The ...Read more
Unconditional discharge: What Donald Trump's hush money sentencing really means
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in relation to his Manhattan hush money case, cementing his legacy as America’s first convicted felon to assume the presidency.
The case involves Trump’s falsification...Read more
While Blue Origin waits, SpaceX launches again with booster on record 25th flight
Rough seas caused Blue Origin to hold off a planned early Friday launch attempt with is debut of New Glenn, which is now targeting early Sunday instead. SpaceX, though, managed liftoff later Friday with a booster flying ...Read more
With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research
In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety. That is the key finding of my recent study, published in the journal ...Read more
Even 1 drink a day elevates your cancer risk – an expert on how alcohol affects the body breaks down a new government report
Many people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. Just-released government guidelines are giving Americans another reason to consider a “dry January.”
Over the past few decades, ...Read more
How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment
From the time you get up in the morning until you go to bed at night, and even while you are asleep, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency affects your life. The air you breathe, the water you drink, the chemicals ...Read more
Disney's KABC station loses over-the-air signal from Mt. Wilson amid Eaton fire
Walt Disney Co.'s KABC-TV Channel 7 station, which uses communications towers near Mt. Wilson, lost its over-the-air signal Friday morning as the Eaton fire continued its rampage through mountainous terrain.
Separately, ...Read more
Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline and empty when firestorm exploded
LOS ANGELES — A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby.
Officials told ...Read more
US increases reward for capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro to $25 million
The U.S. government increased the rewards Friday for the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and his number two, Diosdado Cabello, to $25 million each, minutes after it said the dictator was “fraudulently” ...Read more
NYC to open massive migrant shelter in the Bronx, close controversial Hall Street shelter
NEW YORK — The city opening a massive new migrant shelter in the Bronx, the Daily News has learned — a sign that city is still wrestling with the tens of thousands of migrants in the city’s care despite dozens of ...Read more
After an unprecedented 4-day siege, LA firefighters make progress against Palisades, Eaton fires
LOS ANGELES — An unprecedented four-day fire siege that damaged or destroyed 9,000 structures and killed at least 10 people showed signs of finally easing Friday as winds lessened and firefighters began to contain the ...Read more
Delta passengers evacuate by slide onto snowy Atlanta runway after engine problem
ATLANTA — Passengers on a Delta Air Lines plane evacuated via emergency slides after an engine problem, as the plane was preparing to take off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport amid the winter storm on Friday...Read more
Here are the winners: 2025 North American Car, Truck, Utility of the Year
DETROIT – The envelope, please . . .
Winners of the 2025 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year are the Honda Civic Hybrid, Ford Ranger and Volkswagen ID.Buzz. The prestigious NACTOY awards kicked off...Read more
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