Sunday, January 12, 2025

From unhoused people to Malibu millionaires, LA wildfires hit everyone

Wildfires don't care about the size of your bank account. From people in tents to luxury homeowners, every part of Los Angeles society is affected. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sun Jan 12 2025

 
Top Left: Kenya Johnson, 38, returns with her belongings to Pacific Palisades, CA. Top Right: Zena Bartholomew, 69, looks out at the remains of her home of over 30 years in the Alphabet Streets of the Pacific Palisades, CA. Left: Jack Nguyen, 62, and Sean Nguyen, 20, see their home in the Alphabet Streets of Pacific Palisades, CA, for the first time since a wildfire on Jan. 7 destroyed much of their neighborhood. Right: Peter Lenkov, 60, sifts through the ash of his   oceanfront home in Malibu, looking for any salvageable keepsakes.

Wildfires don't care about the size of your bank account. From people in tents to luxury homeowners, every part of Los Angeles society is affected.

Structures continue to burn in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles County.
 

Crews race to contain LA area wildfires as menacing winds may ramp up

 

The Palisades Fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, increased in size to another 1,000 acres.

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

7 takeaways from President Biden's exclusive interview with USA TODAY

 

President Joe Biden pondered the outcome had he stayed in the 2024 election and other takeaways from an exclusive interview with USA TODAY.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has lost his last six playoff games.
 

NFL playoff winners, losers: Massive flops Saturday in wild-card round

 

The opening Saturday of the NFL playoffs' wild-card round wasn't heavy on drama, but there's still significant fallout from the day of action.

Evacuation orders (red) and warnings (yellow) for the Palisades Fire, as of 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
 

Where are evacuation orders for Los Angeles wildfires? See maps.

 

See maps of where mandatory evacuation orders as well as warnings are in place for wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.

A smartphone with the ByteDance logo lays atop an American flag in this illustration taken on Jan. 8, 2025.
 

Could a TikTok sale happen? What to know about potential buyer Project Liberty

 

Project Liberty, an organization led by billionaire Frank McCourt, has made an offer to ByteDance to purchase TikTok's U.S. assets.

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2025 concerts: See the biggest tours from Billie Eilish to Coldplay

 

Stadium tours are also slated for stars from big names including Bille Eilish, Post Malone, Usher, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Coldplay.

Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a video. Donald Trump Jr. is on a private visit to Greenland. Mads Madsen Arctic Creative/Ritzau Scanpix/Handout via REUTERS
 

'Buy us!': Greenland shocked and intrigued by Trump's zeal

 

A staged joke or serious threat? Trump seems intent on controlling a territory that's been part of the Danish crown since 1830. Here's how Greenland feels.

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

'Good record': Biden said Trump complimented some of his economic policies

 

High prices were a top concern among voters in the 2024 presidential election – and they were a driving force as to why Donald Trump won.

A baby just born at the hospital rests in a hospital bassinet crib, wrapped in a swaddle and wearing a beanie hat.
 

Birth rates are declining across the globe. Here's the data to know.

 

The U.S. has seen a decline in birth rates since the Great Recession as society changes its tune on parenthood and family planning.

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