In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters silhouetted by the setting California sun dart in and out of giant wildfire plumes, dropping much-needed flame retardant and precious water onto the angry fires below. Looking in almost…

  At least 10 people are now known to have died in multiple wildfires raging around Los Angeles, the county’s coroner said Thursday. “The Department of Medical Examiner received notification of 10 fire-related deaths as of 9 pm on January 9,” a…

  Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, due to be sworn in Friday for a third six-year term after elections he is widely accused of stealing, has been written off many times during a turbulent decade in power. But the former bus driver has…

  Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US President-elect’s last-ditch efforts to frustrate a process that would make him the first felon in the White House. The judge has indicated,…