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A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

Firefighters battle devastating Los Angeles wildfires as winds calm somewhat

A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

January 9, 2025, 1:01pm Latest News

Firefighters battled early Thursday to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. Read story

The Hollywood Sign is seen in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Los Angeles landmarks from film and TV struck by wildfires

The Hollywood Sign is seen in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

January 9, 2025, 12:44pm Nation & World

The high school where Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s “Carrie” to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house and a motel owned by William Randolph Hearst are among some of the famous structures that have been damaged or destroyed by the California wildfires. Read story

People look at photos of relatives after the commemoration ceremony in honor of the victims of the shooting attack, in a second such tragedy in less than three years in the small Balkan country, in Cetinje, some 30 km west of Podgorica, Montenegro in Cetinje, 36 kilometers (22 miles) west of Podogrica, Montenegro, Saturday, Jan 4, 2025.

Death toll in last week’s mass shooting in Montenegro rises to 13

People look at photos of relatives after the commemoration ceremony in honor of the victims of the shooting attack, in a second such tragedy in less than three years in the small Balkan country, in Cetinje, some 30 km west of Podgorica, Montenegro in Cetinje, 36 kilometers (22 miles) west of Podogrica, Montenegro, Saturday, Jan 4, 2025.

January 9, 2025, 12:37pm Nation & World

A man who was wounded in a mass shooting on New Year’s Day in Montenegro died on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 13. Read story

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador but there are no initial reports of damage

January 9, 2025, 9:55am Nation & World

A strong earthquake drove frightened residents of El Salvador’s capital into the streets Thursday morning, but there was no immediate report of damage or deaths. Read story

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, a Russian BM-21 Grad self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires on an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy urges allies not to ‘drop the ball’ on war support

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, a Russian BM-21 Grad self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires on an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

January 9, 2025, 9:55am Nation & World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea to press on with support for his war effort 11 days before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged a swift end to the fighting. Read story

This image provided by European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury showing northern plains taken by the European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo.

Spacecraft buzzes Mercury’s north pole and beams back stunning photos

This image provided by European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury showing northern plains taken by the European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo.

January 9, 2025, 9:54am Life

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. Read story

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems

January 9, 2025, 9:54am Nation & World

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 16, 2018.

New York’s highest appeals court declines to block Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 16, 2018.

January 9, 2025, 8:29am Latest News

New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place Friday. Read story

Israeli Defense Forces paratroopers clear ammunition from their weapons before entering the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem's Old City for a ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, officials say

Israeli Defense Forces paratroopers clear ammunition from their weapons before entering the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem's Old City for a ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

January 9, 2025, 8:29am Nation & World

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict. Read story

President-elect Donald Trump walks with Melania Trump at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., follows.

Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism

President-elect Donald Trump walks with Melania Trump at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., follows.

January 9, 2025, 8:10am Nation & World

Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world’s policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars. Read story