LOS ANGELES (AP) — When 11-year-old Ceiba Phillips returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after the devastating Eaton fire, he couldn’t believe his eyes. The fire that tore through the community of Altadena on Jan. 7 left only a few houses standing among the rubble, leaving families dealing with the trauma and painful […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace was upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Kyiv had benefited from years of staunch support by its allies in the United States and […]

(Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking Congress for nearly $40 billion in disaster funding to help Los Angeles recover and rebuild areas scorched by last month’s devastating wildfires, the Washington Post reported on Friday citing a letter. “It’s going to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to rebuild from the devastating fires in LA,” Newsom […]

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the Trump administration worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife that thrive in the popular vacation destination located in California’s Sierra Nevada. Yosemite is home to giant sequoia trees and a haven for myriad […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent whose killing in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border has been tied to a cultlike group is scheduled to be buried with full military honors Saturday at a national cemetery. David Maland, 44, died Jan. 20 during the stop on Interstate 91 in Conventry, […]