Wildfires expose California’s insurance crisis; Meta, Amazon ditch DEI; and IRS outlines tax season
Heritage economist E. J. Antoni analyzes December's employment report on “how to make money.'' Stocks plummet after better-than-expected jobs data, creating new headwinds for the Federal Reserve ・President-elect Trump harshly criticized President Biden in response to his aggressive moves toward energy drilling. -More Fortune 500 companies are eliminating DEI policies -California wildfires exposed major deficiencies […]
California wildfires: Single mom who lost everything in Eaton Fire hails Altadena’s ‘tenacity’ and ‘spirit’
A California single mother who lost everything in Altadena in the Eaton Fire this week praised the community's resilience, telling FOX News Digital, “We haven't lost our tenacity and our spirit.” Brenda King said Friday that although she has lived in California and Los Angeles for more than 20 years, “I always knew there was […]
Lakers head coach JJ Redick emotional while opening up on ‘awful feeling’ of losing home in wildfires
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick is one of the thousands of people in Los Angeles whose homes did not survive the wildfires that swept through the area this week. Reddick was in Dallas for the game when he learned of the fire and that his family had been evacuated. In an interview with […]
Plane scooping water from ocean to fight wildfires grounded after hitting drone illegally flying over Pacific Palisades
A drone that was being flown illegally was damaged. grounded A super scooper plane leased to help fight wildfires devastating Los Angeles. Officials said the drone hit the plane, leaving a fist-sized hole in the wing that needed repair. Drones are prohibited from flying while fighting fires, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the […]
Newsom invites Trump to California amid wildfires response feud
California Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on Friday invited President-elect Trump to California amid a war of words between the two leaders over wildfires in the Los Angeles area. “In the spirit of this great nation, we must not politicize a human tragedy or spread disinformation from the sidelines,” Newsom said in a letter to Trump. […]
‘Wildly Out Of Touch’: California GOP Torches Newsom For ‘Tone Deaf’ Session To ‘Trump-Proof’ State Amid Wildfires
As wildfires continue to ravage parts of Los Angeles, California Republicans are slamming California Governor Gavin Newsom for calling a special legislative session to “stop Trump” from the state's left-wing legislation. California lawmakers began a special session Thursday to provide the state Department of Justice with an additional $25 million to fund litigation against the […]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal slammed with backlash after politicizing devastating wildfires in California
Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal of Washington state tried to politicize California's devastating wildfires, but quickly faced backlash on social media. Firefighters are struggling to extinguish wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have spread rapidly due to strong winds since Monday. More than 5,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed and at least 10 people […]
‘Real Housewives’ star Ramona Singer slammed as ‘tone-deaf’ for flippant comment on California wildfires
Ramona Singer is under fire for making tone-deaf comments about the devastating fires that hit Los Angeles. The former “Real Housewives of New York” star shared a video of herself greeting her followers on Instagram on Friday, but many thought the video's caption was problematic. “What a great day to wake up to…unfortunately the people […]
L.A. Wildfires Could Cost Up to $150 Billion, AccuWeather Warns
As the wildfires sweeping Southern California leave a trail of destruction, AccuWeather has raised its preliminary estimate of total damage and economic losses from $135 billion to $150 billion. The fire, caused by hurricane-force winds, destroyed homes, disrupted businesses and forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. “These fast-moving wind infernos created one of […]
Looters On Scooters Attempted To Ransack Evacuated LA Homes As Wildfires Raged, Resident Says
“100” thieves on scooters attempted to rob multiple homes evacuated during the wildfires sweeping Southern California, a woman told KTLA on Thursday. Alison Agusten, who lives in the Los Angeles area, said her neighbors witnessed the suspects trying to “break into every house” in the neighborhood. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom tries to stop robbery […]