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From fire alerts to flood watches: Rain brings relief to Southern California firefighters, but with a caveat
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters battling multiple major blazes for nearly a month in the Los Angeles area, but also [Read More…]
Department of Education dismisses book ban investigations, ends guidance
Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books and will no longer employ a [Read More…]
Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make public debut at National Zoo
Female giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo in her enclosure at the National Zoo on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Today’s the big day! Giant pandas Bao [Read More…]
Suspects in Border Patrol agent’s killing in Vermont surveilled for days, had cellphones wrapped in foil
Newport City Inn and Suites (CONVENTRY, Vt.) — An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a traffic stop in Vermont, according to the FBI, as bizarre [Read More…]
When and where to see the northern lights after the latest solar storm
Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm. The National Oceanic and [Read More…]
Trump to tour LA wildfires after threats to withhold aid over water policy, voter ID
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — President Donald Trump will tour damage caused by wildfires in Los Angeles on Friday as he continues to feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the [Read More…]
Nashville school shooting suspect posted photos on social media just before opening fire in cafeteria: Police
Metro Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE) — A teenager who opened fire with a 9 mm pistol in his Nashville high school cafeteria fired a total of 10 shots within 17 seconds of entering the room, [Read More…]
California fires live updates: Newsom signs $2.5 billion relief package for LA
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square [Read More…]
Hundreds of displaced pets find refuge after being displaced in the LA wildfires
Food and water has been left out for pets roaming Los Angeles County without their owners or homes after wildfires blazed through the area in January 2025. Via ABC News (Los Angeles) — Whimpers and [Read More…]
Newark mayor says ICE ‘raided’ a business, as agents make arrests in other Northeast cities
(aire images/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Trump administration border czar Tom Homan recently promised to carry out “big raids” in sanctuary cities across the U.S. — and scenes of immigration authorities detaining migrants Thursday have [Read More…]
At least 11 dead after record-breaking snowstorm swept across the South
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports, crippling roadways and leaving freezing temperatures in its wake. At least [Read More…]
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday heard a request [Read More…]
Nashville school shooting suspect’s social media linked to Madison school shooter’s social media: Sources
Metro Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE) — A social media account connected to the Nashville high school shooting suspect may have been in contact with the suspected Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter’s social media account, according to law enforcement sources. Solomon [Read More…]
DOJ orders federally funded legal service providers to stop providing support at immigration courts
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice, under new leadership following the inauguration of Donald Trump, has told legal service providers who receive federal funding to stop providing legal orientation and other [Read More…]
California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 10,000 acres
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square [Read More…]
Trump’s proposed mass deportation plan has some Texas schools on high alert
School districts prep students and families for possible mass deportations. ABC News (SOUTH TEXAS, Texas) — President Donald Trump has threatened mass deportations of immigrants, potentially expanding the “expedited removal” program to conduct raids in neighborhoods [Read More…]
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AQUEBOGUE, N.Y.) — A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu. The owner of [Read More…]
At least 10 dead after record-breaking snowstorm swept across the South
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports, crippling roadways and leaving freezing temperatures in its wake. At least [Read More…]
California fires live updates: 2 wildfires ignite in San Diego, Cal Fire says
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across [Read More…]
Judge to consider challenge to Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
SimpleImages/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — President Donald Trump’s executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom Thursday. A federal judge will hear a request made by four Democratic-led states [Read More…]