Media Bubbles

When President-elect Donald Trump mused about buying Greenland from Denmark during his first administration, the Danish prime minister called the idea “absurd” and rebuffed him outright.

The 49ers have only had one other offensive coordinator by title since Shanahan joined the team: current Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel

But prosecutors say an expected two-volume report detailing charging decisions for Donald Trump should be partially held back.

New legislation would hand state attorneys general veto power over large swaths of federal immigration policy.

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Steve Guttenberg doesn’t just play a good guy on the screen. The actor, best known for performances in hit films like “Police Academy” and “Three Men and a Baby,” sprang into action when Los Angeles County wildfires threatened the area around his Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

The hostage, Youssef Ziyadne, an Arab Bedouin, was seized along with three grown children on Oct. 7, 2023. Two of them were released, but there is “serious concern” about the fate of the third.

Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated in Southern California as the fires continued to spread amid high winds.

It’s unclear just how much of an effort Trump will invest in renaming the Gulf of Mexico, but a related question hangs overhead: Is this even possible?

Our Kids Are Set to Become Really Rich When We Die. We Think It’s Going to Do More Harm Than Good.

Chinese media also reported that as of 10 a.m. local time, multiple aftershocks were recorded, the largest of which was 4.4.

McKibbin’s potential move to LIV was first reported by Spanish website TenGolf. He grew up playing at the same club — Holywood Golf Club — as compatriot Rory McIlroy.

The Justice Department is preparing to challenge a deal in the corporate travel market over antitrust concerns, according to people familiar with the matter.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom requested expedited disaster aid, as the specter of a less-friendly incoming president looms.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump have said they hope to end the war in 2025, nearly three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

The law is intended to prevent the financial maneuvers Steward used to siphon money away from direct patient care.

The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, located in Griffith park, closed to the public on Tuesday and remains closed Wednesday. The popular scientific observatory and planetarium located at the top of the Hollywood Hills is closed Wednesday due to the wind.

AG Merrick Garland intends to release the portion of the special counsel's report related to his election interference case against Donald Trump, according to a filing.

Marlins left-hander Braxton Garrett will miss the 2025 season after undergoing revision surgery with an internal brace on the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, the team said.

The City of London is reinventing itself and Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua and David Merritt go behind the scenes uncovering the stories and speaking to the people that matter.

BBC reporter David Willis says he has never witnessed a disaster in Los Angeles so widespread and so unpredictable.

Russia and North Korea may have lost around 400 troops in a single attempt to capture the village of Makhnovka in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast last week.

U.S. states are driving a robust legal trend toward transparency in pricing, measuring the value of goods and services in honesty and respect for consumers.

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The NFL is evaluating the impact the L.A. wildfires could have on the Rams-Vikings Playoff game on Monday. The Los Angeles area has been heavily affected by the wildfires due to high winds that occurred on Tuesday and are still ongoing on Wednesday.

During several campaign rallies this year, Donald Trump denounced the political practice of asylum—namely, the legal status requested by foreigners fleeing political persecution and violence and ...

A baby was born on a crowded migrant dinghy which travelled from Africa to the Canary Islands this week, Spanish coast guards say. They have published a picture of the baby boy who was rescued on alongside his mother and scores of other migrants. The crowded inflatable raft was first spotted on 6 January off the island of Lanzarote.

The Critics Choice Awards are the latest Hollywood event impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires, which have already put a halt to many film sets, awards season events and film premieres as they continue to blaze out of control.

The renewed interest by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Greenland has been greeted enthusiastically by some Greenlanders, although others say the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark is not for sale.

Bill Belichick's plans have been revealed by an NFL insider amid buzz he could leave UNC to coach the Raiders or another team.

Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said Wednesday, and the army was determining if another set of remains belongs to the man’s son.

Fires are burning one of the most iconic swaths of America, upending lives and destroying property.

Two people have died, more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed, and more than 80,000 residents have been evacuated as the Palisades Fire, which was ignited Tuesday morning by a backyard fire, has burned almost 3,000 acres. The Eaton and Hurst fires, which ignited Tuesday evening, have affected 2,000 acres and 500 acres, respectively.

The Seattle Sounders have acquired U.S. team forward Jesus Ferreira in a trade with FC Dallas. Ferreira, a homegrown player signed by Dallas in 2016, played in 163 regular-season MLS games with the team,

The agency disguises its 11th-hour regulations as ‘waivers.’ Congress shouldn’t fall for it.

With a GOP trifecta, 12 House Republican priority bills have a chance to become law. But the Senate will need to block off floor time for other priorities.

The terror group doesn’t care about Palestinian lives. Losing territory would be a humiliation.

Fires began Tuesday afternoon as high-speed winds, known as the Santa Ana winds, quickly spread flames from a small fire into Pacific Palisades.

If there’s one policy priority that the Biden administration will be remembered for — and that we should be glad to be putting behind us — it’s the censorship of dissenting speech online.

The request comes a day after a New York appeals judge declined to put the sentencing on hold. and leaves the Supreme Court with little time to consider the matter.

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man on Wednesday who attempted to enter the Capitol Building with a machete and three knives, hours before Trump arrived to meet Republicans.

The ferocious Pacific Palisades Fire ripping through Los Angeles is barely a day old, but already stands among the most destructive wildfires in the county’s history.

The massive Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people and highway closures. Later Tuesday, the Eaton Fire broke out in the foothills of Pasadena on the other side of Los Angeles County.

Cops in West Greenwich say Nicholas Arruda, 39, shot wife Danielle and their two young kids to death, then turned his M4-style weapon on himself.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election interference case, but not the classified documents case.

Some officials expressed support for keeping the central bank’s key rate unchanged, the minutes from last month’s meeting said.

Former Democratic Rep. Susan Wild admitted on Wednesday that she had real concerns about President Biden's speaking abilities and said that the presidential race was "unwinnable."

Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to perform basic tasks.

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and real estate developer Rick Caruso rips the Pacific Palisades' decimated water supply as "complete mismanagement."

Retiring President Biden became a great-grandfather Wednesday when his granddaughter Naomi gave birth in Los Angeles — with Biden announcing the “good news” as three large wildfires