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From fire alerts to flood watches: Rain brings relief to Southern California firefighters, but with a caveat

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters battling multiple major blazes for nearly a month in the Los Angeles area, but also prompting new threats of floods and mudslides across burn-scarred lands.A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service is to go into effect at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday for fire-ravaged areas of Los Angeles County, which has been ground zero for the historic firestorms […]

todayJanuary 26, 2025

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Department of Education dismisses book ban investigations, ends guidance

Diyosa Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books and will no longer employ a coordinator to investigate instances of unlawful book removals.The department also announced that it has dismissed 11 book ban complaints and six pending complaints. According to the DOE, the complaints alleged that the removal of these books "created a hostile environment for students."The nation has seen a […]

todayJanuary 25, 2025

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Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make public debut at National Zoo

Female giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo in her enclosure at the National Zoo on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of Lunar New Year next week.Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3, are emerging from quarantine and are featured in the newly relaunched giant panda cam, which consists […]

todayJanuary 25, 2025

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Suspects in Border Patrol agent’s killing in Vermont surveilled for days, had cellphones wrapped in foil

Newport City Inn and Suites(CONVENTRY, Vt.) -- An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a traffic stop in Vermont, according to the FBI, as bizarre details of the suspects' movements beforehand have been revealed in the arrest affidavit.Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Washington state, was arrested on Friday and charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer, according to a statement from the FBI.The affidavit unsealed by investigators reveals some new […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

Music News

Monica Barbaro is hoping to finally meet Joan Beaz

Disney/Randy HolmesMonica Barbaro just earned a best supporting actress Oscar nod for playing Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, and she’s yet to meet the singer. But she’s hoping that will change soon.Barbaro tells Vulture that so far she has only talked and texted with Joan, but she’s making plans to try and see her perform.“We’re texting because I’m trying to make it to this benefit concert she’s having next month in San Francisco,” Barbaro shares. “It’s a retrospective on her amazing career. I’m filming in London […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

Music News

The Beatles no longer solely hold the record for the most U.K. #1 albums

ABCThe Beatles must now share one of their U.K. chart records.According to the U.K.'s Official Charts, singer Robbie Williams just landed his 15th solo U.K. #1 album with the soundtrack to his movie Better Man, which now ties him with The Beatles for the most U.K. #1 albums.Williams was previously tied with The Rolling Stones for the second-most number ones, with 14.The Beatles landed their first U.K. #1 in April 1963 with Please Please Me and had their last #1 in 2000 with […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

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When and where to see the northern lights after the latest solar storm

Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center forecast a planetary K-index -- which characterizes the magnitude of geomagnetic storms - of five out of a scale of nine for Friday and Saturday, meaning that auroral activity would likely increase on those nights.The states with the highest chances of seeing the […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

Music News

Elton John donating proceeds from his Academy Awards viewing party to LA wildfire relief

Elton at his Academy Awards Party in 2024; Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS FoundationIn March, Elton John will be hosting his annual Academy Awards viewing party, which raises funds for his Elton John AIDS Foundation. But this year that won't be the only charity it will benefit.The foundation writes in an Instagram post, "For over 30 years, Los Angeles has helped shape our annual Academy Awards® Viewing Party into the iconic celebration it is today. We are deeply grateful […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

Music News

Queen’s Roger Taylor reveals why he was unhappy with the drums on band’s debut album

Queen Productions Ltd.Queen continues to celebrate the release of their Queen I box set, this time with a special video focused on Roger Taylor’s drum contributions to their debut album.In the latest special episode of Queen the Greatest, Taylor reveals that he was disappointed when they got to Trident Studios to record the album, because he had little control over his sound.“At Trident, it did feel like, ‘OK, now we're in it,’ but I didn’t really get on with their ideas,” he shares. […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

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