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Alexander Smirnov had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about a phony bribery scheme that prosecutors say was an effort to influence the 2020 election.

Cavaliers beat Thunder 129-122 in marquee matchup Jarrett Allen’s team-high 25 points lead Cleveland Jarrett Allen collected 25 points and 12 rebounds to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in a battle of the top two teams in the NBA. Evan Mobley contributed 21 points, … Read more

Wildfires continued to grow in Los Angeles as overtaxed fire crews battled three major out-of-control blazes that have killed at least five people. The largest and most devastating so far have been the Palisades fire and the Eaton fire, but other blazes, particularly the growing Hurst fire and the Hollywood Hills-based Sunset fire, are continuing … Read more

Firefighters said the destruction from the California fires was unlike any they had seen in their decades-long careers The sun glared red as it sank into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, casting an orange hue over the carnage smoldering on the southern Californian coast. It will be a day not soon forgotten in Los Angeles, … Read more

The Service Employees International Union said it is re-joining the AFL-CIO. With the addition of SEIU, membership will expand to 15 million workers.

Leaders in the tech industry are urging the Biden administration not to add a new regulation that will limit artificial intelligence exports, citing concerns it is overbroad and could diminish the United States’ global dominance in AI.   The new rule, which industry leaders say could come as early as the end of this week, … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid respects to President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol.

President-elect Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to put off sentencing scheduled for Friday on his conviction for falsifying business records in the New York hush money case. And the Justice Department said it will release a portion of the special counsel’s report on the Trump election interference case. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett reports.

Sebastian Gorka says letting people in prison camps return to Britain would benefit the ‘special relationship’ with US British nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said. Any country that wants to be a … Read more

As officials urge people to stay indoors, those experiencing homelessness struggle to shield themselves from toxic air Thick, noxious clouds of smoke engulfed Los Angeles as several wildfires rage across the region, creating heightened hazards for the tens of thousands of unhoused people living on the streets in the county. As authorities ordered evacuations for … Read more