Jan 22 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Massive winter storm brings record-breaking snow to Gulf Coast In our news wrap Wednesday, a massive winter storm left record-breaking amounts of snow across the Gulf Coast, Southern California is facing dangerous weather as it battles new fires, a female student was killed and another student injured during a… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 6:30 How incarcerated firefighters are helping battle the blazes around Los Angeles By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program offers a pathway out of prison, but critics say… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 3:06 Honoring the lives lost in the Los Angeles wildfires By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris At least 28 are now confirmed dead from the Los Angeles area wildfires. At least two of the victims’ families have filed lawsuits against Southern California Edison alleging negligence and that the utility’s equipment may have sparked a fire. As… Continue watching
Jan 22 Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says By Kathy McCormack, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed. Continue reading
Jan 22 Evacuations ordered as new fast-moving wildfire threatens remote mountain homes north of Los Angeles By Christopher Weber, Associated Press The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and quickly burned through hundreds of acres of trees and brush, sending up a huge plume of dark smoke near the Lake Castaic area… Continue reading
Jan 22 Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame with more than 99 percent of the vote By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Continue reading
Jan 22 One student killed, another wounded in Nashville school shooting By Kristin M. Hall, Travis Loller, Associated Press Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron says the 17-year-old shooter wounded another student Wednesday at Antioch High School before turning the gun on himself. Continue reading
Jan 22 A new Oklahoma rule could track how many students have undocumented immigrant parents By Adam Kemp Advocates say the new proposal is another attack on the undocumented community in the state and unnecessary as the immigration status of a parent does not indicate the status of their child. Continue reading
Jan 22 Republican-led states emboldened to continue rolling back trans rights as Democrats struggle with response By Andrew DeMillo, John Hanna, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care. Continue reading
Jan 22 Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's pardon of supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol… Continue reading