LA area's 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and ...
Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate ...
Trump hosts Republican governors in Florida and talks anew about Greenland and drones
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump hosted 22 of the nation's 27 Republican governors for dinner at his ...
Ansonia man pleads guilty to his role in 2017 fatal shooting of 21-year-old in Derby, officials say
State officials say Rhameir Bush plead guilty to a conspiracy to commit murder charge for his role in the 2017 shooting death ...
Harris cancels final foreign trip because of California wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is canceling the final foreign trip of her term because of the wildfires in ...
Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House
With Trump 10 days from inauguration, Judge Juan M. Merchan has indicated he plans a no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge and prosecutors aren't opposing it. That would mean no jail ...
Indiana man who fled to avoid prison sentence for storming Capitol is arrested in Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Indiana man who fled to avoid serving a nine-month prison sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol was ...
Here's what you need to know about credit card defaults
A borrower goes into default when they miss credit card payments for over 180 days, roughly six months. When there is a ...
Vice President-elect JD Vance resigns from the Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance is resigning from his seat in the U.S. Senate, effective Friday. Vance ...
From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history
Look at their faces — formal, etched with experience, laden with the weight of momentous decisions. Add up their years: 379 ...
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber's first Democrat to meet with President-elect ...
Bridgeport man gets 15 months in prison for Derby hit-run crash that killed co-worker
Antonio Pereira, 21, pleaded guilty in October to evading the scene of a fatal crash after hitting a co-worker at the Derby ...