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Death toll in Los Angeles wildfires rises to 10, officials report

The death toll in the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires doubled Thursday night — from five fatalities to 10.
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Trudeau explains why Trump threatens to make Canada the 51st state of US

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained why newly elected US President Donald Trump is talking about turning Canada into the 51st state. According to him, these comments are merely a distraction from the consequences of imposing tariffs, reports CNN. “President Trump, who is a very skillful negotiator, is getting people to be somewhat dist…
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Los Angeles wildfires: 100-year-old pipelines strain firefighting efforts | India News

India News: A significant water shortage hampers firefighting efforts in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades as wildfires devastate the area. Hydrants ran dry due to o
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Woodland Hills residents stop man with blowtorch who may be connected to Kenneth Fire, officials say

Residents said they jumped in to stop the man after they saw him trying to light Christmas trees and trash cans on fire using a large blowtorch.
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Water supplies ran dry in Los Angeles just when they were needed most

As wildfires raged across Los Angeles, it took just days for another disaster to rear its head, the city was running out of water to fight them.
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SkyCal offers aerial look at Pacific Palisades neighborhoods impacted by fire

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Late Night Hosts Mock Trump’s Bizarre Response to L.A. Fires: ‘In Trump’s Defense, Words Are Hard’

Thursday night’s late-night shows were focused on the devastation of the L.A. fires, as well as incoming President Trump’s bizarre response to them. “Daily Show” host Desi Lydic played a clip of Trump rambling on about smelt, continuing to spread a debunked conspiracy theory about the state’s water supply. “I tried to get Gavin Newsom […]
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US President-elect Trump to be sentenced for hush money conviction

Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US President-elect’s last-ditch efforts to frustrate a process that would make him the first felon in the White House.The trial saw Trump forced to look on as a string of witnesses testified that he had fraudulently covered up illicit payments to porn star Stormy Daniels in an effort to stop her disclosing their tryst ahead of the 2016 presidential election, which he ultimately won.
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Insane New Images of Mercury’s Surface Captured on Probe’s Final Flyby

From just 295 kilometers above Mercury’s surface, ESA’s BepiColombo transfer probe has captured stunning close-up images while on its final flyby of the tiny, sunbaked world. The photos represent a planet in the grip of extremes, revealing detailed views of permanent darkness bordered by crater rims blasted by endless daylight. Within those shadows, it’s thought, sits a layer of ice, preserving clues that could help us better understand Mercury’
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Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House

President-elect Donald Trump is facing sentencing for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene.