Day: January 15, 2025

Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Pete Hegseth heckled by protesters as he faced questions from lawmakers at a Senate confirmation hearing

While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing away flammable vegetation; the sometimes-unknown intervention of firefighters; the wind and weather; or, frankly, luck.

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For two weeks, Yoon had been hiding inside his official residence in South Korea, outside which hundreds of his supporters had gathered. He has finally been arrested. We explain what is happening, and why

The city of Jenin in the northern West Bank has been a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades. But in the past month, an unusual sight has greeted residents accustomed to violence on their streets. Instead of Israel Defense Forces personnel sweeping the warren-like alleys, it is the black vehicles of the Palestinian Authority (P…

The development, which followed a failed arrest attempt earlier in January, deepens the fallout from his short-lived declaration of martial law last month.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.

Jordan Klepper said the former weekend show host’s only qualification to run the Pentagon was that “Trump liked watching him sit on a couch on Saturday mornings.”