Day: January 7, 2025

Lakers coach JJ Redick called attention to the wildfires in the Pacific Palisades, saying his family was among those forced to evacuate.

After US President-elect Donald Trump repeated inaccurate claims that China controls the Panama Canal, Panama has again reaffirmed its sovereignty over the key Atlantic-Pacific waterway.

Evacuees describe apocalyptic scenes as a brush fire exploded into a raging inferno within hours.

A second wildfire fueled by dangerously high winds has sparked in Los Angeles County on Tuesday. The Eaton Fire, initially called the Close Fire, sparked just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Eaton Canyon near Altadena and Pasadena.

In a provocative and headline-grabbing Tuesday speech on his territorial ambitions for the United States, incoming US leader Donald Trump was heavy on intimidation but light on details — leaving many wondering how seriously the comments should be taken.At the United Nations, the incoming US leader’s latest comments won little applause.

Firefighters are in for a long and dangerous night battling the Palisades fire as fearsome winds are forecast to grow even stronger and could hinder efforts to fight the fire by air.