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A brush fire that ignited Wednesday evening forced evacuations in the Hollywood Hills between Runyon Canyon and Wattles Park. Sunset fire quickly endangers Hollywood Hills near Runyon Canyon /*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){“use strict”;l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&”undefined”!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll(‘iframe[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),o=l.querySelectorAll(‘blockquote[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),c=new RegExp(“^https?:$”,”i”),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Palisades, Eaton fires damaged or destroyed these businesses, landmarks in LA County Crime and Public Safety | Swanson: Firestorm vs. L.A., and we’re all in this together Crime and Public Safety | NFL announces contingency plan for Rams-Vikings game in wake of wildfires Crime and Public Safety | Live web cams…

By JOSHUA GOODMANMIAMI (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for a third term Friday while hundreds of government opponents arrested since his disputed reelection last summer languish in the country’s packed prisons.Sharing cells with them are as many as 10 Americans.One is David Estrella, who was last heard from in September, when the 62-year-old native New Yorker was about to take a taxi from Colombia to Venezuela with a bag of perfume, clothes and shoes to gift to friends he made on a previous trip.“It’s like mourning someone in life,” said Margarita Estrella, his ex-wife and…

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard flew home to Los Angeles on Wednesday to be with family members who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires in the area, according to multiple reports. His family members reportedly have been evacuated from their homes. The Clippers are in Denver, where they are slated to play the Nuggets on Wednesday night, the second game of a two-game trip. Leonard, who bought a house in Pacific Palisades in 2021, recently returned to the lineup after missing the first 34 games of the season because of lingering issues with his surgically repaired knee. He has played…

By JOSH BOAKWASHINGTON (AP) — The Service Employees International Union is returning to the AFL-CIO after 20 years, betting that a united labor movement will do more to help workers overcome legal challenges to organize and join unions.The union groups’ executive boards each unanimously approved the combination on Wednesday, with plans to formally announce the affiliation at a Thursday roundtable discussion in Austin, Texas, with workers who are attempting to become union members. There are roughly 2 million SEIU workers in the health care, janitorial and food services sectors, among others. Their addition would bring the total number of AFL-CIO…

Wildfires driven by the worst windstorm in 10 years have blanketed Southern California, wreaking widespread destruction and misery.In the Pacific Palisades and Malibu, the Palisades fire has destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. In the San Gabriel Valley, hundreds of buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire with the communities of Altadena and Sierra Madre particularly impacted. In each area, the fires have left communities decimated.Three dangerous and rapidly spreading wildfires in Los Angeles County started on Tuesday, Jan 7. The flames have been propelled by a dynamic Santa Ana windstorm with powerful gusts ranging from 40 mph…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURSTWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case, the justice said Wednesday.Alito said he took the call Tuesday afternoon from Trump at the request of his former law clerk, William Levi, to recommend him for a job in the upcoming administration. The two did not discuss the upcoming emergency motion, or any other court matters, Alito said.“I was not even aware at the time of our…

As wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, the NFL announced its contingency plan if the Rams and Minnesota Vikings are unable to play their NFC wild-card playoff game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Monday night.The teams are still preparing as if they will play there as scheduled. But should Inglewood not be a safe playing environment, the league said Wednesday, the game would be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.“The NFL’s priority is the safety of the Los Angeles community. We are grateful for the tireless efforts of the first responders. Our hearts are…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at their meeting Dec. 17-18 expected to dial back the pace of interest rate cuts this year in the face of persistently elevated inflation and the threat of widespread tariffs and other potential policy changes.Minutes from the meeting, released after the typical three-week lag, also showed clear division among the Fed’s 19 policymakers. Some expressed support for keeping the central bank’s key rate unchanged, the minutes said. And a majority of the officials said the decision to cut rates was a close call.Ultimately, the Fed choose to cut its key rate…

Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Vice President Kamala Harris are among the many famous people at risk of losing their luxury homes as the raging, windstorm-fueled Palisades fire roared through this tony, oceanside Los Angeles neighborhood Tuesday and Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing 30,000 residents to evacuate amid clouds of smoke and clogged roadways.“The neighborhood I grew up in is burning to the ground,” Chet Hanks, the musician son of Bay Area-reared actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, posted on his Instagram Story Tuesday evening. Chet Hanks also said, “Pray for Palisades.”Affleck was photographed…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARK SHERMAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York.Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump has denied wrongdoing.Prosecutors were expected to file a response by Thursday morning.Trump’s team sought an immediate stay of the scheduled sentencing, saying it would wrongly restrict him as he prepares to take office. While Merchan has indicated he will…