Rep. Judy Chu says fire agencies have assured her there is "enough water"

The Los Angeles Wildfires Have Created Another Problem—Unsafe Drinking Water

Melted plastic pipes and drastic water-pressure drops are potentially leaching toxic chemicals and contaminants into local supplies. Multiple water authorities in north Los Angeles have issued Do ...

Wired - 1d

Drinking water could be contaminated in L.A. County areas affected by wildfires, experts say

Los Angeles-area residents who already face warnings about their tap water could be without it for some time, experts told NBC News, owing to concerns about the damage done to local infrastructure ...

NBC News - 14h

Former child actor killed in L.A. fires as water ran dry, mother says

Shelley Sykes told Australian media of a desperate battle to save her 32-year-old son Rory Sykes, who had cerebral palsy.

CBS News - 1d

Transcript: Rep. Judy Chu on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 12, 2025

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Rep. Judy Chu, Democrat of California, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 12, 2025.

CBS News - 2d

Rep. Judy Chu: Fire agencies say there is "enough water" to fight wildfires going forward

Rep. Judy Chu, whose district has been affected by the Eaton fire, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that she has been in touch with Gov. Gavin Newsom and fire agencies have assured ...

CBS News - 2d

Gov. Newsom says his investigation into L.A. County water supply is ‘not about finger pointing’

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tells NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff that his investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants is about answering the questions of California ...

NBC News - 2d

Watch: Huge clouds of water and fire retardant dumped on LA wildfires

Fire crews have been dropping water and fire retardant on blazes around Los Angeles since last week.

BBC News - 2d

Sixers' Paul George says he gets 'bored' defending centers: 'It just don't do enough for me'

George said that he enjoys fighting around screens and guarding wings

CBS Sports - 3d

Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine

Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab

ABC News - 3d

Column: For Angelenos suffering fire fatigue, ace water drop videos are sweet revenge

Videos of fire-fighting pilots nailing flames with miraculous precision have given Angelenos something to root for during a week of shock, terror and grief.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Rep. Lieu calls for investigation into water pressure failures in L.A. wildfire fight

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), who represents a district affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, calls for an investigation into the failures of the water system as firefighters work to put out the ...

NBC News - 4d

UK ‘well placed’ to obtain enough gas this winter, says biggest network operator

National Gas comments come after Centrica says low temperatures have strained supplies

Financial Times - 4d

World’s ugliest lawn winner says she leaves watering to Mother Nature

New Zealand garden takes first prize in global competition designed to promote water conservation. A sun-scorched patch of lawn near Christchurch, in New Zealand, has been crowned the ugliest lawn ...

The Guardian - 4d

UK has enough gas, says network after storage warning

Experts say the UK has enough gas after Centrica said storage levels were "concerningly low".

BBC News - 4d

A woman says her boyfriend tricked her into a wedding, convincing her it was a prank for Instagram

Yahoo News - 4d

'I have nothing to go back to' - reporter tells of LA fires heartbreak

Lucy Sherriff had covered fires before for the BBC - this time one reduced her own home to ash.

BBC News - 4d

Young mother displaced by Eaton Fire talks fleeing and losing her daughter's school

Lindsey Troy, a mother of two, fled the Eaton Fire with her family as flames neared their neighborhood in Eagle Rock. Her 5-year-old daughter's school was destroyed in nearby Altadena, which has ...

CBS News - 4d

EU assures energy stability as Slovakia slams Kiev's gas transit cut

Yahoo News - 4d

Column: L.A. officials' poor fire communication should have residents fuming

At a time when residents, especially evacuees, are desperate for information, press conferences by Mayor Karen Bass and other L.A. officials have fallen woefully short.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Chinese lenders have a massive challenge: They can't lend enough

Chinese onshore banks and funds have flocked to government bonds amid a gloomy economic outlook as hopes for meaningful policy push fade.

CNBC - 4d

Thousands of L.A. homeowners do not have insurance amid fires

Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners do not have home insurance. Several private insurers in California have either raised prices or completely removed their coverage in at-risk areas. Business ...

CBS News - 4d

Trump keeps saying send water from the north to LA fires. That's not the problem

As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.

ABC News - 5d

Biden says intentional power outages to prevent more fires led to California water shortages

President Biden said Thursday intentional power outages in the Los Angeles area that were administered in order to prevent more fires from starting were partially to blame for water shortages as ...

The Hill - 5d

Low water supply causing ‘a real challenge’ in battling wildfires, says L.A. Fire Dept. Official

Capt. Erik Scott, Public Information Officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department, joins Meet the Press NOW with the latest on the fight against wildfires in Los Angeles County.

NBC News - 5d

Medicare can now cover Eli Lilly's Zepbound for sleep apnea, Health Department agency says

It opens the door for broader coverage and access to Zepbound, which is not currently covered by Medicare and many other insurance plans for weight loss.

CNBC - 5d

Fed’s Collins says her concerns about labor-market fragility have decreased

The U.S. labor market remains healthy and the Federal Reserve can take a gradual and patient approach to future rate cuts, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said Thursday.

MarketWatch - 5d

California rep warns Los Angeles fires could be 'worst disaster in California's history'

California Rep. Ami Bera (D) said the fires raging across parts of Los Angeles could be the state’s worst disaster in history. Bera joined NewsNation’s "The Hill" on Wednesday to discuss the ...

The Hill - 5d

Water tanks went dry in Pacific Palisades, hampering efforts to fight fire

Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led all three of the area's water tanks and some fire hydrants to temporarily dry up in the last roughly 24 hours.

NBC News - 5d

Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales

Financial Times - 6d

'Abuse victims have had enough of consultations and discussions'

Some people "in a very uninformed way", have politicised child sexual abuse, says the inquiry chair.

BBC News - Jan. 7

CISA says 'no indication' other agencies impacted by Treasury hack

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said Monday that there is “no indication” other federal agencies were impacted by the recent breach at the Treasury Department. The ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Rep. Gonzales says he’s 'optimistic' about Speaker Johnson’s leadership

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Sunday he is optimistic about Republican governance over the coming year, saying the GOP is unified in passing a single reconciliation package and delivering on ...

The Hill - Jan. 5

Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says

Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worse. Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

Wounded survivor of New Orleans massacre says her mom saved her — from afar

Alexis Scott-Windham said her friends called her mom and she told them to make a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from her right foot.

NBC News - Jan. 3

US agency does not have authority to reinstate net neutrality laws, court rules

Ruling a blow to Biden administration that had encouraged Federal Communications Commission to pursue goal. A US appeals court ruled on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

WATCH: Toddler and her dog have never been apart

Tika the Iggy is a social media star, and her sister Kala has the sweetest relationship with the family's daughter, Eleanor.

ABC News - Jan. 2

Passengers Say Turkish Airlines Flights Have Bedbugs

Passengers on several of the carrier’s flights said the biting pests were on seats, blankets and in overhead bins and that the airline did not take action.

The New York Times - Jan. 1

Brazil's Amazon saw highest number of fires in 17 years: agency

Yahoo News - Jan. 1

Advertisers Keep Avoiding News Sites, and Publishers Have Had Enough of It

Brands are skittish about appearing near stories on politics and violence, but news outlets say their fears are overblown.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 1

Rep. Judy Chu says fire agencies have assured her there is "enough water"

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