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CNN, EL SEGUNDO FIRE DEPT, KABC, ULYSSES GUEVARA HUGO By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — It’s been less than a week since the year’s first wildfire embers raced through the air over Los Angeles, carried by hurricane-level Santa Ana wind gusts to spark some of the deadliest wildfires California has ever seen. The Palisades Fire

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Kohl’s is closing 27 stores across more than a dozen states as the struggling retailer looks to improve profitability. The closures, to be completed by April, are a small fraction of the chain’s 1,150 stores and were listed as “underperforming,” according to a press release. Kohl’s said

By Nikki Carvajal and Juliana Liu, CNN Washington/Hong Kong (CNN) — The Biden administration has issued new restrictions on the export of US-developed computer chips that power artificial intelligence (AI) systems, in a final effort to prevent rivals like China from accessing the advanced technology, just a week before leaving office. The fresh curbs, the

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program looks like the company is “caving” to political pressures, said Meta’s oversight board co-chair Michael McConnell. McConnell, who is a law professor at Stanford University, told NPR on Friday that he would have liked to have seen changes made during “less contentious

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City’s long-awaited, long-debated congestion pricing began on January 5, marking a new era for driving into Manhattan. Congestion pricing could generate revenue many cities are desperate for, while simultaneously easing traffic and improving air quality. But legal challenges and President-elect Donald Trump’s opposition could determine

CNN By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Meta is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, known as DEI, the company said Friday, becoming the latest company to pull back from such practices in the wake of pressure from conservative critics and customers. Meta is eliminating the company’s DEI team, ending “equity and inclusion programs

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Some of the fastest-growing jobs for 2025 barely existed at the turn of the century, according to a new analysis from LinkedIn. LinkedIn examined millions of jobs based on user updates from January 2022 to July 2024, determining noticeable growth in the artificial intelligence industry, as well as newfound

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of California residents will decide whether to permanently relocate or rebuild their homes after the most destructive fires in Los Angeles’ history. Insurance companies may cover thousands of dollars in temporary housing and living expenses — unless homeowners are underinsured or not covered. “The policy is

CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — TikTok’s fate in the United States is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. And things are not looking good for the app. The Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the United States. The law, signed

By Samantha Delouya and Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — As the Palisades fire began intensifying Tuesday evening, Los Angeles real estate executive Keith Wasserman sent out a plea on social media: “Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — TikTok’s fate in the United States is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. And things are not looking good for the app. The Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the United States. The law, signed by

By Paula Newton and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Canada is preparing to retaliate with an exhaustive list of tariffs on American goods if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his plans to add a steep 25% import tax on Canadian goods, people familiar with the matter told CNN. The preparations show how raising tariffs

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Meta is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, known as DEI, the company said Friday, becoming the latest company to pull back from such practices in the wake of pressure from conservative critics and customers. Meta is eliminating the company’s DEI team, ending “equity and inclusion programs and

CNN By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks plunged Friday as investors digested a better-than-expected jobs report that soured expectations of future rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The Dow dropped by 697 points, closing at 41,938, while the S&P 500 fell by 1.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index was lower by

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — The official start date of this year’s tax filing season will be January 27, the IRS said Friday. That is the first day the agency will start accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns. “This has been a historic period of improvement for the IRS, and people will see

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Vince McMahon agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges over settlements he made on behalf of himself and World Wrestling Entertainment without properly disclosing them to the company’s board of directors, the SEC announced Friday. McMahon, the former chief executive of WWE, made two

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans on the hunt for a new job are facing the lowest level of hiring in a decade, and time spent on unemployment is getting longer. Numbers, however, tell only part of the story. Have you been out of work and actively searching for a job for several months

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Hoda Kotb, the co-host of NBC’s “Today,” signed off Friday, ending a nearly two-decade long run with the morning show. As part of her send-off, the program showed a retrospective of her time with “Today,” filled with memories from her co-anchors, including Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, Al

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Venu Sports, the joint streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corp., and Disney, has been discontinued before its launch, the trio announced in a surprise move Friday morning. The decision, made collectively by WBD, Fox, and Disney, is effective immediately. “After careful consideration, we have collectively