Archives for January 2025

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and the current American political landscape, the scenario set to … [Read more...] about Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House

By JAIMIE DING, JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew. The fast-moving Kenneth Fire started in the late … [Read more...] about LA area’s 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations

By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area. In hilly, upscale Pacific Palisades, home to Hollywood stars like Jamie Lee Curtis and Billy Crystal who lost houses in the fire, … [Read more...] about What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities