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What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires
January 14, 2025 - 8:10 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning homes and businesses in Los Angeles for a week have killed at least 25 people, displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 buildings in what might be the most expensive set of conflagrations in the nation's history.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
January 14, 2025 - 8:05 PM

South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained in massive law-enforcement effort
Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease
January 14, 2025 - 7:54 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Easing winds delivered a brief but much-needed reprieve to firefighters Tuesday as they battled two massive blazes burning in the Los Angeles area, and the National Weather Service pushed back its unusually dire warning of critical fire weather until early the following day.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained in massive law-enforcement effort
January 14, 2025 - 7:32 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency didn’t have the authority to investigate his actions but saying he complied to prevent violence.
Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It's tripled over the past year
January 14, 2025 - 7:26 PM

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the Caribbean nation.
NCAA to dole out $1.2B to help pay for House settlement. Its president asks for Congress to step in
January 14, 2025 - 7:16 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Stressing his own organization's ability to pay out $1.2 billion over 10 years to help settle an industry-changing lawsuit, NCAA President Charlie Baker also urged Congress to pass legislation that could put college sports on a better path.
Workers at a California senior home race to evacuate residents in wildfire
January 14, 2025 - 7:04 PM

Dinner service at the Terraces at Park Marino in Pasadena, California, was about half over, and residents were gathering in the lobby for the night’s movie feature: “Scent of a Woman."
'Nobody's dying': A look inside how a senior home evacuated before burning down in LA wildfire
January 14, 2025 - 7:04 PM

Flush with her $1.25 winnings at the bingo tables, Sharon Tanner retired to a room off the dining hall to discuss the top worry for the residents council at her senior living community: what to do about people leaving their laundry in the washing machines and dryers.
Man accused of stalking Caitlin Clark proclaims himself 'guilty as charged' in 1st court appearance
January 14, 2025 - 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One day after Michael Thomas Lewis was charged with felony stalking of Indiana Fever star and WNBA rookie of the year Caitlin Clark, the 55-year-old Texas man shouted “guilty as charged” as soon as he sat down in a courtroom Tuesday.
Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway
January 14, 2025 - 6:41 PM

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — House Democrats boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session Tuesday in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary one-seat majority to remove one of their members. But GOP representatives forged ahead anyway and named their leader as speaker in a move that Democrats vowed to challenge in court.
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First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

2024 worst year for Central Okanagan real estate sales in 12 years
Last year was the worst year for real estate sales in the Central Okanagan for more than a dozen years. While sales in December picked up considerably year-over-year, overall the region saw the lowest number of sales since 2012. Real

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What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease

South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained in massive law-enforcement effort

Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It's tripled over the past year

NCAA to dole out $1.2B to help pay for House settlement. Its president asks for Congress to step in

Workers at a California senior home race to evacuate residents in wildfire

'Nobody's dying': A look inside how a senior home evacuated before burning down in LA wildfire

Man accused of stalking Caitlin Clark proclaims himself 'guilty as charged' in 1st court appearance

Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway

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