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California rescue groups open their doors to pets, some with burns
Hundreds of animals are being cared for by humane groups in Southern California as this week’s fast-moving wildfires continue to...

Los Angeles residents return to ashes and ruins after devastating wildfires
Butler’s and Fuentes’ stories were two of many in a city where destructive wildfires, fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds...

Chuck E. Cheese makes a comeback, with trampolines and a subscription program
Four years after exiting bankruptcy, Chuck E. Cheese is making a comeback, thanks to a dramatic makeover to introduce its...

The politics of the California fires are already looming large for both parties: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s...

Reservoir in Pacific Palisades was out of commission when fire started
“If Santa Ynez would have been in service, you probably would have had some help in keeping the pressures up....

Trump Organization to limit president-elect’s involvement under new ethics plan
The Trump Organization on Friday unveiled a new ethics plan that it says will limit President-elect Donald Trump’s involvement in management decisions and...

Biden to deliver a farewell address to the nation on Wednesday
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the country next Wednesday, the White House announced on...

Three major takeaways we learned from ‘Dismissed,’ NBC News’ investigation into how few violent sex crimes end in a conviction
Ninety-nine of the 400-some convicted never saw prison time. From 2018 to 2020, court records show 1,039 alleged victims of...

Last year was hottest in recorded history, NASA says
Last year was the planet’s hottest in recorded history, multiple government agencies announced Friday, marking two years in a row...

Location data broker Gravy Analytics was seemingly hacked, experts say
One of the largest companies that tracks Americans’ location through smartphone data has been hacked by Russian cybercriminals in exchange...

Meta to end programs aimed at diversifying workforce
Meta on Friday told employees that its plans to end a number of internal programs designed to increase the company’s hiring...

Haitians in the U.S. under temporary protection in anxious limbo amid shifting immigration policies
Haitians who are in the U.S. legally under temporary programs say they are concerned about their ability to remain in...

Rudy Giuliani appearing at second of two contempt hearings in defamation case this week
WASHINGTON — A federal judge will hear arguments Friday in Rudy Giuliani’s second contempt of court hearing this week in...

Delta passengers in Atlanta forced to evacuate on emergency slides amid winter storm
Delta Air Lines passengers had to evacuate onto the tarmac at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning due to...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is sworn in despite credible evidence of election loss
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday to serve a third six-year term, extending his increasingly...

Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman becomes 1st Black and 1st Asian American coach to reach college football finals
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman has scored a historical first. Freeman, whose Fighting Irish won their Orange Bowl college...

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros call off Venu sports streaming service
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have called off plans to launch their sports streaming service, Venu, the companies said in a joint statement...

Listen to audio from Trump’s sentencing hearing in the hush money case
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U.S. economy adds 256,000 jobs in December
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A look at the remarkable acts of bravery and kindness
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. NFL Wild Card Weekend kicks...

Supreme Court considers whether to allow TikTok ban to take effect
WASHINGTON — The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes...

Vikings on upset alert and other predictions for wild-card weekend
After 18 weeks, the NFL playoffs are finally here. Over the next three days we’ll have six wild-card games to...

What to expect as Trump attends hush money case sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning on felony charges — a history-making moment he had tried...
