Jan 23 Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on massive Hughes Fire, north of Los Angeles By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands of people as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles where dangerous winds gained strength again. Continue reading
Jan 23 Netflix musical 'Emilia Pérez' leads Oscar nominations with 13, setting record for a non-English language film By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The nominees for best picture are: "Anora"; "The Brutalist"; "A Complete Unknown"; "Conclave"; "Dune: Part Two"; "Emilia Pérez"; "I'm Still Here."; "Nickel Boys"; "The Substance"; "Wicked."… Continue reading
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