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California wildfires maps show evacuations, power outages, air quality

Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the blazes.The Palisades Fire has impacted more than 2,920 acres, the Eaton Fire has impacted more than 2,200 acres, and the Hurst Fire has spread over more than 500 acres.Each of the fires is 0% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire.Evacuation alertsEvacuation orders from CalFire have been issued in […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025

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Garland intends to release portion of Jack Smith’s report related to Jan. 6 probe

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to publicly release the portion of special counsel Jack Smith's final report related to his federal election interference case against Donald Trump, according to a court filing Wednesday.U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump's classified documents case, on Tuesday temporarily blocked the release of Smith's final report in order to prevent "irreparable harm," while the matter is considered by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.Prosecutors in Wednesday's filing argued […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025

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Here’s why Meta ended fact-checking, according to experts

Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced plans Tuesday to replace fact-checkers with a user-based system known as "community notes."Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Donald Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" and have destroyed "more trust than they've created," particularly in the United States, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a video posted by the company."The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025

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Wind speeds remain high as Southern California wildfires rage

An ABC News graphic shows the fire risk forecast in Southern California on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Via ABC News.(LOS ANGELES) -- A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and winds were expected to stay strong through early afternoon in Southern California, fueling three wildfires that were quickly expanding early Wednesday around the Los Angeles metro area.The Palisades Fire had grown to at about 2,921 acres, the Eaton Fire was about 1,000 acres and the Hurst Fire […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025

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What’s in Jack Smith’s final report on the Trump probes? Recent filings provide some clues

(Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump and his allies unleashed a legal blitz this week to prevent the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his classified documents and election interference investigations, successfully convincing the federal judge who dismissed Trump's documents case to issue an emergency injunction temporarily blocking the report's release.While Smith has released many of his findings already -- through four indictments and a lengthy filing outlining the evidence […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025

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Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion suspect used ChatGPT to plan attack: Police

Obtained by ABC News(LAS VEGAS) -- Matthew Livelsberger used ChatGPT to help plot the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day, authorities revealed on Tuesday.Police have "clear evidence" that Livelsberger used the generative artificial intelligence tool to "help plan his attack," Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told reporters during a press briefing on Tuesday.Livelsberger, an active-duty Army soldier who authorities said died by suicide in the incident, asked […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Former Virginia nurse charged with felony child abuse amid probe into NICU babies suffering ‘unexplained fractures’

Henrico County, Virginia Sheriff's Office(RICHMOND, Va.) -- A former nurse who was employed at the Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, was charged on Friday with malicious wounding and felony child abuse for allegedly intentionally injuring an infant at the hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman of Chesterfield County was charged with one count of felony child neglect which carries up to 10 years in prison, as well as one count of felony malicious wounding for an […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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FBI has uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Prosecutors

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- The FBI has uncovered "additional criminal conduct" by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, federal prosecutors said in a new court filing Tuesday.Adams has already pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment charging him with accepting luxury travel in exchange for political favors, including persuading the fire department to approve the opening of the new Turkish consulate in Manhattan despite the lingering safety concerns of inspectors.The disclosure of possible additional criminal conduct came in a court […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Internal watchdog found DOJ officials may have sought to influence 2020 election

Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senior Justice Department officials serving under Donald Trump's first administration may have violated federal law in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election by pushing for pandemic-related investigations that targeted states with Democratic governors, and then leaking private information about those investigations to friendly media outlets in a potential attempt to influence the election, according to a previously-undisclosed report from the Justice Department's internal watchdog.The inspector general's report, obtained by ABC News, concluded that for […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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