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Extreme fire conditions expected in L.A. area through Wednesday The strengthening Santa Ana winds pose a challenge for firefighters as the battle against wildfires enveloping neighborhoods in Los Angeles County entered its sixth day. The wildfires have killed at least 16 people, and as of Sunday morning, officials said, at …

Vice President-elect JD Vance said Sunday who he thinks should and shouldn’t receive presidential pardons for their actions during the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “If you protested peacefully on Jan. 6 and you’ve had [Attorney General] Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang …

Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. A handful of wildfires that kicked up Tuesday, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded in size. As of Sunday morning, 16 people had been killed and more than 12,000 buildings and structures have been …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President-elect Donald Trump’s response to the California wildfires in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” recorded Saturday, saying, “Mis- and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aids any of us.” Newsom appeared to be referring to Trump’s posts on Truth Social blasting Newsom, …

The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans both advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs Saturday, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers, respectively. The Ravens, the AFC’s No. 3 seed, put up a dominant performance in the day’s nightcap. Baltimore beat its divisional rival 28-14, powered by an …

President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the first time in his term the president has bestowed that honor, the White House announced on Saturday. “The first pope from the Southern Hemisphere, Pope Francis is unlike any who came before,” the White House …

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Oscar winner Barry Jenkins kicked off the new year the way he ended the old, with two films — “Mufasa: The Lion King” and “The Fire Inside” — in the top 10 at the box office. It’s a feat Jenkins — who co-wrote “The Fire Inside” with Rachel Morrison while …

BEIJING — As he prepares to leave Beijing, the U.S. envoy to China feels relations between the two rival powers are the most stable they’ve been in recent years. But there’s no guarantee they will stay that way. It “remains a very challenging, often very contentious and in a long-term …

MIAMI — About 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 230,000 Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday, barely a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office with promises of hardline immigration policies. Biden’s administration has strongly supported Temporary …