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Worried Los Angeles residents brace for more high winds Monday and into this week, further tangling efforts to tamp down blazes that have exploded across Southern California in recent days. Public hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees begin this week. The stage is set for one of the most highly anticipated national championship games in modern college football history. |
Winds poised to intensify, complicating LA wildfire battle |
Efforts to gain an upper hand against the deadly infernos continue into Monday amid ominous new wind warnings threatening Southern California communities. Santa Ana winds are expected to strengthen through Wednesday, with the worst of it occurring on Tuesday. Follow live updates on Monday from USA TODAY. |
Are the fires contained? All three active fires are somewhat contained, with the Palisades at 13%, Eaton at 27% and Hurst at 89%. Three other blazes — Kenneth, Sunset, and Sunswept — have been contained. | Sean Nguyen, 20, sifts through the remains of his family's home in the Pacific Palisades, Calif. His father, Jack Nguyen, said his son was looking for his childhood teddy bear. Sandy Hooper, USA TODAY |
The last full week before President-elect Trump's inauguration |
The first confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's new administration are set to start this week. The process of confirming or rejecting some of Trump's most high-profile cabinet selections will enter a crucial stage Tuesday as senators begin assessing several nominees at public hearings, including Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. He's expected to face questions about allegations of sexual assault, excessive drinking and more. Ahead of this week's hearings, the president-elect announced additional several new nominees Saturday. These new appointees share one thing in common: they all served in Trump's first term. Read more |
TikTok may have a potential buyer |
As the deadline for a potential TikTok ban in the U.S. approaches, billionaire and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's Project Liberty confirmed making a formal offer to ByteDance, the platform's Chinese parent company, to buy the social media giant's American assets The offer, announced Thursday by Project Liberty, comes ahead of a Jan. 19 deadline for ByteDance to sell the platform or face a ban on national security grounds. Here's what to know about Project Liberty. |
What's the future of the CFPB under Trump? |
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's work spans the various ways consumers use financial products and services. Among other things, the agency proposes rules, like recent ones reining in excessive credit card and overdraft fees. But the future of the agency is unclear after Elon Musk, Trump's new presidential adviser, tweeted in early November "Delete CFPB. There are too many duplicative regulatory agencies". The CFPB is also named in the Heritage Foundation's policy document Project 2025, which calls it "a highly politicized, damaging, and utterly unaccountable federal agency." For those invested in the work of the agency – protecting consumers from abuses in financial products and services – the recent offensives are concerning. |
College Football Playoff's title game is set |
There's a lot of pregame hype leading up to the College Football Playoff title game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. Notre Dame, perhaps the sport's defining program, is fresh off College Football Playoff wins against Indiana, Georgia and Penn State. Ohio State, another heavyweight, has responded brilliantly to another loss to Michigan to end the regular season. Here are the early keys and biggest storylines leading into the matchup on Monday, Jan. 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. |
Photo of the day: Can you read this? | The National Archives uses Citizen Archivists volunteers to transcribe materials, such as this document written in August 1832. National Archives |
Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here . Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. | | | | The Pacific Palisades Fire caused widespread devastation, loss and evacuations in Los Angeles. USA TODAY Network photographer Rob Schumacher documented some of the devastating aftermath from a helicopter. | | | | Trump praised Hegseth, saying "his support is strong and deep." But sources close to the president-elect say Hegseth's nomination is in trouble. | | | | If you have to evacuate, you won't have time to pull together your account numbers, cash and documents. That's why you need a "financial go bag." | | | | In men's college basketball this weekend, Michigan and Michigan State continued fast starts in the Big Ten as top teams survived tough road contests. | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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