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FIRST ON FOX: A New York Court assigned a new judge to preside over the civil fraud case against President-elect Trump brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, seemingly replacing Judge Arthur Engoron, but hours later, the court put him back on the case, sources close to Trump's legal team told Fox News Digital. The case and the trial were handled by Judge Arthur Engoron, who was accused by Trump allies of acting with bias against the president-elect, his family and his company. Sources familiar told Fox News Digital the court sent out an automated email at around 12:45pm...

Life may never be the same for Los Angeles residents, with many losing their homes, belongings, and even family members. Hearts are bleeding across the nation as Californians endure a real-life nightmare. During such a devastating time, many wonder how to support those affected. Newsweek reached out to Claudia Giolitti-Wright, a licensed psychotherapist, to learn what not to do when trying to help. "When something terrible happens, people often try to look on the bright side or point out that someone else has it worse. Unfortunately, this approach isn't helpful—especially when lives have been completely turned upside down," Giolitti-Wright explained.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he congratulated President-elect Trump on his upcoming return to the White House when the two shared a brief greeting at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral service on Thursday. “He greeted me when he came down the aisle. I stood up, extended my hand. He shook my hand. I said, ‘Congratulations, Mr. President,’ and he said, ‘Thanks, Mike,’” Pence said in an interview with Christianity Today. The funeral in Washington, D.C., was the first time Trump and Pence were in the same room since the end of their administration in January 2021. When Pence and...

When devastating wildfires erupted across Los Angeles County this week, David Torgerson’s team of firefighters went to work. The thousands of city, county and state firefighters dispatched to battle the blazes went wherever they were needed. The crews from Torgerson’s Wildfire Defense Systems, however, set out for particular addresses. Armed with hoses, fire-blocking gel and their own water supply, the Montana-based outfit contracts with insurance companies to defend the homes of customers who buy policies that include their services. It’s a win-win if the private firefighters succeed in saving a home, said Torgerson, the company’s founder and executive chairman. The...

I know we shouldn't be laughing at this but my God, this is hilarious! AI is getting so good!

The world must return to a policy of "maximum pressure" against Iran to turn it into a more democratic country, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg told an Iranian opposition event in Paris on Saturday. Trump has vowed to return to the policy he pursued in his previous term that sought to wreck Iran's economy to force the country to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme, ballistic missile programme and regional activities. "These pressures are not just kinetic, just not military force, but they must be economic and diplomatic as well", Retired Lieutenant-General Kellogg, who is...

In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped into residential neighborhoods earlier this week, killing at least 11 people and destroying thousands of homes, the city suddenly found itself in survival mode. A critical question became why the largest city in California, a state that has spent years fortifying itself against wildfires, couldn’t stop the fires this time. State regulations required residents in high-risk neighborhoods to create vegetation-free buffers around their homes. California had invested billions of dollars to reduce the amount of woody fuel for fires to burn. It...

All you need is a box fan, good air filters and some duct tape, and you're in business. NPR has previously posted a design and guide to building an air purifying cube known as a Corsi-Rosenthal Box, using four 20-inch MERV 13 filters, a 20-inch box fan and two 20-inch panels of cardboard. A smaller and more affordable approach is to attach one MERV filter to the back of a box fan, an idea laid out in a website from the Montana group Climate Smart Missoula. The group notes that people using that option should use newer box fans, and...

To honor the memory of the conservative Christian singer, beauty queen, commercial spokeswoman, and culture warrior who recently passed, this video clip shows her in her prime performing a cover of the classic hit song on show biz legend Ed Sullivan's show back in 1964.

California has focused on fortifying communities against wildfires. But with growing threats, that may not be enough. This week’s fires around Los Angeles present a puzzle: Why is California, the state best equipped to deal with wildfires, seemingly unable to prevent blazes from consuming entire chunks of the country’s second-largest city?California’s building code for wildfires is among the most protective in the nation. Its local fire departments are backed up by CalFire, the state fire agency, which has a $4 billion budget and some of the best trained firefighters in the world. The state’s huge tax base generates effectively unlimited...

“While we were dealing with a terrorist attack in New Orleans, we had drones being flown over our nuclear reactors in Louisiana.” That’s what Gov. Jeff Landry said Thursday night while sitting next to President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in during dinner with some of the country’s Republican governors in Palm Beach, Florida. Landry's comment came during a discussion arising from a reporter's question about the lack of available information on drone sightings over New Jersey. “We’ve been asking the FAA to give these states the ability to mitigate these drones,” Landry said, referring the ability to take down or...

At least 11 people have died as wildfires rage in Los Angeles - and there are fears that number will rise. Officials say it may take several weeks to identify victims as traditional methods - such as fingerprinting and visual identification - may not be possible. Here is what we know about those who are reported to have died, according to their family members. Victor Shaw died trying to defend his home from the wildfire in Altadena, his family said. The 66-year-old's body was found on the side of the road by his property, with a garden hose in his...

Neither sleet, snow, nor major firestorms will ever prevent California’s one-state Democrat majority from conducting its rounds of pushing woke politics above everything else.As wildfires continued to ravage parts of Los Angeles on Thursday, California lawmakers in Sacramento officially began a special legislative session to prepare the state for President-elect Donald Trump.Thursday marked the first regular floor session for state lawmakers since the fires began. Those fires are expected to leave Southern California with one of, if not the, most expensive catastrophes in U.S. History. The damage also raises questions about California’s future with the property insurance market, which has...

This weekend, the mountain-size space rock will peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event that you can observe from home with basic stargazing binoculars — or in a free livestream. Named (887) Alinda, the near-Earth asteroid measures an estimated 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) wide — roughly the width of Manhattan — according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. On Wednesday (Jan. 8), the chunky space rock made its closest approach to Earth in decades, swooping to within 7.6 million miles (12.3 million km) of our planet, or about 32 times the average distance between Earth and the moon. Alinda isn't...

She’s a politician who cringes at having her picture taken and is content to let others grab headlines. She repeatedly had to be dragged into taking risks to elevate her political career. In many ways, Karen Bass is the anti-Kamala Harris. And yet, the Californians have ended up in a similar spot: On Joe Biden’s vice presidential shortlist. While the congresswoman from Los Angeles remains a long shot, her unassuming approach, muted ambitions and decades of advocating on health care and race issues while far outside the national spotlight have captured the interest of the Biden campaign. A former physician...

Los Angeles residents are demanding that Mayor Karen Bass (D) be immediately recalled as fires devastate their communities. As of Saturday morning, their Change.org petition has 59,150 verified signatures. “We, the undersigned residents of Los Angeles and concerned citizens, urgently call for the immediate recall of Mayor Karen Bass due to her gross mismanagement and failure to effectively respond to the devastating 2025 fires in and around the city of Los Angeles,” the petition reads.

The Gateway Pundit reported Friday that Joe Biden decided to shield roughly 200,000 El Salvadorians from deportation. But that was just the start of his de facto amnesty for nearly 1 million migrants. The New York Post revealed that in addition to El Salvador, the Biden regime took action to protect over 700,000 more migrants who could have ended up on President Trump’s deportation list early next year. The other countries included are Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela. All told, 1,900 Sudanese immigrants, 103,700 Ukrainian immigrants, and 600,000 Venezuelans will be able to roam the streets of America freely for at...

11 January 2025 Saturday after Epiphany SundaySt. Paulin Church, Trier Readings at MassThe readings shown here are for places where the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 5 January.If you are celebrating the Epiphany on Monday 6 January this year then these are not the right readings. To see the right readings, you need to set this web site to use your own local calendar. On this web page, find the list of dates. After the last date there is a heading which says “Calendar Used”. Click on the calendar name below this heading, and choose your local calendar from...

On MSNBC, Michael Cohen said that he had applied for one because he believes himself to be on a Trump "enemies list." He continued: "Yeah, I put in the application for a presidential pardon because I believe that Joe Biden has the same responsibility to me that he had to his own son. And I would expect that the same exact pardon that he gave his son has to go to me."That prompted this pointed [see screencap] response from co-host Symone Sanders, a former Kamala Harris spokesperson: "I am struck by your, your, your, your comparing yourself and Hunter Biden....

VIDEOWatch as Roland Martin and his crew go into a full, very ANGRY, defense mode against those who point out that the Democrat run governments of California are to blame for not taking greater measures to better control the spread of the wildfires that have broken out in that region. Common sense measures such as clearing out brush and keeping the reservoirs FILLED with water instead of emptying them out.