WATCH: Thousands evacuate as wildfires devastate Los Angeles communities
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WATCH: Thousands evacuate as wildfires devastate Los Angeles communities
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“The Pacific Palisades are gone,” Los Angeles councilwoman Traci Park, who represents the Pacific Palisades, told PBS News’ Stephanie Sy. Thousands of firefighters have been battling the wildfires raging through the Los Angeles area with devastating force and have been exacerbated by historically strong winds. The Palisades fire is officially the most destructive in the city's history. PBS News’ Stephanie Sy reports from the area and shares what she learned about the struggles that residents are
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“The Pacific Palisades are gone,” Los Angeles councilwoman Traci Park, who represents the Pacific Palisades, told PBS News’ Stephanie Sy. Thousands of firefighters have been battling the wildfires raging through the Los Angeles area with devastating force and have been exacerbated by historically strong winds. The Palisades fire is officially the most destructive in the city's history. PBS News’ Stephanie Sy reports from the area and shares what she learned about the struggles that residents are
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Drought, high winds fuel fires in Georgia #shorts
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Drought, high winds fuel fires in Georgia #shorts
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What's fueling LA wildfires right now #shorts
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What's fueling LA wildfires right now #shorts
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WATCH: Suspect charged with starting deadly Palisades fire
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WATCH: Suspect charged with starting deadly Palisades fire
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Three major wildfires around Los Angeles have killed at least two people and prompted evacuation orders for 70,000 more. At least 400,000 people are without power and officials estimate billions of dollars in damage and more than 1,000 structures burned. The Palisades fire, just west of LA, is officially the most destructive in the city's history. Matthew Cappucci, a meteorologist at MyRadar, explains why these fires are so destructive right now and how rare it is to see wildfires in the area th
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Three major wildfires around Los Angeles have killed at least two people and prompted evacuation orders for 70,000 more. At least 400,000 people are without power and officials estimate billions of dollars in damage and more than 1,000 structures burned. The Palisades fire, just west of LA, is officially the most destructive in the city's history. Matthew Cappucci, a meteorologist at MyRadar, explains why these fires are so destructive right now and how rare it is to see wildfires in the area th
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Five years after a devastating fire broke out in Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic building is reopening today. Here's an inside look at the new renovations. | PBS NewsHour
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Five years after a devastating fire broke out in Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic building is reopening today. Here's an inside look at the new renovations. | PBS NewsHour
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Around 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss mountain ski town of Crans-Montana. The cause of the fire is still under investigation as the Swiss face a devastating scene. Lisa Desjardins reports. | PBS NewsHour
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Massive wildfires fueled by high winds are engulfing the Los Angeles area, forcing residents to flee as fire crews struggle to contain the flames. Thousands of firefighters are battling at least three separate wildfires raging through the metropolitan area with devastating force. The blazes have burned more than 1,000 structures, many of which are homes, and prompted mandatory evacuations of at least 70,000 people. At least two people have been killed in the fires and many others have been injur
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Guatemala's 'Volcano of Fire' erupts
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Scientists in the U.K. say they have found evidence of humans making fire far earlier than previously thought. Archaeologists working at a site in what's now Eastern England say they found signs of deliberate fire-making going back 400,000 years. Before that, the earliest known evidence of humans making fires dated back just 50,000 years, a 350,000-year difference. The findings were published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers say they could have a significant effect on what we know ab
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Chinese fireworks factory explosion kills at least 26
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., questioned former CDC Director Susan Monarez at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday about her firing, accusing her of being untrustworthy and lying about a conversation she had with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “It was a recorded meeting, so you can testify one way or you can prove that you’re lying or be honest with this committee,” Mullin said. “And I’m giving you the opportunity to be honest here, because you’ve been really walking
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Political fallout is mounting after the Justice Department released 3 million more files related to investigations of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The department is under fire for how it has handled the release, with advocates raising questions about transparency and if it has done enough to hold Epstein’s associates accountable. Ali Rogin reports on the latest documents. | PBS NewsHour
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President Donald Trump repeated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday, saying he’d "love to fire his ass" and threatening to do the same to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “I'll be honest, I'd love to fire his ass," Trump said, referencing the Fed chair during a speech at the U.S.-Saudi Business Forum. "He should be fined. The guy's grossly incompetent, and he should be sued for spending $4 billion to build a little building,” Trump added, referring to renovations at
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Federal and state prosecutors charged a man with 16 counts of attempted murder and with a hate crime after he allegedly set fire to demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, who were marching in support of Israeli hostages. The Trump administration has condemned the attacker for his alleged crimes and his legal status, saying he had overstayed his visa. Laura Barrón-López reports. | PBS NewsHour
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Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire
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President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire and hostage deal that will pause the fighting in Gaza. "The road to this deal has not been easy," Biden said during remarks at the White House. "I've worked in foreign policy for decades. This is one of the toughest negotiations I've ever experienced." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the final details of the deal were still being sorted out. Under the agreement, there will be a phased cadence,
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FBI Director Kash Patel is under fire after videos of him chugging a beer and celebrating with the men’s U.S. hockey team in Italy were obtained by multiple news outlets. The FBI had previously argued Patel’s trip to Italy was for official travel, but critics are now questioning that amid broader questions about his leadership of the bureau. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Asha Rangappa. | PBS NewsHour
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President Donald Trump touted a 30-day cease-fire proposal that Ukraine agreed to following a meeting with U.S. diplomats Tuesday. "Ukraine has agreed to it and hopefully Russia will agree to it," Trump said to reporters. "We're going to meet with them later on today and tomorrow, and hopefully we'll be able to wipe out a deal." The announcement comes as the Trump administration said it will lift its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine. The suspension was imposed earli
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The U.S. Justice Department released 3 million more files related to the investigations of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. The department has come under fire for how it has handled the release, with advocates raising questions about transparency and whether the department has done enough to hold Epstein's associates accountable. For a closer look and analysis at legal issues surrounding the latest release of Epstein files, Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) interviewed Bar
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said “no words” could “capture the horror and the evil” of the deadly violence that devastated a Catholic school Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire through the windows of a church as students were celebrating Mass. Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed in the shooting at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis. Seventeen other people, including 14 children, were injured. The alleged shooter died by suicide. This week was the first of the school year for
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PKK will disarm and disband in peace deal with Turkey
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Two gunmen opened fire Sunday evening on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach, sending crowds fleeing for safety. At least 16 people are dead, including one alleged gunman and a 12-year-old child, and 38 others were wounded. Australian authorities declared the massacre a terrorist attack. It's the latest in a wave of antisemitic incidents in the country over the last year. “None of these are happening in a silo, they're part of a broader normalization of antisemitic conspiracy t
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Russia convicts 19 in 2024 Moscow concert shooting
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Cuba files terrorism charges in Florida boat shootout
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Four people have been killed after Cuban soldiers opened fire on a speedboat attempting to infiltrate their country. According to Cuba’s government, 10 passengers, said to be Cubans living in the U.S., entered the country’s territorial waters early Wednesday. The group was on a Florida-registered speed boat roughly one mile northeast of Cayo Falcones, off the north coast of Cuba. Cuban officials said their officers fired on the vessel after the passengers opened fire. Four passengers were killed
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Firefighters are currently fighting three major wildfires around Los Angeles. PBS News’ Stephanie Sy reports from the wreckage in Altadena, California as a result of the blazing Eaton Fire. Sy spoke to the 86-year-old Army veteran and widower who lived alone in his now burned-down house. “He was in the garage when he heard the fire alarm go off in his house. He had received no evacuation warnings," Sy reported. “He looked up and saw that his house was on fire.” | PBS NewsHour
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After nearly two weeks of rocket fire between Israel and Iran and a U.S. strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, President Trump announced on Monday, June 23, that a “complete and total ceasefire” had been reached. As of Tuesday, June 24, hostilities were high but the ceasefire had seemed to hold, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the campaign against Iran a “historic victory.” But, this episode in a long-simmering conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran raised fear th
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