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Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of department turmoil. As a career firefighter, she was portrayed by the then-mayor as a stabilizing force. But three years …
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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1/11/25
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An increasing number of Democrats are questioning whether their party’s commitment to diverse candidates, especially women, may lead to more political struggles in the Trump era. A poll from The …
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By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS
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1/11/25
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Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab. …
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1/11/25
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Animal owners in Los Angeles have scrambled to get themselves and their beloved companions out of the way of fast-moving wildfires this week that have incinerated whole neighborhoods. Shelters have …
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By HALLIE GOLDEN and LESLIE AMBRIZ
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1/11/25
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To age well, geriatricians say one underappreciated key is maintaining good balance. In the U.S., 3 million older people seek medical care for fall-related injuries each year. But geriatricians say …
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By ALBERT STUMM
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1/11/25
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A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for …
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN
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1/10/25
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This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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Among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a half-dozen Protestant churches. Many members of these congregations were …
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By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and PETER SMITH
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1/10/25
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Capturing Sir Elton John’s 50-year career is a herculean task. Good thing his husband David Furnish and filmmaker R.J. Cutler were up for the challenge. “Elton John: Never Too Late" was inspired …
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By MARIA SHERMAN
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1/10/25
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Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on record, the latest in a long string of heat milestones that have been …
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This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency in a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. It was followed by an intimate hometown funeral near where he was born a century ago.
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1/10/25
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Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily passed a major symbolic climate threshold. Three government climate …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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1/10/25
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Israel’s army has confirmed that one of the bodies recovered from Gaza earlier this week was that of 23-year-old hostage Hamzah AlZayadni. His body was retrieved with that of his father, Yosef …
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By The Associated Press
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1/10/25
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Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months. The ships are …
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By EMMA BURROWS and HENDRIK OSULA
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1/10/25
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Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area. In …
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By JASON DEAREN
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1/10/25
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Jan. 3 - 9, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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By The Associated Press
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1/9/25
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As fires raged from the seaside enclave of Pacific Palisades to the hillsides above Pasadena — with at least five dead and thousands of homes and other buildings leveled or damaged — residents …
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
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1/9/25
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The New Mexico Supreme Court has struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general. The unanimous opinion on Thursday reinforces the …
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By MORGAN LEE
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1/9/25
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Inside Washington National Cathedral, the five men who've occupied the Oval Office since 1993 convened for a rare moment together at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral. In that one act, Bill Clinton, …
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By TED ANTHONY
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1/9/25
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