Firings at Fda Decimated Teams Reviewing Ai and Food Safety

L.A. fire victims face a dilemma: Sell their burned-down homes at a loss, or pay a staggering cost to rebuild?

Homeowners have been warned not to take lowball offers — but what is a reasonable price for a fire-damaged lot in one of the country’s most expensive real-estate markets?

MarketWatch - 4d

US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office

Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel. The US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that ...

The Guardian - 4d

Supreme Court maintains pause on Trump bid to immediately fire watchdog agency head

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, weighs in on a case involving the new Trump administration for the first time.

NBC News - 4d

Democrats and former defense officials rail against 'pure pettiness' of Trump Pentagon firings

Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top Pentagon leadership, which they warned was a dangerous polarization of the ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests

A four-minute video appears to have been a turning point for the president and Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the ousted Joint Chiefs chairman.

The New York Times - 3d

China denies it didn't give timely warning of live-fire drills off Australia

China’s Defense Ministry says that Australia made “unreasonable accusations” and deliberately hyped the situation after three planes headed to New Zealand changed course in midflight because of ...

ABC News - 3d

‘An ode to Altadena’: LA arts community bands together to support fire-ravaged neighborhood

The eclectic neighborhood was devastated by the wildfire last month; galleries and artists are now working to protect its legacy. A charred baby Slinky, a handful of book ash, blackened cowrie ...

The Guardian - 3d

Trump Just Fired 6,700 I.R.S. Workers in the Middle of Tax Season. That’s a Huge Mistake.

The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less efficient, not more.

The New York Times - 2d

‘Dead white person’s clothes’ mount up as Ghana’s Kantamanto market struggles to rebuild after fire

Six weeks after a devastating blaze in Accra ripped through one of the world’s biggest secondhand markets, many stalls remain unfinished and thousands still have no income . It was a blaze that ...

The Guardian - 2d

How a low-profile federal board could host appeals for thousands of fired government workers

Thousands of federal workers fired in recent days by the Trump administration may be able to use an appeals process to get reinstated in their jobs — and potentially receive back pay.

NBC News - 2d

China holds live-fire exercises in Gulf of Tonkin after Vietnam marks its territorial claims

China says its forces have begun live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin only days after Vietnam announced a new line marking what it considers its territory in the body of water between the two ...

ABC News - 2d

Column: The Eaton fire claimed her home, studio and this 'powerful' piece of Oscars history

For years, Susie Chung's students delighted in playing on the Steinway piano Lady Gaga used at the 2019 Oscars. Now it, along with Chung's home and studio, are gone.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Two-week-old report regarding Eagles' supposed plan to skip White House visits catches fire

Last Sunday, an 11-year-old story was resurrected.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Federal employee unions expand lawsuit to Musk firing threat if they don't justify work

A group of federal employee unions Sunday expanded its existing lawsuit to challenge Elon Musk’s threat that federal employees will face termination unless they send an email justifying their work ...

The Hill - 2d

Bus carrying IU Indy men's basketball players, staff catches fire after road game at Northern Kentucky

Everyone was evacuated without injury and another bus delivered the team back home.

CBS Sports - 2d

Utah fires Craig Smith: Fourth-year coach failed to reach NCAA Tournament as program fell behind rival BYU

The coaching carousel is already moving well before we get to March, with five openings now and more to come next month

CBS Sports - 1d

Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93

A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.

The New York Times - 1d

Gaza Cease-Fire Could End in Days, With No Extension Agreed. What Happens Next?

Less than a week before it expires, Israel and Hamas have failed to agree to extend the cease-fire in Gaza. Here’s how the deal could still continue — and what happens if it doesn’t.

The New York Times - 1d

Company does about-face after telling employees they could be fired if still single by September

A company in China has rolled back a policy threatening never-married and divorced employees with termination if they were still single by the end of September, after pushback from the public as ...

NBC News - 1d

Pilots raised the alarm after Chinese navy warned of live-fire drills off Australia, forcing dozens of flights to divert

Yahoo News - 1d

DOGE boss Musk doubles down on federal worker threat: Submit what you did list or get fired

Elon Musk has been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal government spending and the federal employee headcount, an effort known as DOGE.

CNBC - 1d

Data shows some California fire victims at risk of falling behind on mortgage payments

New data shows that about one in four borrowers in the area of Los Angeles' Palisades Fire are at risk of falling behind on their mortgage payments. Sarah McGregor, Bloomberg News managing editor ...

CBS News - 18h

How FDR-era Supreme Court ruling relates to disputes over Trump firings

President Trump's firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a ...

CBS News - 17h

Trump on OPM emails: 'If you don't answer I guess you get fired'

President Donald Trump said the Office of Personnel Management emails that were sent to federal workers are “somewhat voluntary” but also said if not answered could lead to firing.

NBC News - 19h

Fired Yosemite workers say upside-down U.S. flag was a call to protect public lands

Laid-off employees who hung a U.S. flag upside-down at Yosemite National Park say the action was a call to protect the nation's public lands.

NBC News - 19h

$14.3 million in fire relief grants roll out to artists thanks to Getty-led museum fund

A coalition of museums and philanthropic organizations called the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund notified more than 1,700 arts workers Tuesday that they will receive up to $10,000 each.

Los Angeles Times - 18h

Stabbed fire captain seen bloody, pleading for her life, before her wife fled to Mexico, authorities say

The California firefighter killed in a stabbing last week was captured on a home security camera bloodied and appearing to plead for her life with the woman now wanted in connection with her death, ...

NBC News - 16h

Former federal workers talk about firings, how cuts will impact trips to national forests

This summer, the family trip to a national forest could look a little different amid major DOGE cuts. There's been a 10% job cut to the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Trump administration's ...

CBS News - 4h

More large-scale federal firings expected, sources say, creating concern among workers

Sources tell CBS News that the Trump administration plans to issue a new memo in the coming days directing agencies to prepare for large-scale firings. Meanwhile, Elon Musk will be at President ...

CBS News - 4h

Munich Re announces buybacks even after saying it expects $1.2 billion in claims from California fires

Shares of Munich Re climbed on Wednesday after the German reinsurer stuck to its outlook, despite announcing hefty expected claims from California wildfires.

MarketWatch - 3h