Firefighters gain control over devastating wildfire near Los Angeles
Residents of 3,500 homes were able to return home but another 2,000 homes remained under evacuation orders, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said. Read more
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Iranian agents allegedly plotted to kill Trump before election
One of the plotters said that he was assigned in September to carry out the plan by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, prosecutors said in court papers. Read more
Poll: Most Americans expect Trump to increase U.S. debt
The two-day poll, which closed on Thursday, showed that 62% of respondents — including 94% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans — said it was likely Trump’s policies “will push the U.S. national debt higher.” Read more
Wildfire near Los Angeles rages on after 10,000 evacuate
Overnight, the area scorched by the blaze — dubbed the Mountain Fire — remained at about 20,000 acres in Ventura County. Containment was estimated at 7%, compared with 5% on Thursday, Cal Fire said in an incident update. Read more
Wave of racist texts after election prompts FBI scrutiny
The FBI said in a statement that it was “aware of the offensive and racist text messages” and that it was coordinating with the Justice Department and other federal authorities. Read more
An Idaho health department is barred from offering COVID shots
The ban will make it harder for some people to access COVID vaccines in the six-county region in southwestern Idaho, which include Adams, Canyon, Owyhee, Gem, Washington and Payette counties and covers over 300,000 residents. Read more
FBI: Multi-state hoax bomb threats tied to Russia hit polling sites
At least two polling sites targeted by the hoax bomb threats in the election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated today. Read more
Ex-Ohio police officer convicted in murder of unarmed Black man
Adam Coy, a white man and nearly 20-year veteran of the Columbus police force, killed Hill, 47, responding to a non-emergency nuisance call about car noise in December 2020. Read more
Trump’s microphone trouble in Milwaukee leaves him ‘seething’
The rally was Trump’s final scheduled event in Wisconsin, but his closing pitch was derailed just minutes into his remarks, when members of the crowd began chanting, “Fix the mic!” Read more
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Voting machine firm staff prepare for doxxing, swatting threats
Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers at election technology vendors reported that they had been “doxxed” — private information about their homes, such as pictures of their front doors, had been shared online, according to Sara Cutter, the executive director of the American Council for Election Technology. Read more
U.S. Army ramps up training as focus shifts to China threat
It would put the world’s two strongest militaries — both of them nuclear superpowers — in direct conflict, possibly drawing in other nuclear adversaries, including North Korea and Russia. Read more
Judge refuses to step down from Trump assassination attempt case
Judge Aileen M. Cannon denied the request by the defendant, Ryan W. Routh, in a brief decision issued in U.S. District Court in Fort Pierce, Florida. Read more
Judge declines to recuse from case of suspected Trump gunman
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by Trump to the bench in 2020, said in her ruling the attorneys for Ryan Wesley Routh did not present a valid basis for her to step aside. Read more
Trump ally Steve Bannon is released from prison
Bannon, 70, had been serving his sentence in a low-security facility in Danbury, Connecticut. Read more
Police: 3 fires at Washington, Oregon ballot boxes likely linked
Two separate blazes erupted today in Portland, Oregon, damaging three ballots, and Vancouver, Washington, destroying hundreds, officials said. Read more
Many voters blame Democrats as economic woes feel personal
Prices for food, rent, utilities and treats like dining out are all well above 2019 levels, because of complex factors the U.S. government has limited impact on, like labor costs, lack of competition and supply chain issues. Read more
Chinese hackers target phones of Trump, Vance in cyberattack
Investigators are working to determine what communications data, if any, was taken or observed by the sophisticated penetration of telecom systems, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe an active and highly sensitive national security case. Read more
NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from space station
The astronaut, who NASA did not name for privacy reasons, had splashed down off Florida’s coast at 3:29 a.m. ET (0729 GMT) on Friday (9:29 p.m. on Thursday Hawaii time) aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule with three other crew members — two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut. Read more
New sentence sought for Menendez brothers in parents’ murder
The recommendation raises the possibility that the brothers will be released on parole. Read more
Central Park Five sue Trump for defamation over debate remarks
Known widely as the Central Park Five, the defendants spent between five and 13 years in prison before they were cleared in 2002 based on new DNA evidence and the confession of another person. Read more
At least 7 dead after dock collapses off coast of Georgia
Coast Guard ships were searching Saturday night for missing people. Read more
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