MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red. A “minimal number” of homes burned,…
CNN — Most Americans expect President-elect Donald Trump to do a good job upon his return to the White House next month (54%) and a majority approves of how he’s handling the presidential transition so far (55%), according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Trump won the presidency last month amid broad disapproval…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria. He is meeting on Friday with Turkey’s foreign minister after talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try to bring Turkey into a consensus to prevent Syria from collapsing into…
CNN — When President Donald Trump was searching for a new FBI Director after firing James Comey in 2017, he wanted among other things someone who looked the part of America’s top law enforcement official. Christopher Wray, a 50-year-old Yale-trained lawyer, was at the top of the list thanks to his conservative credentials as a…
Celebrities have reacted to accusations leveled at Jay-Z, who has vehemently denied allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs. In a civil suit filed in a New York federal court on Sunday night, the anonymous plaintiff alleged that she was raped at an afterparty following the MTV Video Music Awards in…
Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents took control of Damascus over the weekend and toppled the 50-year Assad regime. On Tuesday, Syria’s new interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister with the backing of the former rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad three days ago….
CNN — President-elect Donald Trump previewed immigration actions he plans to take in his first days in office and outlined how he expects his Justice Department to handle investigations into his political opponents and the criminal cases against January 6 rioters in his first major television interview since winning November’s presidential election. In the wide-ranging…
The programme had all the trappings of a corporate leadership course. Yuri Abayev and Timur Abutalimov went on field trips and site visits across Russia, played team-building games, and were tested on their management skills. But the two men did not come to the training scheme from the world of Russian business. Instead, they joined…
The governor of New Jersey has demanded that Joe Biden take control of an investigation into mysterious and more frequent appearances of multiple large drones flying over his state amid mounting frustration that federal officials are downplaying the incidents. Democrat Phil Murphy released on Friday a letter he wrote to the White House to express…
One of the few things that unites Republicans and Democrats is their reaction to celebrity political endorsements. Republicans see them as a boon to their campaigns, as wealthy and out-of-touch entertainers endorsing liberal candidates like Vice President Kamala Harris often alienate average voters. Liberals, meanwhile, enjoy the star power, even if it doesn’t translate to…