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    BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport on July 25, 2024 in Burbank, California. Southwest Airlines has announced it will discontinue its 50 year policy of open seating and will assign seats including premium seating in an effort to broaden its appeal. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
    US government sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights
    The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.
    Easter candy Peeps, which contains red dye no. 3, is displayed on April 06, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
    FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods over potential cancer risk
    FDA said it was taking the action as a “matter of law” because some studies have found that the dye caused cancer in lab rats.
    A burned home in Altadena, California, on Tuesday, due to the Eaton fire.
    California wildfires latest: Another round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions forecast
    The death toll from the fires has stayed steady at 21 while missing person cases dipped a bit to just over a couple dozen, officials said.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building appeared to be mostly empty April 27, 2020 in the Federal Triangle section of Washington, DC.
    IRS is sending out $2.4 billion in stimulus payments. Who is getting them?
    The IRS is distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn’t receive their COVID stimulus payments.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hegseth, an Army veteran and the former host of “FOX & Friends Weekend” on FOX News will be the first of the incoming Trump administration’s nominees to face questions from Senators. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    What to know from Pete Hegseth’s fiery confirmation hearing for defense secretary
    President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is publicly facing senators for the first time after weeks of questions about his “unconventional” resume.
    Destroyed cars are seen in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
    Firefighters brace for strong winds that could fuel Los Angeles fire growth
    A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes.
    Special Counsel Jack Smith said his team "stood up for the rule of law" as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump.
    Special counsel says Trump would’ve been convicted had he not been reelected
    In a much-anticipated report released Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith wrote that he stands behind his decision to bring criminal charges that he believes would have resulted in a conviction.
    Firefighters try to switch off a fire hydrant in front of a home at Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
    Wind conditions are expected to worsen amid battle against Los Angeles area wildfires
    At least 24 people have been killed in the Los Angeles-area wildfires, and firefighters are preparing for a return of dangerous winds.
    Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from the Department of Justice ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
    Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ ahead of Trump inauguration
    The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump.
    Firefighters watch water drops on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
    Death toll rises as California wildfires rage amid menacing winds, new evacuations and warnings
    Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially strong winds return, pushing the flames toward the world-famous J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of California, Los Angeles.
    Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available, as well as annual flu shots for people 6 months and older. For those 60 and older or for people who are pregnant, you may want to get the RSV vaccine.
    How to protect yourself from norovirus, COVID-19, flu and RSV during winter surge
    In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds.
    NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 4: The family of Bourbon Street terror attack victim Nicole Perez console one another as Jennifer Jones (L) dances to a brass band during a vigil on Canal Street near Bourbon Street on January 4, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fourteen people were killed and over 30 were injured when a driver intentionally drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year's Day in what police are calling a terrorist attack. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
    New Orleans attack raises debate about Bourbon Street safety: ‘This isn’t Disney World’
    As New Orleans seeks to recover from the deadly truck attack, leaders are confronting an existential question: Can Bourbon Street be protected in a way that preserves the round-the-clock revelry?
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 13: In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is seen on a phone on March 13, 2024 in New York City. Congress is set to vote and pass a bill that could ban the popular app TikTok nationwide and be sent to the Senate for a vote. The bill would force the Chinese firm ByteDance to divest from TikTok and other applications that it owns within six months after passage of the bill or face a ban. Lawmakers argue that ByteDance is beholden to the Chinese government making the app a national security threat. (Photo Illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
    Supreme Court might let U.S. ban TikTok unless it’s sold. Here’s what to know.
    The Supreme Court seemed likely Friday to uphold the law that could ban TikTok, with most of the justices appearing to take seriously the national security risks posed by the wildly popular app whose parent company is based in China.
    A resident inspects the remains of her home that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on January 09, 2025 in Altadena, California.
    Firefighters hope for a break from fierce winds fueling devastating blazes in Los Angeles
    Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds fueling massive blazes in the Los Angeles area that have killed 10 people, obliterated whole neighborhoods and set the nation’s second-largest city on edge.
    A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump over the objections of the president-elect.
    Court rules special counsel’s report on Trump Jan. 6 probe must be released
    A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump over the objections of the president-elect.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Former President Donald Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche exit the courthouse and speak to media after Trump was found guilty following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. The former president was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Trump has now become the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes.
    Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in New York hush money case
    A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 09: The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is carried out of Washington National Cathedral after his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden declared today a national day of mourning for Carter, the 39th President of the United States, who died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Following the state funeral, Carter’s remains will be returned to Plains, Georgia where he will be interred after a private family service. (Photo by Haiyun Jiang-Pool/Getty Images)
    Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service in Washington before his return to Georgia
    Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
    Firefighters battle devastating Los Angeles wildfires as winds calm somewhat
    Firefighters battled early Thursday to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands frantically fleeing their homes.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23:  Luigi Mangione arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Mangione, 26, is set to appear for his arraignment on state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street on December 4.
    Court proceedings for Luigi Mangione delayed several weeks
    The man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO outside a New York City hotel is unlikely to appear in Manhattan federal court again before mid-February.
    Dozens of Marylanders have been charged with involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021.
    A look at Marylanders involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection as Trump returns to office
    President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would act quickly — on his first day in office — to look at individual cases and pardon people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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