California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area. 01/21/2025 - 5:53 pm | View Link
New fires threaten homes as some return for the first time to see what's left Several new fires threatened homes in Southern California and prompted evacuations, but firefighters were able to gain the upper hand. Meanwhile, some residents forced to evacuate by the Eaton and ... 01/21/2025 - 1:38 pm | View Link
Where are mandatory evacuations for California wildfires? See Lilac, Palisades, Eaton fires The Lilac Fire triggered multiple rounds of evacuations in Bonsall, a small community about 45 minutes north of San Diego. "Immediate threat to life," read an urgent warning from Cal Fire issued ... 01/21/2025 - 1:36 am | View Link
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities ... 01/17/2025 - 9:54 am | View Link
Firefighters Begin Slowly Beating Back Massive LA Blazes, as Winds Die Down While firefighters make progress, winds are expected to pick up again Monday in the Los Angeles area where at least 10,000 homes and structures have been destroyed and at least 10 people have died. 01/10/2025 - 11:00 am | View Link
Senator Ron Johnson (Q-Moscow) participated in one of the Fascism Fest activities over the weekend. RoJo was part of a panel with MAGA economist (how's that for an oxymoron?) Stephen Moore, who suggested creating a real life isolationist's wet dream, including buying Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal, and so on.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U. S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move that experts say makes the U. S. and other countries less safe from infectious diseases and other public-health threats.
“For Americans it may not be obvious immediately what the impact will be, but given the world we live in and all of the factors that are driving more disease outbreaks, America cannot fight them alone,” says Dr.
Donald Trump is trying to redefine who is allowed to be a U. S. citizen. On the first day of his presidency, Trump signed an order challenging a long-standing constitutional right that people born inside the U. S. are guaranteed citizenship. The right has been considered settled law since it was ratified as part of the Constitution more than 150 years ago.
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Trump told federal departments to deny the right known as birthright citizenship from children born to mothers and fathers in the country unlawfully.
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order beginning the formal withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, a landmark pact between nations that aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C.
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It marked the second time Trump had taken this step, having previously announced the U.
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde bravely called out a stone-faced Trump and Vance to their face during the national prayer service this Tuesday:
“Let me make one final plea, Mr. President. Millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God.
Donald ended his first day back in the White House by posting a message on Truth Social to boast of how his team was identifying hundreds of Biden appointees to throw out of office. Lumpy called it an "Official Notice of Dismissal" for four individuals "who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again."
The Lump identified four people in the post.
"Jose Andres from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars, and [former Atlanta Mayor] Keisha Lance Bottoms from the President's Export Council — YOU'RE FIRED!" Donald wrote.
Handsome Old Joe Biden had already issued a preemptive pardon for Milley, who served as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023.
As for Chef José Andrés, he had already resigned since his two-year term was up.