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While one person remained with his son who had cerebral palsy and was unable to leave, at least two of the victims died in the Southern California wildfire attempted to defend the homes where they had spent decades raising families. According to current records, severe wildfires caused by dry weather and strong windserupted Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of eleven persons throughout the Los Angeles area. Approximately 180,000 people have been displaced from their homes, and thousands of buildings have been destroyed. According to officials, the actual number of fatalities is unknown because communities are still being destroyed by the fires. What we currently know about the victims is as follows: Anthony and Justin Mitchell According to Anthony Mitchell, his father was a "protector" w...

A series of fierce wildfires broke out Tuesday and blazed throughout the Los Angeles area, fueled by strong winds and dry weather. The fires destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at least ten individuals, some of whom perished attempting to stop the fires from engulfing their homes. A city official in Los Angeles called Tuesday night "one of the most devastating and terrifying" that she had seen in her area of the city, while a Los Angeles County fire official stated that two of the fires were responsible for an unspecified number of serious injuries. For live coverage, click this link. According to climate scientist Daniel Swain, "the more information we get, the worse this looks." What we know about the flames is as follows. Where are the fires? The Palisades Fire erup...

WASHINGTON The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will give a farewell speech to the nation on Wednesday. The Oval Office, a venue usually reserved for significant events and breaking news, will host his speech. The president's topics of discussion were not further disclosed by the White House. Less than a week will pass before Biden's address and the inauguration of his political opponent, President-elect Donald Trump. Before he leaves the White House, Biden will give two important speeches, including a goodbye speech about his legacy, according to an earlier NBC News report. According to people acquainted with the matter, his farewell speech is anticipated to include a message to Americans regarding the future of the nation as well as a reflection on his tenure in a va...

Washington The second such ruling this week came Friday when a federal judge declared former Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court in the defamation action against him involving former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Shaye Moss. Just days after U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman found Giuliani in contempt for not turning over financial information he was ordered to furnish, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington ruled against him for making more defamatory remarks. Howell claimed that Giuliani "engaged in the worst kind of defamation against the mother and daughter, which resulted in them being forced from their homes and jobs due to the avalanche of death threats Giuliani touched off with his repeated false claims." Howell gave Giuliani ten da...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg depicted Biden administration officials reprimanding Facebook employees when they asked to have specific information removed from the social media site in an episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" that aired on Friday. "Basically, these people from the Biden administration would call up our team and, like, scream at them and curse," Zuckerberg said comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan. "We simply reached a point where we said, 'No, we won't, we won't remove things that are true.'" "That is absurd." A request for comment from NBC News regarding Zuckerberg's comments was not immediately answered by the White House. The Facebook co-founder has previously claimed that government representatives pushed the business to take down material. Last year, Zuckerberg wrote to Rep...

On Thursday, Notre Dame punched its ticket to the national championship. Will Texas or Ohio State join them? When the Buckeyes and Longhorns square off in a clash between two iconic programs on Friday night, the answer will become clear. So far in the College Football Playoffs, Ohio State has been the most dominant team. The team led by coach Ryan Day defeated No. 9 seed Tennessee 42-17 in their first game before thrashing No. 1 seed Oregon 41-21 in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes took a 34-0 advantage in the latter game. At the Peach Bowl last week, Texas, led by former Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers, easily defeated No. 12 Clemson but narrowly defeated No. 4 Arizona State in overtime. Ewers put up impressive stats with 322 yards throwing, three touchdowns, and one interception despite th...

On Friday, the Trump Organization published a new ethics policy that it claims will restrict President-elect Donald Trump's ability to influence management choices and other business-related matters while he is in the White House. According to a five-page white paper on the ethics strategy that was sent to CNBC, Trump will only receive broad business updates and have restricted access to the company's financial data. According to the corporation, the new president's investments would be kept in a trust under his children's management and run independently by outside financial institutions, who will not consult him on particular holdings or transactions. In the meanwhile, the Trump Organization announced that, with the exception of ordinary course transactions, it will not enter into any ne...

California was preparing to take on Donald Trump, the incoming president. Instead, just as its officials were establishing the state as a beacon of progressive governance, it is battling huge wildfires and a crisis that could damage the state's reputation. The wildfires, whose rapidity appeared to surprise many officials, have overshadowed a special session of the state Legislature that Governor Gavin Newsom convened soon after the November election to position California to oppose Trump. California has long been hailed by Newsom and other Democrats as a national leader in tackling social injustice, economic innovation, and environmental challenges. However, critics contend that this narrative is undermined by the vulnerabilities in the state's governance and infrastructure that the wildfi...

WASHINGTON The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will give a farewell speech to the nation on Wednesday. The Oval Office, a venue usually reserved for significant events and breaking news, will host his speech. The president's topics of discussion were not further disclosed by the White House. Less than a week will pass before Biden's address and the inauguration of his political opponent, President-elect Donald Trump.

In the Los Angeles area, a number of large wildfires are causing death and destruction. Due to strong winds and dry weather, a few wildfires that started on Tuesday have grown significantly in size. By Friday afternoon, almost 180,000 people had been evacuated and 10 individuals had been murdered. Go here to watch live broadcast. The fires' sizes and conditions are depicted on the maps below. They will be regularly updated.