Day: January 8, 2025

The LA Fire Chief warned in the weeks before the devastating Palisades fire that the decision to cut the department’s budget by nearly $18 million would diminish its ability to prepare for and respond to large scale emergencies.

Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.

The president-elect called the conservative justice the night before a last-ditch demand to stop his sentencing in New York

The president-elect sought to blame the climate-change-exacerbated crisis in Southern California on the state’s water management. Experts disputed his claims.

The call took place a day before Trump asked the Supreme Court to halt his sentencing, though Samuel Alito said they did not discuss the emergency application.

The president-elect put the blame for the fires on the California governor, as Los Angeles residents expressed anger about the scale and speed of the response.

The president-elect refuses to rule out seizing Greenland and the Panama Canal as well as renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

The Defense Department announced additional security assistance support to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.