Day: January 13, 2025

Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday that Congress should place conditions on aid to Los Angeles communities devastated by wildfires, alleging that state and local officials in largely Democratic California have mismanaged the state’s water resources and forests.

As officials work to fully assess the destruction left behind by the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County, newly released maps are providing a view at what was destroyed and damaged, and even what was left untouched.

As officials work to fully assess the destruction left behind by the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County, newly released maps are providing a view at what was destroyed and damaged, and even what was left untouched.

India plans to reject oil tankers that have been sanctioned by the US due to their role in transporting cargo for Russia. This is another example of the impact of Washington’s measures on the global oil market, according to Bloomberg. A senior Indian official told the media outlet that ships hit by sanctions will not be allowed to discharge. Howeve…

“They know how to do it,” the far-right congresswoman insisted while pushing her half-baked theory, which she previously suggested is used to control hurricanes.

Salt water from the ocean is an option for fighting L.A.’s fires, but it’s more complicated than simply going to the beach to transport water to the hillsides.

Michiko Oba and Hooman Sabeti’s homes were somehow spared from the Eaton Fire; structures in all directions are gone. They now live amid the wreckage.

U.S. flags at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height, even though the 30-day mourning period for President Carter isn’t over.

The crew of an oil tanker suspected of sabotaging underwater cables in the Baltic Sea was preparing to damage more cables and pipelines before the vessel was detained. Source: Risto Lohi, head of Finland’s investigation into the incident, as reported by Reuters Details: On 26 December 2024, Finnish authorities detained the oil tanker Eagle S, which…

The eight-time Grammy winner is set to deliver “America the Beautiful.”