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Joselyn Catlan, 9, plays in the snow Friday, Jan 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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1/12/25

This image provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities shows fencing and the roof of a walkway after collapsing onto the Seward Highway in Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities via AP)

Fencing, roof of Anchorage pedestrian bridge fall in strong wind, closing highway

The side fencing and roof of a pedestrian bridge that fell in strong wind closed the main highway south of Anchorage, Alaska, early Sunday. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities … more

1/12/25

Joe Huff, left, and Kenny Braden with "The Yard Barber" work to clear snow from the driveway of a home in The Summit neighborhood, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)

Southern areas hit by winter storm thaw and power slowly returns

After a freezing winter storm shut schools, cut power and cancelled or delayed flights, the South is slowly thawing. Warmer weather is melting snow and ice and letting crews restore power. Power is … more

By SARA CLINE and BEN FINLEY | 1/12/25

Gali, whose son, Sgt. Yahav Maayan, was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, reacts next to his grave during his funeral at a military cemetery in Modiin, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Biden, Netanyahu discuss latest in effort to reach an Israel-Hamas war ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have spoken in a phone call on the latest efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage release in the Israel-Hamas war. It's a sign … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and NATALIE MELZER | 1/12/25

What appeared to be small fire tornadoes were spotted Friday night as the Palisades Fire blazed through California's San Fernando Valley.

A dad and daughter help evacuees learn whether their homes survived the California wildfires

A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of destroyed properties. Vanessa Prata and her parents packed up to leave … more

By GENE JOHNSON | 1/12/25

FILE - Embers are blown off a burning tree as the Eaton Fire burns in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)

Los Angeles tree advocates wait and hope that fire damage won't be too severe

Even before powerful winds fueled fires that have scorched more than 10,000 homes and other structures across Los Angeles County since Tuesday, the region’s urban trees were already in trouble. … more

TAMMY WEBBER and DORANY PINEDA | 1/12/25

FILE - A resident sprays their property with a garden hose as the Eaton Fire engulfs structures across the street, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

The California wildfires could be leaving deeper inequality in their wake

The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of movie stars. But a drive … more

By TERRY TANG, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and JAE HONG | 1/12/25

This photo provided by Joseph Journell of San Bernardino, Calif. shows two of his cats, Alexander, background, and Tuxsie, right, who died from bird flu after they drank raw cow's milk. Cleo, center, did not drink the milk and remained healthy. (Joseph Journell via AP)

California man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu

A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk. Joseph Journell, of San Bernardino, says his tabby cat, Alexander, and a … more

By JONEL ALECCIA | 1/12/25

This combination photo of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees who will have confirmation hearings Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, shows Interior Department nominee North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, from left, Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Doug Collins and Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. (AP Photo)

Trump's Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here's the schedule

Senate hearings are set to begin for Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet. Many have been meeting with senators individually. Now, they'll go this week before the committees overseeing the agencies … more

By MEG KINNARD | 1/12/25

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, rescuers and volunteers work to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more then three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia forms an emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill continues to spread

An emergency task force has arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region to deal with the continuing consequences of an oil spill in the Kerch Strait last month. The task force was set up after … more

By The Associated Press | 1/12/25

A worker trims a tree burnt by the Eaton Fire on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

PHOTO COLLECTION: California Wildfires Eaton Fire

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1/11/25

Smoke from the Palisades Fire rises over a ridge as seen from the Encino section of Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

PHOTO COLLECTION: California Wildfires Palisades Fire

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1/11/25

A lone burnt tree remains on a hill after the Kenneth Fire burnt through hills in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

PHOTO COLLECTION: California Wildfires Kenneth Fire

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1/11/25

FILE - Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news conference at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center in the West Carson area of Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

LA's fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage

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 … more

By MARYCLAIRE DALE | 1/11/25

FILE - Supporters look on as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Many Democrats don't think they'll see a woman become president, AP-NORC poll finds

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 … more

By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS | 1/11/25

In this photo released by Lebanon's Prime Minister's office, Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, right, meets with Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus, Syria, Saturday Jan. 11, 2025. (LEBANON PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE via AP)

Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine

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. … more

1/11/25

Horse owners Joycelyn Writer, left, and Rachel Granger, pet donkeys that have found temporary shelter at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Californians scrambled to evacuate dogs, cats, horses, even pigs as LA flames closed in

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 … more

By HALLIE GOLDEN and LESLIE AMBRIZ | 1/11/25

FILE - A couple walk on a sidewalk in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday on May 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Maintaining good balance is crucial as you age. Asking these questions can help

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 … more

By ALBERT STUMM | 1/11/25

Today in History: January 11, Theodore Roosevelt makes the Grand Canyon a national monument

Today is Saturday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2025. There are 354 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt leveraged the Antiquities Act of 1906 … more

By The Associated Press | 1/11/25

FILE - Edgar Maddison Welch, of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police, in Washington, Dec. 4, 2016. (Sathi Soma via AP, File)

'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say

Authorities say the man who traveled armed to a pizzeria in the nation's capital nearly a decade ago because of a fake online conspiracy theory has been shot and killed by police in North Carolina. … more

By MAKIYA SEMINERA | 1/10/25