Nation Jan 29 Emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during LA wildfires When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.
Nation Jan 18 Homes were burning and roads jammed before evacuation order for Palisades Fire, AP finds The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning, according to an Associated Press analysis of emergency communications and…
Nation Sep 14 Lahaina wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says The investigation by the Fire Safety Research Institute for the Hawaii attorney general’s office delved into the conditions that fed the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century and the attempts to stop its spread and evacuate the town's…
Politics Sep 05 Hunter Biden pleads guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges in federal tax case “Enough is enough,” defense attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge before Hunter Biden entered his plea. “Mr. Biden is prepared, because of the public and private interest, to proceed today and finish this.”…
Politics Jul 22 Secret Service director says ‘we failed’ during congressional hearing after Trump assassination attempt In her first congressional hearing over the July 13 assassination attempt, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle called the attempt on Trump’s life the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades.
Politics Jul 22 WATCH: Berated by House members, Secret Service director says ‘we failed’ in Trump rally security lapse Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle called the attempt on Trump’s life the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades, and vowed to “move heaven and earth” to get to the bottom of what went wrong and make sure there’s…
Politics Jun 11 Hunter Biden convicted of 3 felony charges in federal gun trial Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
Politics Jun 11 Jurors resume deliberations in federal gun case against Hunter Biden Jurors are weighing whether Hunter Biden is guilty of three felonies in the case pitting him against his father's Justice Department in the middle of the Democratic president's reelection campaign.
Politics Jun 10 Hunter Biden gun trial jurors begin deliberations In his closing argument, the prosecutor pointed to deeply personal testimony, text messages, photos and Hunter Biden's own words in his 2021 memoir to argue that the president's son clearly knew he was in the throes of a crack addiction…
Politics Jun 10 Hunter Biden’s lawyers rest their case in trial on federal gun charges Hunter Biden is charged with three felonies stemming from the October 2018 purchase of a gun he had for about 11 days.