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California fires live updates: Looks like ‘atomic bomb dropped,’ sheriff says

California fires live updates: Looks like ‘atomic bomb dropped,’ sheriff says

Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 10 people are believed to be dead — with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise — as devastating fires spread across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to […]

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California fires live updates: LA sheriff says city looks like ‘atomic bomb dropped’

California fires live updates: LA sheriff says city looks like ‘atomic bomb dropped’

Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 10 people are believed to be dead — with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise — as devastating fires spread across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to […]

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Trump sentencing live updates: Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge

Trump sentencing live updates: Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge

(Photo by Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning in his New York hush money case after a jury in May convicted him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order […]

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Trump sentencing live updates: President-elect to attend sentencing virtually

Trump sentencing live updates: President-elect to attend sentencing virtually

(Photo by Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in his New York hush money case after a jury in May convicted him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy […]

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US hiring grows at robust pace, indicating Trump will inherit healthy economy

US hiring grows at robust pace, indicating Trump will inherit healthy economy

The Federal Reserve Board Building. Via Douglas Rissing/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. hiring grew at a robust pace in December, far exceeding economists’ expectations and demonstrating the health of the nation’s economy days before it transfers to the stewardship of President-elect Donald Trump. Employers added 256,000 workers last month, surpassing […]

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Solid growth expected in last jobs report before Trump presidency

Solid growth expected in last jobs report before Trump presidency

The Federal Reserve Board Building. Via Douglas Rissing/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A jobs report to be released on Friday will provide a key gauge of the nation’s economic health, just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The findings could also help determine whether the Federal Reserve will cut […]

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California fires live updates: At least 10 fire-related deaths, medical examiner says

California fires live updates: At least 10 fire-related deaths, medical examiner says

Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 10 people are believed to be dead — with the LA County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise — as a series of devastating fires grow uncontained across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving […]

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President-elect Trump to attend sentencing remotely in New York criminal case

President-elect Trump to attend sentencing remotely in New York criminal case

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Ten days ahead of his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning in New York for committing what the judge in his […]

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LA firestorm stresses importance of having personal disaster plan: Officials

LA firestorm stresses importance of having personal disaster plan: Officials

lobo/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As thousands of firefighters battled a series of raging wildfires across Los Angeles County, California officials warned the public that fire season should now be considered a yearlong event. Multiple fires destroyed thousands of homes and prompted some 180,000 evacuations in January demonstrates that the […]

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Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires

Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires

Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As firefighters work to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Los Angeles County, among the emergency responders on Thursday were nearly 800 incarcerated individuals, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed to ABC News. The prisoners, who voluntarily sign up […]

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