Images taken from a helicopter by an Associated Press photographer show the devastation from the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history.

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court for the second time this week by a federal judge for continuing to spread lies about Georgia election workers.

How to help those affected by the Los Angeles area wildfires.

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19.

Around 600,000 Venezuelans and 200,000 Salvadorans can legally remain in the U.S. for another 18 months, Homeland Security says.

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Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment ahead of his White House return.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for a third six-year term despite credible evidence of election loss.

Donald Trump, the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes, is being sentenced in his hush money case. Follow live updates.

Americans have a dimmer view of Biden's presidency than Donald Trump's or Barack Obama's at the end of their terms.

Deaths rise to 10 from Los Angeles-area fires, officials say.

More than 10,000 structures, many homes, have burned in Los Angeles-area fires, officials say.

Appeals court refuses to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election inference case.

Supreme Court rejects President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case.

Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal "Rust" set shooting.

More evacuations ordered as another wildfire breaks out near the West Hills neighborhood that is packed with homes in the San Fernando Valley.

A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history. The men who have occupied the Oval Office since 1993 convened for a rare moment at Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested while leaving an anti-government protest, her aides say.

Thousands of homes and other structures have burned in the Pacific Palisades fire, the LA fire chief said. Follow live updates.

New York's highest appeals court won't block Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case. The Supreme Court has yet to rule.

Jimmy Carter begins his final farewell as he moves from the U.S. Capitol to the National Cathedral. Follow live updates.

Lebanon's parliament elects country's army commander Joseph Aoun as president, breaking a two-year deadlock.

Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war.

New evacuations ordered in Los Angeles after a fire ignites in the Hollywood Hills and quickly spreads.

Holographic dashboards, AI agents, gaming handhelds and -- of course -- robots dominated Day 2 of CES. Here are the day's key unveils and tech that caught our eye.

New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction.

Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most, highlighting a major problem in firefighting.

The death toll from wildfires in the Los Angeles area has risen to 5, officials say. Thousands of firefighters are battling at least three separate blazes.

The Pacific Palisades fire is now the most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

The cost of college keeps spiraling ever higher, right? Not necessarily.

With a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app.

Donald Trump has expressed interest in Greenland. The island occupies a key position in a warming world.

Two people were killed and more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed by wildfires, the Los Angeles County fire chief said.

Israel’s defense minister says that troops have recovered the bodies of two hostages from Gaza.

The Justice Department says it will release the special counsel's findings on Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 election results but withhold the rest of the report.

President-elect Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York.

A second wildfire is burning out of control in the Los Angeles area, prompting more evacuation orders hours after another blaze tore through Pacific Palisades.

Pope Francis named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. It's a significant step by Francis to give women more leadership roles.

30,000 residents are under evacuation orders during a wind-driven wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides, with some abandoning their cars and fleeing on foot.

The man who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI to help plan it, police say.

Lenders will no longer be able to consider unpaid medical bills as a credit history factor. What this means.

An appeals court judge refuses to delay Trump's planned Friday sentencing in the hush money case.

Peter Yarrow, one-third of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, dies at 86.

President-elect Donald Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to try to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland.

Judge temporarily blocks the release of special counsel's report on President-elect Donald Trump cases while appeals court considers challenge.

More Americans say immigration should be a top focus in 2025, as the country heads toward an administration where Trump has promised the mass deportations.

The U.S. determines Sudan rebel force has committed genocide in the country's ongoing conflict and imposes sanctions on its leader.

Since Assad’s ouster, Syrians are starting to talk about the conditions inside his regime’s prisons and detention centers.

Meta is scrapping its fact checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s X.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says