Humanitarian organizations are pivoting their attention to victims who have lost their homes and livelihoods in the blazes.
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Key Northern California highway closed as snow continues to fall in the blizzard-hit Sierra Nevada
More than 7 feet of snow fell over the weekend in the mountains.
Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial as marchers’ voices ring out for voting rights
She criticized attempts to restrict voting, including limits on absentee voting and early voting, and said the nation is again at a crossroad.
Key Northern California highway closed as snow continues to fall in the blizzard-hit Sierra Nevada
More than 7 feet of snow fell over the weekend in the mountains.
Supreme Court decision could come Monday in case about barring Trump from 2024 ballot
Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
Arnel Remy, a human rights attorney whose nonprofit works inside the prison, said on X, formerly Twitter, that fewer than 100 of the nearly 4,000 inmates remained behind bars.
Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership
Benny Gantz is scheduled to meet on Monday with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and national security adviser Jake Sullivan, according to his National Unity Party.
German defense minister said leaked audio is part of Russia’s ‘information war’ against West
The audio was leaked on the same day that late opposition politician Alexei Navalny was laid to rest after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony.
Death toll rises from Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city, as China’s envoy tours Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses in the wake of the deadly attack.
At least 36 die in Pakistan as heavy winter rains collapse buildings and trigger landslides
Authorities advised tourists against traveling to the scenic north due to weather conditions. Last week, several visitors were stranded there because of heavy rains.