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  • Fire crews in Pacific Palisades

    Live
    California fires live: 6m people under critical fire threat as dangerous winds expected

    Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous weather situation’, while Gavin Newsom hits out at House speaker for ‘politicizing’ tragedy that has killed 25
  • young people stand behind tables full of makeup as other young people on the other side grab various items from it

    Clothes, toiletries – and a free stylist: the LA teen creating a space for peers amid the fires

  • Pam Bondi appears before the Senate judiciary committee for her confirmation hearing.

    Pam Bondi claims justice department ‘targeted’ Trump but says she won’t pursue ‘political’ prosecutions – as it happened

  • A NYC brownstone stoop.

    Carrie Bradshaw’s famed Sex and the City stoop to get gate to stop fans gathering

  • A composite image showing Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos

    Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg may sit together at Trump inauguration

  • a pile of red gummy candies

    US Food and Drug Administration bans Red 3 dye in foods citing cancer risk

  • Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine must make concessions to end war

  • California pulls diesel phase-out request to EPA ahead of Trump administration

  • Joe Biden says ‘soul of America’ still at stake in farewell letter as president

  • Trump gets way as flags to fly full-staff at inauguration despite Jimmy Carter’s death

  • ‘Running to danger and saving lives’: 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are on the LA frontlines

  • New Orleans offered plan to protect Mardi Gras and landmarks with barriers

  • Californians advised to ‘prioritize safety’ during wildfires as extreme winds loom

  • Biden administration allocates $306m in its final days for bird flu response

Opinion

  • Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal on Wednesday 15 January 2025.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on a ceasefire in Gaza: far too late, but desperately needed

    Editorial: As officials report that a deal has been agreed, a precarious pause in hostilities and the release of hostages could only be welcomed
  • house debris outside after a wildfire

    What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars?

    Judith Levine
  • A view of a burned house and car in Los Angeles

    I’m a climate scientist and my house in LA burned down. My work has never been more real

    Benjamin Hamlington
    I feel like I am safe in saying that we are not thriving on our changing planet – and we will not in the coming decades
  • a man in a suit speaks at a podium

    Biden has paved the way for Trump’s egregious flouting of international rules

    Mohamad Bazzi
    The Biden administration has repeatedly undermined international institutions and law to shield Israel. This will come back to haunt them
    • Two billboards on grassy verge

      Editorial
      The Guardian view on Germany’s snap election: playing for the highest of stakes

    • Adrian Chiles

      For the first time in 35 years, I’m having to use a pen and paper. Help!

      Adrian Chiles
    • A pair of Extinction Rebellion protesters holding a pair of giant eyes, with a group of police in the background.

      Major banks are abandoning their climate alliance en masse. So much for ‘woke capital’

      Adrienne Buller
    • Fractured Earth Opinion

      In the new Trumpian era, liberal democracies must hold their noses – and engage with difficult partners

      Timothy Garton Ash

US sports

  • Conor McGregor has not fought in UFC since 2021.

    Conor McGregor, Miami Heat sued over alleged sexual assault at 2023 NBA finals

  • A Chinese flag is unfurled on the podium of a swimming event final at the Tokyo Games

    UK and EU urged to follow US and block funding for World Anti-Doping Agency

  • 2025 Australian Open - Day 4<br>MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates victory against Jodie Burrage of Great Britain in the Women's Singles Second Round match during day four of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images)

    Australian Open: Coco Gauff extends unbeaten streak to 11 matches to reach third round

  • NFL: NFC Wild Card Round-Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers<br>Jan 12, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates after winning a NFC wild card playoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

    Jayden Daniels is perfectly suited to give the No 1 seed Lions a nasty shock

US politics

  • Pam Bondi appears before the Senate judiciary committee for her confirmation hearing on 15 January.

    Democrats wary of attorney general pick’s loyalty to Trump after hearing

  • The Diego Garcia military base: birds-eye view through clouds over strips of land and atolls in dark blue sea

    UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’

  • a man looking at a camera

    Trump trying to rewrite history in battle to bury Smith report, legal experts say

  • a firefighter stands near a blaze

    Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters

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US business

  • Rachel Reeves visits a Brompton store in Beijing

    Dip in UK inflation offers respite for Reeves and paves way for interest rate cut

  • person wearing black jacket and blue jeans holds blue cart while looking at rows of eggs in grocery store

    US inflation ticks up in December and remains above Fed’s 2% target rate

    • a Goldman Sachs logo next to an image of a US flag

      Goldman Sachs reports biggest quarterly profit in three years

    • Mohamed El-Erian

      How to shockproof the UK economy’s exposure to global risks

      Mohamed El-Erian
    • protesters with a big sign

      ‘Don’t allow you to go to the bathroom’: big tech’s call center workers in Greece on strike

Pictures & video

  • Joe Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal in White House speech – video

  • Bondi faces senators as Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and CIA pick John Ratcliffe also face confirmation hearings

    1:58

    US attorney general pick Pam Bondi refuses to acknowledge Trump lost 2020 election – video

    Bondi faces senators as Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and CIA pick John Ratcliffe also face confirmation hearings
  • Pete Hegseth heckled by protesters as he faced questions from lawmakers at a Senate confirmation hearing

    1:01

    Protesters interrupt Trump's pick for defence secretary during hearing – video

    Pete Hegseth heckled by protesters as he faced questions from lawmakers at a Senate confirmation hearing

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