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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires...

Jan 17, 2025

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is expected to succeed JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, AP sources say

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. That's accordin...

Jan 17, 2025

Trump's swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, according to a person familiar with the ...

Jan 17, 2025

Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House. He has v...

Jan 17, 2025

International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in Damascus

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan made an unannounced visit Friday to Damascus to confer with the leader of Syria's de facto government on ho...

Jan 17, 2025

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, inserting himself into a long-running legal ba...

Jan 17, 2025

Israel's security Cabinet recommends approval of ceasefire in Gaza; deal now goes to full Cabinet

JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) - Israel's security Cabinet recommended approval of a ceasefire that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants. The deal will now go to t...

Jan 17, 2025

Middle East latest: Israeli security cabinet recommends approving ceasefire deal

Israel's security cabinet has recommended approving a deal that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants. The deal will now go to the full cabinet for approval...

Jan 17, 2025

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka move closer to an Australian Open rematch. Djokovic and Alcaraz win

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Coco Gauff still hasn't lost a match or even at set at the Australian Open - or, actually, this season. She moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightfor...

Jan 17, 2025

Presidents of Russia and Iran meet in the Kremlin ahead of signing partnership treaty

MOSCOW (AP) - The presidents of Russia and Iran held talks in the Kremlin on Friday before signing a broad cooperation pact. The Kremlin said that the "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" to b...

Jan 17, 2025