Two major fires in the Los Angeles area, the Palisades and Eaton fires, have killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 14,000 structures.
Erica Nitschke
Posted inNation & World, New England
US border patrol agent fatally shot in Vermont, authorities say
The FBI says a suspect in the shooting was killed and a second suspect was injured and taken into custody.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
From TikTok to Jan. 6, here’s what Trump did on his first day back in office
The president signed a slew of executive orders. What are his priorities?
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, including 15 from Maine
Most of the people with ties to Maine had already been sentenced for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by parent company
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he can negotiate a solution but finds himself in opposition to prominent Senate Republicans.
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Biden commutes sentences of 2,500 convicted on nonviolent drug charges
The outgoing president now has the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
Posted inFood, Nation & World
What products contain Red 3 dye? Check ingredient labels to find out
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye from the nation’s food supply.
Posted inNation & World
Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed a special task force to prepare to receive the hostages returning from Gaza, and that their families had been informed the deal had been reached.
Posted inHealth
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
Studies have found that the dye – a color additive used in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines– caused cancer in lab rats.
Posted inNation & World
Pete Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators grill Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief
Hegseth repeatedly tried to deflect the various misconduct allegations and instead focus on his own combat experience in the Army National Guard.