Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Late at night on Jan. 6, Los Angeles Emergency Management Department General Manager Carol Parks sent a text message wishing Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley a happy new year. “It’s my first opportunity to send this PublicRead More →

Sean Rayford/Getty Images (THE CAROLINAS) — Firefighters were battling 175 wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, threatening homes and prompting evacuations, authorities said. There are ongoing response operations to the sprawling wildfires that had burned a combined 4,200 acres across the stateRead More →

ABC News Sen. Amy Klobuchar backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday after the volatile White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday, saying she “just couldn’t believe” how Friday’s meeting unfolded.. The Minnesota Democrat told ABC News’ “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos she was “appalled by what happenedRead More →

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Crowds of current and recently fired federal workers gathered at a job fair in Maryland on Saturday to search for new career opportunities as the Trump administration continues its purge of federal workers. Many were filled with despair and frustration over the cuts, spearheaded byRead More →

(Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — While Friday’s explosive meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended with a shouting match, the start of the Oval Office meeting was full of optimism about signing the minerals deal. Trump, who called the Ukrainian president aRead More →

Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa pose for a portrait in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — Actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, both tested negative for carbon monoxide, authorities revealed Friday, amid an investigation afterRead More →

Photo by TETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of bipartisan senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday morning ahead of the tense exchange between the Ukrainian leader, President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., asRead More →