"This is a campground to a war site.” Take a look inside at where Los Angeles firefighters are recovering while fighting fires. #Fire #Emergency #CaliforniaWildfires

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Special counsel Jack Smith, whose office indicted President-elect Donald Trump on charges of illegally trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, said in a final report that he believed his team had amassed enough evidence to convict Trump if the case went to trial. Here are three takeaways from Smith’s bombshell report. Read more: Special counsel Jack Smith's final report says there was enough evidence to convict Trump https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/14/jack-smith-releases-donald-trump-special-counsel-report/77553478007/ #Trump #FBI #Politics

Special counsel Jack Smith's bombshell final report was released early Tuesday. https://tinyurl.com/3ype2ak4 Winds again pick up strength in Southern California, amid wildfires. https://tinyurl.com/4hr5rn4z USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers puts President Joe Biden's comments about his foreign policy record in context. https://tinyurl.com/4y3b8tdx USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page has some new exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University polling numbers, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House. https://tinyurl.com/58s5dx8n Can you read cursive? The National Archives is looking for you. https://tinyurl.com/juyh6zpj

Los Angeles authorities have made ten arrests for burglary and looting and say they will continue to do more to prevent wildfire victims from being targeted. #LosAngeles #looting #wildfires

Seth Monk, a meditation teacher in Los Angeles, is part of a group in Topanga helping fight the fires. #PalisadesFire #LosAngeles #Topanga

Some swimmers braved the cold weather for a dive into Lake Michigan to swim among it's "pancake ice." #Swimming #IcePlunge #LakeMichigan

In his farewell foreign policy address, President Joe Biden talked achievements and taunted Vladimir Putin. #JoeBiden #VladimirPutin #ForeignPolicy

Heavy police and National Guard patrols and checkpoints enforced curfew and evacuation orders as residents braced for more high winds Monday and into this week, further tangling efforts to tamp down the explosion of fires across Southern California that have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. The winds could threaten the incremental progress firefighters made over the weekend with the Pacific Palisades Fire − the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles. The fire, only 13% contained, has scorched 36 square miles and transformed the community into ash. The high winds that had eased somewhat Sunday, allowing firefighters and rescue crews to begin gaining some control, were forecast to return Monday with coastal winds reaching 40-50 mph.

President Joe Biden will speak from the State Department on foreign policy.

The “Super Scooper” plane was hit while flying over the Palisades Fire. It has been repaired. #PalisadesFire #drone #airplane

Mayor Karen Bass and fire chiefs addressed media questions as Santa Ana winds ramp up again in Los Angeles. #SantaAna #Wildfires #LosAngeles

As the first confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's new administration are set to start this week, the president-elect announced several new nominees Saturday who share one thing in common: they all served in Trump's first term. The latest picks would work across a range of departments that deal with veterans, small businesses, energy, the environment, transportation and national parks. They would take on crucial support roles for Trump's nominees to head various departments. The process of confirming or rejecting some of Trump's most high-profile cabinet selections will enter a crucial stage Tuesday as senators begin assessing several nominees at public hearings, including Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. He's expected to face questions about allegations of sexual assault, excessive drinking and more.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit southern Japan, prompting tsunami advisories for the southern prefectures of Miyazaki and Kochi. Read more: Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/01/13/japan-hit-earthquake-magnitude-kyushu/77666760007/ #Japan #Earthquake #Weather

President Joe Biden is set to give a farewell primetime address to the nation Wednesday at 8 p.m., days before he leaves the White House.

A National Guard plane dropped fire retardant on the Palisades Fire. #LosAngeles #Wildfire #Fires

Heavy police and National Guard patrols and checkpoints enforced curfew and evacuation orders as residents braced for more high winds Monday and into this week, further tangling efforts to tamp down the explosion of fires across Southern California that have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. The winds could threaten the incremental progress firefighters made over the weekend with the Pacific Palisades Fire − the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles. The fire, only 13% contained, has scorched 36 square miles and transformed the community into ash. The high winds that had eased somewhat Sunday, allowing firefighters and rescue crews to begin gaining some control, were forecast to return Monday with coastal winds reaching 40-50 mph.

Motorcyclist Alex Perez captured the devastation as he rode through the Pacific Palisades amid raging wildfires. #California #LosAngeles #Fire

Los Angeles residents and officials share their concerns as the county continues to reel from wildfires and high winds. Read more: Winds poised to intensify, complicating LA wildfire battle: Live updates https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/13/los-angeles-fires-california-wildfire-live-updates-monday/77659385007/ #California #LosAngeles #Fire