Drone footage shows scope of devastation from fire in Altadena neighborhood of LA – video

Drone footage from Altadena captured the devastation of the fires that have burned through the area. Across Los Angeles county, fast-moving wildfires, fanned by hurricane-force winds, have destroyed 2,000 homes, forced nearly 180,000 people to evacuate and left at least five people dead in the last two days. The Los Angeles county sheriff has warned … Read more

Trump says he respects Supreme Court’s decision to deny his request to stop sentencing, vows to appeal

President-elect Donald Trump said he respects the Supreme Court’s decision to deny his request to stop his sentencing in New York v. Trump from moving forward, but said Thursday night he will appeal, while stressing that “lawfare” has been an “attack on the Republican Party.”  Trump’s comments came just moments after the Supreme Court denied … Read more

LA wildfires: what we know so far

What began as a wildfire in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday has expanded to five fires still burning fiercely on Thursday A fierce wildfire erupted in the affluent western Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, 7 January, and quickly expanded as a major windstorm whipped up flames. In the next two days, several other … Read more