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Extreme cold forecast for much of US in coming days
Read full article: Extreme cold forecast for much of US in coming daysAnother blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area.
North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026
Read full article: North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026A settlement has been reached by North Carolina's Insurance Department and the industry that sells homeowner policies.
Navajo Nation firefighters battle wildfires in Los Angeles
Read full article: Navajo Nation firefighters battle wildfires in Los AngelesA quick-strike crew of Native American firefighters and journeymen utility workers from the Navajo Nation are helping Los Angeles residents cut through landslides, mangled trees and charred debris of the Eaton Fire that rampaged though the Los Angeles area.
First responders saved a moose that fell through lake ice in New York. Here's how they did it
Read full article: First responders saved a moose that fell through lake ice in New York. Here's how they did itA team of forest rangers in New York state have rescued a moose who became trapped in an icy lake.
On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Read full article: On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a dayOver 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
NYC mayor says his meeting with Trump covered jobs and ceasefire deal, but not his criminal case
Read full article: NYC mayor says his meeting with Trump covered jobs and ceasefire deal, but not his criminal caseNew York City Mayor Eric Adams says his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump included discussion of reviving manufacturing jobs in the Bronx and the Gaza ceasefire deal — but not the mayor’s federal bribery charges.
Yellen says Treasury will use 'extraordinary measures' on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
Read full article: Yellen says Treasury will use 'extraordinary measures' on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceilingIn one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen says her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, on January 21, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon.
Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
Read full article: Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP findsAn Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning.
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
Read full article: For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban loomsThe U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sunday.
Former Oakland mayor, longtime partner indicted in alleged bribery scheme
Read full article: Former Oakland mayor, longtime partner indicted in alleged bribery schemeFederal prosecutors in California have indicted the former mayor of Oakland, her longtime partner and two business owners for bribery, conspiracy and mail and wire fraud.
Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from Trump
Read full article: Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from TrumpThe federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case denounced efforts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack as she handed down what she acknowledged may be one of the final punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before the Republican president-elect’s promised pardons.
Appeals court upholds dismissal of some charges against Trump, others in Georgia election case
Read full article: Appeals court upholds dismissal of some charges against Trump, others in Georgia election caseA Georgia appeals court has upheld the dismissal of some of the charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in the Georgia 2020 election interference case.
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Read full article: Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 yearsTwo wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.
Florida jury says CNN defamed Navy veteran in story about endangered Afghans
Read full article: Florida jury says CNN defamed Navy veteran in story about endangered AfghansA jury in Panama City, Florida, on Friday found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country.
Trump wants one of the agents who covered him after he was shot to lead the Secret Service
Read full article: Trump wants one of the agents who covered him after he was shot to lead the Secret ServicePresident-elect Donald Trump will choose as leader of the Secret Service one of the agents who covered him after a gunman opened fire at the candidate during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
Read full article: CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cutsThe national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars in additional tax cuts being championed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Bail denied for American captured in France and accused of assaulting Pennsylvania student
Read full article: Bail denied for American captured in France and accused of assaulting Pennsylvania studentAn American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” has been ordered jailed without bail.
TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court rulingTikTok says it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.
Sealy Mattress company is sued after Georgia man was found dead inside a locked trailer
Read full article: Sealy Mattress company is sued after Georgia man was found dead inside a locked trailerThe Sealy Mattress company is being sued for wrongful death after a man was found dead inside a locked trailer at a company facility in Georgia.
Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare's price negotiations
Read full article: Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare's price negotiationsThe Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers.
In Guatemala and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families hope and pride amid crackdown fears
Read full article: In Guatemala and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families hope and pride amid crackdown fearsHundreds of Guatemalan faithful found the sounds and colors of their tropical homeland during the biggest-yet celebration of the Black Christ of Esquipulas in the heartland farming town of Worthington, Minnesota.
Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first
Read full article: Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a firstEvery president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.
Progressives are frustrated by Biden's final-days warning of billionaire influence
Read full article: Progressives are frustrated by Biden's final-days warning of billionaire influenceThe Democratic Party's left wing is responding to President Joe Biden's strong words about the possibility of an American oligarchy with a combination of appreciation, bemusement and frustration.
Border app that became 'a salvation' for migrants to legally enter the US may end
Read full article: Border app that became 'a salvation' for migrants to legally enter the US may endThe CBP One app has brought nearly 1 million people to the U.S. on two-year permits with eligibility to work since January 2023, but it could end under President-elect Donald Trump.
California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
Read full article: California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistantCalifornia is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire.
Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
Read full article: Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guiltyA Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants inside a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning has pleaded guilty.
Nazi flag-bearing man gets 8 years in prison for truck crashing near White House
Read full article: Nazi flag-bearing man gets 8 years in prison for truck crashing near White HouseA Missouri man who crashed a rental truck into barriers protecting the White House has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
As Biden warns of an 'oligarchy,' Trump will be flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
Read full article: As Biden warns of an 'oligarchy,' Trump will be flanked by tech billionaires at his inaugurationThe super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald Trump's new administration.
Drug used in federal executions under Trump may cause 'unnecessary pain and suffering,' Garland says
Read full article: Drug used in federal executions under Trump may cause 'unnecessary pain and suffering,' Garland saysThe Justice Department is rescinding its protocol for federal executions that allowed for single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital.
FDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokers
Read full article: FDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokersFederal health officials are backing the health benefits of nicotine pouches, ruling that Philip Morris International’s Zyn can help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes.
Inside the monumental effort behind LA’s firefight, from strategy to meals and laundry
Read full article: Inside the monumental effort behind LA’s firefight, from strategy to meals and laundryFirefighters from across the North American continent have converged onto Los Angeles to fight the wildfires.
From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Some may face deportation
Read full article: From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Some may face deportationAfter disasters like the wildfires in Los Angeles happen, much of the rebuilding work is done by Latino immigrant workers, many in the country illegally.
JD Vance's Ohio hometown struggles with how to recognize the incoming vice president
Read full article: JD Vance's Ohio hometown struggles with how to recognize the incoming vice presidentIn Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.
Many Americans doubt Trump will be able to lower prices in his first year, an AP-NORC poll shows
Read full article: Many Americans doubt Trump will be able to lower prices in his first year, an AP-NORC poll showsMany U.S. adults are skeptical about President-elect Donald Trump's ability to bring down costs.
Biden's new executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses
Read full article: Biden's new executive order aims to shore up US cyber defensesAn executive order issued by President Joe Biden just days before he leaves office aims to shore up America's cyber defenses while making it easier to go after foreign countries that launch cyberattacks.
American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is extradited from France to the US
Read full article: American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is extradited from France to the USAn American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” has been extradited from France to the United States.
He left his LA-area home to cover the wildfires. But the flames were barreling toward his front door
Read full article: He left his LA-area home to cover the wildfires. But the flames were barreling toward his front doorHe left his Los Angeles-area home to cover the wildfires, but the flames were barreling toward his front door.
Giuliani settles legal fight with former Georgia election workers and agrees to stop defaming them
Read full article: Giuliani settles legal fight with former Georgia election workers and agrees to stop defaming themRudy Giuliani has settled with two Georgia elections workers in a deal they say let him keep his homes and personal belongings in return for compensation and a promise to never defame them again.
College students appear in court in case stemming from ‘Catch a Predator’ fad on TikTok
Read full article: College students appear in court in case stemming from ‘Catch a Predator’ fad on TikTokFive Massachusetts college students have appeared in court, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through the Tinder dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on TikTok.
Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won't be going home soon
Read full article: Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won't be going home soonIt could be a week or more before homeowners in the Los Angeles area are allowed to check on their fire-damaged properties.
Eager visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in Hawaii
Read full article: Eager visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in HawaiiOfficials at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are bracing for crowds eager to get a glimpse of lava fountaining from an eruption.
NY federal judge denies bail for two real estate brokers and their brother in sex trafficking case
Read full article: NY federal judge denies bail for two real estate brokers and their brother in sex trafficking caseA federal judge in New York City says two luxury real estate brokers and their brother accused of raping dozens of women over two decades will remain in jail to await their trial on sex trafficking charges.
Montana House endorses transgender bathroom ban affecting fellow lawmakers
Read full article: Montana House endorses transgender bathroom ban affecting fellow lawmakersMontana’s House is has endorsed a ban on transgender people using bathrooms in public buildings that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth.
Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China
Read full article: Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to ChinaA man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas has been sentenced to two years in prison.