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Global temperatures above 1.5 Cabove pre-industrial times for the first time in an entire year, according to scientists on Friday. The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which stated that climate change is raising the planet's temperature to levels that modern humans have never seen before, confirmed the milestone. According to C3S director Carlo Buontempo, who told Reuters that the month of 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest for that month since records began, "the trajectory is just incredible." According to C3S, the average global temperature in 2024 was 1.6 degrees Celsius (34.9 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than it was between 1850 and 1900, the pre-industrial era before people started extensively burning fossil fuels that released carbon dioxide. Each of the l...

December's jobs statistics will add to the labor market's continuing contradictory signals. Dow Jones analysts predict that the unemployment rate will have stayed at 4.2% and that 155,000 new jobs will be created this month, down from 227,000 in November. Those numbers alone point to a still comparatively strong labor market. However, the current trend has been negative: the addition of 155,000 new jobs would rank among the fewest throughout the pandemic. Additionally, for at least six months in a row, the unemployment rate has been at or above 4%. Additionally, a smaller and smaller portion of the employment sectors—primarily government, health care, and, to a lesser extent, construction, banking, and insurance—are seeing an increase in the number of new positions being added. In contrast...

As destructive wildfires rage across the region, Los Angeles County officials are vowing to crack down on home-robbers and warning that those who do so will face penalties. During the disaster, we have all witnessed people breaking into and looting homes in neighborhoods that are already at risk. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors member Kathryn Barger told reporters Thursday that this is just not acceptable. Barger then spoke directly to the looters, saying, "I swear to you, you will be held responsible." Shame on those who are taking advantage of our citizens in this emergency. Since the flames started on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has taken 20 people into custody, Barger said, adding that police were actively patrolling the area to keep these communities s...

Donald Trump, the president-elect, stated on Thursday that he and former President Barack Obama "probably do" get along. When questioned about the viral footage of the two presidents conversing during President Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday, he was talking to a reporter. Trump added, "I didn't realize how friendly it looked," while speaking from his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago. "They appear to be two people who like each other," I said. And we most likely do," Trump remarked. "I take it that our philosophies are somewhat different? However, we most likely do. I'm not sure. We simply got along. However, I got along with almost everyone. A request for comment Thursday evening was not immediately answered by an Obama adviser. In recent years, Trump has propagated the so-called birther con...

In a nail-biting victory over Penn State, Notre Dame secured its place in the College Football Playoff championship Thursday, winning 27–24. With eight seconds remaining, fighting Irish kicker Mitch Jeter scored the game-winning field goal from 41 yards out. Notre Dame had the ball in Penn State territory after Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar was intercepted on the previous play, setting up the kick. The semifinal, which took place in Miami's Orange Bowl, got off to a slow start. After a scoreless first quarter, the teams only managed 13 points between them in the first half before scoring 31 points in the fourth quarter alone. The game began with three punts, but the first quarter saw the Nittany Lions intercept Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard, which led to the game's first ...

A string of fierce wildfires broke out Tuesday and surged throughout the Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of houses and killing at least ten people. The fires were fueled by strong winds and dry conditions. 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 erupted Tuesday morning in Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles County neighborho...

The NFL playoffs have finally arrived after an 18-week wait. Six wild-card games will be played over the course of the next three days to determine who advances to the divisional round. The following is the schedule: Chargers at Texans (4:30 p.m. ET Saturday) Steelers at Ravens (8 p.m. ET Saturday) Broncos at Bills (1 p.m. ET Sunday) Packers at Eagles (4:30 p.m. ET Sunday) Commanders at Buccaneers (8 p.m. ET Sunday) Vikings at Rams (in Arizona at 8 p.m. ET Monday) NBC News' Rohan Nadkarni and Andrew Grief, along with NBC Sports' Patrick Daugherty, are here to analyze the many storylines to watch from every perspective. Which game are you most looking forward to? Ravens-Steelers, Nadkarni. Regarding these two teams, it's difficult to avoid feeling sent...

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 Thursday night, almost 180,000 people had been evacuated and six 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.

Washington A sentencing hearing set for Friday can proceed after the Supreme Court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to halt criminal proceedings in his New York hush money case. After giving Trump two significant victories last year, the conservative-majority court reversed its path with the 5-4 ruling and the dissenting opinion of four conservatives. Trump is scheduled to take office again on January 20. According to the succinct, unsigned ruling, Trump's concerns "can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal." Trump will not be given any prison time, thus the burden sentencing places on him is "relatively insubstantial," the court continued. Along with fellow conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts, the three liberal justices ...

Washington The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday over whether to reject a bill that would likely outlaw the social networking app TikTok in the US. At least a preliminary ruling is expected in the coming days, if not hours, after the nine justices on the conservative-majority court hear oral arguments from attorneys representing TikTok, some of its users, and the Biden administration. Enacted with widespread bipartisan support, the law mandates that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, which is based in China, sell out its stake in the company by January 19, the day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The platform that millions of Americans utilize would be prohibited if no sale occurred. TikTok and a few of its users filed a lawsuit to have the measure blocked, claimi...