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REBUILDING AFTER DEVASTATING WILDFIRE: The Palisades Fire not only destroyed thousands of homes, but also disrupted many residents’ lives. Laura Nativo, who lived in the Pacific Palisades for 15 years, joins FOX Weather to discuss how her life has changed since the fires.PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – The Palisades wildfire devastated thousands of California residents and families one year ago.The Palisades Fire began on Jan. 7, 2025, and spread over 23,000 acres. In total, 31 people died in the fire, and 18,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed.Laura Nativo, a California resident, had been living in the Pacific Palisades for 15 years…

After a recent viral video claimed Somali-run daycares in Minnesota were committing fraud, Trump officials quickly pointed to ongoing prosecutions over such allegations, and credited the administration. Responding to the video from conservative influencer Nick Shirley, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in late December that the Justice Department “has been investigating this for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals — 85 of Somali descent — and more than 60 have been found guilty in court.” In the Dec. 29 threadBondi praised the work of Trump administration appointees like Daniel Rosen, who was sworn in as the U.S. attorney…

The Dolphins went 7-10 in McDaniel’s final season. The Miami Dolphins have fired head coach Mike McDaniel after they missed the NFL playoffs for the second straight season. Miami announced McDaniel’s dismissal on Thursday, with owner Stephen Ross saying he came to the decision following “careful evaluation and extensive discussions” since the end of a 7-10 season for the Dolphins. McDaniel was hired in 2022 having gained a strong reputation as a talented offensive mind working on the offensive staff for San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. His star continued to rise as the Dolphins reached the playoffs in…

A radar-confirmed tornado ripped across Interstate 35 and part of Purcell, Oklahoma Thursday morning, knocking down power lines as a powerful line of thunderstorms barreled their way across the Southern Plains. No one was injured, but western parts of the city were damaged, Purcell Police told FOX Weather.PURCELL, Okla. – A radar-confirmed tornado ripped across Interstate 35 and part of Purcell, Oklahoma on Thursday morning, knocking down power lines as a powerful line of thunderstorms barreled their way across the Southern Plains.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERNo one was injured, but western parts of the city were damaged, Purcell Police told…

U.S. President Donald Trump made headlines last October when he announced he had given South Korea approval to build nuclear-powered submarines. It’s unclear whether the United States will supply the nuclear fuel or permit South Korea to enrich its own, but the latter option would effectively give South Korea the technical capacity to produce nuclear weapons quickly—within a matter of months—if it so chooses, a condition known as nuclear latency. To do this, Trump would theoretically need Congress to revise the bilateral U.S.-Korea nuclear cooperation agreement, known as the 123 Agreement. Last updated in 2015, this agreement allows South Korea…

by Calculated Risk on 1/07/2026 07:48:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Thursday:• At 8:30 A ET, Trade Balance report for November from the Census Bureau. The consensus is the trade deficit to be $59.4 billion.  The U.S. trade deficit was at $52.8 billion in September.• Also at 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 205K, up from 199K.

Serie A7:45 PMJanuary 7, 2026Regular Season – 19Olympic StadiumReferee: Simone Sozza, Italy Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Lazio World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Fiorentina World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics2.74Expected goals (xG)1.64Passing373 (86%)Accurate passes423 (89%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 94 G Ivan Provedel 7.6 3 D Luca Pellegrini 90′ Unsportsmanlike conduct 6.7 13 D Alessio Romagnoli 6.3 34 D Mario Gila Fuentes 6.2 29 D Manuel Lazzari 6.2 26 M Toma…

Joel Embiid powered a comprehensive team effort as the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Washington Wizards 131-110 on Wednesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Philadelphia improved to 20-15 and won for the fourth time in five games, asserting control early and never allowing the contest to drift into doubt. Embiid scored 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting […] The post Embiid, George, Maxey lead balanced 76ers attack in decisive win over Wizards appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

A video shared from Summit County in Colorado showed how treacherous the driving conditions were as snow fell across the region on Tuesday. A powerful coast-to-coast storm is dumping snow in the West and is expected to lead to travel troubles across the eastern U.S. on Thanksgiving. Traction laws help improve road safety, but what are they, and how are they useful during winter storms?A few states have them, and there can be different requirements for vehicles, including carrying chains, using snow tires or other traction devices.Driving in severe weather can be extremely dangerous, putting not only drivers and passengers…

Brussels – There is still no agreement or satisfaction with the new common agricultural policy of the EU. This was stated on Wednesday evening in Brussels by the Slovak Minister of Agriculture Richard Takáč (Smer-SD) after a meeting of agriculture ministers from EU countries with three European Commissioners. The debates focused on the future of European agriculture and food security, the TASR correspondent reports. Richard Takac said that he sees Wednesday’s meeting as an exchange of political views on the future common agricultural policy and on agreements with third countries. He specified that the hastily convened meeting at the European…