Saturday, January 11, 2025

Daily Briefing - January 11

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The Daily Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sat Jan 11 2025

 
Los Angeles fire devastation seen from high above

Aerial view of LA fires shows devastation as communities try to bounce back from a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle

Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu   SEARCH "CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.   TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
 

11 dead, 12K structures destroyed as LA fires pulverize neighborhoods

 

The deadly Los Angeles wildfires turned neighborhoods into ash as officials ordered 150,000 people to evacuate their homes.

President Joe Biden is pictured at the Oval Office during an interview with USA TODAY Washington Bureau chief Susan Page.
 

Exclusive: Biden says yes, he could have won reelection

 

In an exit interview with USA TODAY, President Joe Biden talks pardons, policy, politics and family.

Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against Texas during the 2025 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium.
 

Ohio State outlasts Texas in Cotton Bowl to reach national title game

 

Ohio State is one win away from a college football national championship after beating Texas in the Cotton Bowl with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Jan. 10, 2025, over a possible ban on TikTok, the wildly popular app, over its ties to the Chinese government.
 

TikTok ban case: Supreme Court recap

 

The Supreme Court appeared ready to uphold a law that will ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owners don't sell the widly popular platform.

Map of fires around Los Angeles
 

Maps: Where are the LA fires burning now?

 

The Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst and Lidia Fires march on as fire crews struggle to contain them.

A family's stimulus check from the U.S. Treasury for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid arrived in the mail in Milton, Massachusetts, U.S., March 25, 2021.
 

IRS sending out stimulus checks to some taxpayers: Are you eligible?

 

The IRS announced eligible U.S. taxpayers who did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax return are in line to receive a stimulus check.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena.
 

Los Angeles Mayor Bass faces criticism over handling of fire outbreak

 

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism from across the city's political spectrum over the preparations for and handling of the fire outbreak that started Tuesday.

President Joe Biden sits down with USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page for an interview in the Oval Office Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.
 

Biden remarks during exclusive USA TODAY interview: Transcript

 

From Donald Trump to inflation to life after the White House: Transcript of Joe Biden's exclusive interview with USA TODAY's SUSAN PAGE

Gary Baseman, 64, of Los Angeles was one of more than two dozen people gathered on a parking garage roof at The Grove shopping mall watching from afar as wildfires burn in January 2025.
 

They made it out of the LA fires. Then came the gripping uncertainty

 

LA fire evacuees who won the race against the wildfires ask what now? With their homes, friends and neighborhood, and with the fires still raging.

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