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Inmate fights LA fire: ‘Happy to pay my debt this way’

Split screen of fire truck and firefighter

More than 1,100 inmates have joined firefighting efforts to fight the Eaton and Palisades fires in the Los Angeles area. State authorities, along with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, operate 35 fire camps where inmates become certified wildland firefighters.…

Decoding Donald Trump’s new official portrait

Donald Trump wearing a blue suit and tie in his official portrait

Seriously. Ominous. An “image message”. Those are some of the details about the new official portrait of Donald Trump, taken by his chief photographer, Daniel Torok. In the photo, the president-elect wears a stern expression, his eyebrows played. “The official…

Why is Trump naked in his inauguration photo?

Tech billionaires, CEOs and stars like Carrie Underwood are flocking to Washington to celebrate Donald J. Trump. There was a rush of big donors and the VIP tickets and benefits for the inauguration committee were sold out. And here is…

It put Mayor Adams on a political leash

When Mayor Eric Adams descended on Palm Beach Thursday night to meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump, he said he just wanted to advance the best interests of New York City. But the context cannot be ignored: Mr. Adams, facing…

Four killed in a strike in central Kyiv, Ukraine says

Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone strike, 13 January

Four people were killed in a Russian airstrike in Kyiv overnight, local officials said. The mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko, said the air defense was operating around the Ukrainian capital. Windows were broken in the Shevchenkivskyi district, including at…