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Biden, Netanyahu discuss latest in effort to reach an Israel-Hamas cease-fire
Talks mediated over the past year by the United States, Egypt and Qatar have repeatedly stalled.
CBS News
FBI head Wray on Trump investigations
FBI Director Christopher Wray talks to correspondent Scott Pelley about Trump investigations.
CBS News
Los Angeles County wildfires: The ongoing fight to stop the fires
Days after fires began tearing through homes in the Los Angeles area, families are returning to smoldering neighborhoods as firefighters continue their battle against the deadly wildfires.
USA TODAY
Eaton and Palisades fires: See preliminary damage maps from Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County published preliminary damage maps for the Eaton and Palisades fires, which may be incomplete but are being updated daily.
USA TODAY
California wildfires: Officials debunk online posts calling for cleanup crews, volunteers
Officials say a Facebook post claiming people can assist and volunteer with cleanup efforts is untrue. Here's what you can do instead.
Politico
Fires burn Los Angeles schools and destroy outdoor education sanctuaries
The fires have torn through natural areas that served every type of educational setting.
AFP
Looter dressed as firefighter to prey on LA fire victims: police
A looter disguised himself as a firefighter to raid a home around fire-wrecked Malibu, police said Sunday.Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said his deputies stopped the man in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone, which extends into Malibu.
CNN
Croatia’s President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff
Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote, official results showed.
CNN
Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia.
Associated Press
Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban, but deal to bring them home still elusive
President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan, but no agreement has been reached on a deal to get them back, family members said. Biden's call with family members of Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmoud Habibi took place in the waning days of his administration as officials try to negotiate a deal that could bring them home in exchange for Muhammad Rahim, one of the remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
CNN
California Democrats get an early taste of new clashes with Trump as wildfires rage on
Hed: California Democrats get an early taste of new clashes with Trump as wildfires rage on
USA TODAY
Wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles: Here's how you can help
Los Angeles still continues to burn, seeing fires into the sixth day. Here's how you to help the victims.
CNN
Netanyahu and Biden discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden about the progress in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal.
NBC News
JD Vance says violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn't receive pardons
Vice President-elect JD Vance said Sunday who he thinks should and shouldn’t receive presidential pardons for their actions during the riot at the Capitol on Jan.
NBC News
What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires
At least two of the people killed in the Southern California wildfires tried to protect the homes where they raised families and lived for decades, while another stayed behind with his son who had cerebral palsy and could not evacuate.
AFP
India to open giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India readied on Monday to bathe in sacred waters for the Kumbh Mela festival, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.India is the world's most populous nation, with 1.4 billion people, and so is used to large crowds.
AFP
Croatia populist president re-elected in landslide
Croatia's populist President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected in a landslide, defeating his conservative rival in Sunday's run-off, official results showed.Earlier Sunday, after voting in Zagreb, Milanovic criticised Brussels as "in many ways autocratic and non-representative", run by officials who are not elected.
Reuters
Biden spoke with families of Americans detained in Afghanistan, White House says
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with the families of three Americans detained in Afghanistan by its Taliban rulers since 2022, and emphasized his commitment to bringing home Americans wrongfully held overseas, the White House said. Biden's administration has been negotiating with the Taliban since at least July about a U.S. proposal to release the three Americans - Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi - in exchange for Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, a high-profile prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay, Reuters reported last week, citing a source familiar with the discussions.
Associated Press
Canada's Trudeau urges US consumers to consider the harm of Trump's tariff threats
Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about Canada becoming America's “51st state” has distracted attention from the harm that steep tariffs would inflict on U.S. consumers. Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports. “The 51st state, that’s not going to happen," Trudeau said in an interview with MSNBC.
CBS News
Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy after owner payouts
Bankruptcy comes days after scathing Senate report on private equity impact on hospitals.

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