Timelapse captures intensity of roaring fire in Palisades
A glimpse of just 90 minutes in the luxury LA neighbourhood ravaged by wildfires.
Anger after fire evacuation alert sent in error to millions in LA
Residents were already on edge as more fires erupted across the Los Angeles region, traumatising millions of people who feel that after four days there’s no end in sight. Then…
In photos: Historic guest list as five presidents gather for Carter’s funeral
Current and former presidents and vice-presidents gathered at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday for the funeral service of former US President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100…
Watch: Processions and presidents at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral
US President Joe Biden spoke at former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral, urging people to study the ‘power of his example’. The service took place at the Washington National Cathedral and…
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt sentencing in hush money case
The US Supreme Court has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s last-minute bid to halt his sentencing on Friday in the criminal hush-money case. Trump had urged the top court to consider…
Supreme Court to hear TikTok’s final plea against US ban
Reuters TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free…
9/11 guilty pleas delayed after government opposition
The US government has succeeded in temporarily blocking the accused mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks from pleading guilty amid a dispute over the terms of a pre-trial agreement. Khalid…
Denmark struggles to stay calm in crisis over Trump threat to take Greenland
Getty Images Copenhagen’s gloomy January weather matches the mood among Denmark’s politicians and business leaders. “We take this situation very, very seriously,” said Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of Donald…
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Turkish chef recreates 8,600-year-old Neolithic bread Anadolu Agenvy On Moss, Rock, Lichen, and Survival Buttondown California Burning LA wildfires mapped: Palisades and Eaton blazes now cover nearly 30,000 acres Independent.…
TikTok at the Supreme Court
Free speech and national security can often conflict. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln prevented newspapers from publishing pro-Confederate material. During later wars, the federal government suppressed criticism. After the…