Number of missing rises as Los Angeles fires continue Firefighters made some progress to contain the multiple wildfires across the city on Sunday as more desert winds arrived. The blazes have killed at least 16 people, and Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that the number of missing increased by the hour. Follow…
US President Joe Biden faced backlash for repeatedly using the phrase “fire away” during a White House briefing on the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County. The fires have claimed at least 16 lives and forced over 180,000 residents to evacuate. During the briefing, Biden (82) turned to Vice President Kamala Harris, a California native,…
Meta is ending its fact-checking program Meta will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram, a policy once instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across the tech company’s social media platforms. Meta will instead rely on users to add notes to posts that may be false or misleading. The reversal is a…
Meta is ending its fact-checking program Meta will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram. It will instead rely on users to add notes to posts that may be false or misleading, similar to a system used on X. Follow our live coverage. The reversal is a stark sign of how Meta is…
Trudeau will resign as prime minister Justin Trudeau, who has served as Canada’s prime minister for almost a decade, said that he would step down in the coming months, bowing to an angry electorate at a time of uncertain economic prospects and political infighting. He has suspended Parliament until March 24, he said. The announcement…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada said yesterday that he would step down as Liberal Party leader and prime minister. The decision by Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, means that new leadership will take over in Canada by late March after his party…
How Trump redefined the Jan. 6 riot as “a day of love” Four years ago today, protesters stormed the Capitol with clubs, chemical irritants and other weapons, inflamed by Donald Trump’s lie that the election had been stolen from him. Several people died during and after the riot, including one protester by gunshot and four…