That’s according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The smoke advisory was expected to last until late Thursday. A dust advisory was also in effect until late Wednesday as gusty winds could kick up ash and dust from prior fires and further worsen air …

Jan 10, 2025 · What to know: Wind conditions: Ferocious, blaze-fanning winds have calmed somewhat today, giving firefighters a chance to corral the flames. Fire containment: As of Friday morning, the Palisades Fire near the coast was 8% contained. The Eaton Fire north of Pasadena was 3% contained.The Hurst Fire just south of Santa Clarita was 37% contained. The Kenneth Fire in the San Fernando Valley was 35% ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Here’s what to know: Containment: In all, four fires in the area have consumed more than 62 square miles (160 square kilometers), an area larger than San Francisco. As of Monday afternoon, the large Palisades Fire was 14% contained, and containment on the Eaton Fire reached 33%.; Death toll rises: At least 24 people have died in the fires, but more victims continue to be found.

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Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 50 people, including several children, as they struck Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone.

Jan 9, 2025 · What to know: Wind conditions: Ferocious, blaze-fanning winds have calmed somewhat today, but the National Weather Service warned that the wind is expected to strengthen this evening. Fire map: The Palisades fire, near the coast, has burned about 26.9 square miles (69.7 square kilometers). The Eaton fire, north of Pasadena, has burned about 21.4 square miles (55.4 square kilometers).

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After going through all the certificates for 50 states and D.C., Congress anticlimactically certified the 2024 election for Trump and Vance. It happened with little fanfare with some members taking breaks from looking at the dais to check their phones …

Nov 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in a deeply divided nation. And in so doing, the Republican president-elect exposed a fundamental weakness within the Democratic base and beat back concerns about his moral failings, becoming the first U.S. president with a felony conviction.. Trump won over frustrated voters with bold promises that his fiery brand of America-first ...

Jan 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky write about three rules that political parties must follow: accept the results of fair elections, reject the use of violence to gain power and break ties to extremists.. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, they …