As the Palisades and Eaton fires wreak havoc on Los Angeles, the state insurance commissioner is taking action to protect home insurance policy owners

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Paris Hilton documented her emotional return to her Malibu home that was reduced to ashes and rubble this week in the fast-moving California wildfires.

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Officials say that a boil-water advisory in Virginia’s capital will remain in place at least until Saturday morning

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The department store plans to close 150 locations by the end of 2026

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EXCLUSIVE: Author John Vaillant tells The Independent that human-driven climate change has created dangerous wildfire conditions and thousands of ‘climate refugees’ in the city of Los Angeles

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Múte Egede says the territory wants to be ‘master of our own house’

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New York state law says unconditional discharge is a sentence handed down ‘without imprisonment, fine or probation supervision’

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U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates

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Surrogates for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s non-governmental agency have reportedly already begun visiting federal agencies, even before Donald Trump is inaugurated

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‘It seems like the only person who can do this is President Trump’

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Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died

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The National Weather Service says heavy snowfall and icy conditions are likely Friday in Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee

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The highly-divisive plea deal has been blocked again

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Trump will not face any jail time or fines for his 34 felony convictions

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Biden administration officials say the sanctions are being imposed now because they are not likely to add to inflation

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‘Putin is doing this to scare you. He wants you to be afraid even to mention Alexei and gradually forget his name’

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The president-elect criticized prosecutors and labeled the case a ‘witch hunt’ in his final remarks

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The outgoing president’s approval ratings are comparable to Richard Nixon, who resigned amid the Watergate scandal

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‘It did look very friendly, I must say. I didn’t realize how friendly it looked,’ Trump says of interaction with Obama during funeral

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Watch live as the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a bid by TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to block a law intended to force the sale of the app by 19 January or face a ban on national security grounds.

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