AdvertisementThe Times obtained seven drafts of the report through the state Public Records Act. AdvertisementAfter The Times report, Bass asked Villanueva to “thoroughly investigate” the LAFD’s missteps in putting out the Lachman fire. Hudley Hayes said she noticed only small differences between the final report and the draft she reviewed. Without citing the national guidelines, the final report said that the Palisades fire’s extraordinary nature “occasionally caused officers and firefighters to think and operate beyond standard safety protocols.”The final after-action report does not mention that a person called authorities to report seeing smoke in the area on Jan. 3. AdvertisementThe most significant changes in the various iterations of the after-action report involved the LAFD’s deployment decisions before the fire, as the wind warnings became increasingly dire.

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DOJ releases limited set of Epstein documents The Justice Department released tens of thousands of documents Friday, meeting a deadline set by a law signed last month after near-unanimous passage in Congress.

Personnel from the United States boarded and seized a vessel off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday, according to a US official familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas. The US seized a large oil tanker called the Skipper, which had been under sanctions for its ties to Iran, on December 10. While Trump’s directive this week targeted sanctioned tankers, the vessel the US seized Saturday is not under US sanctions, the official said. The vessel was a Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying Venezuelan oil, according to the official, and was ultimately destined for Asia. Venezuela’s oil reserves are the world’s largest but operate well below capacity due to international sanctions.

Anthony Joshua punches Jake Paul in their heavyweight bout at Kaseya Center on Friday in Miami. Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua beat YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul by knockout on Friday night, seemingly breaking the American’s jaw in the process. Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul during their heavyweight bout. Paul would, occasionally, look to throw an overhand right at Joshua but the Brit barely seemed to notice. US boxer and influencer Jake Paul fights British boxer Anthony Joshua in a non-title heavyweight bout.

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The Justice Department released thousands of files related to sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein after Congress passed a law forcing the Trump administration to do so. Department of JusticeThe Justice Department released a batch of photos — in addition to Friday’s earlier disclosures — showing some of the evidence gathered in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The black box is added to protect a victim.”The Epstein Files Transparency Act required the Justice Department to redact things that could potentially identify victims who were sexually abused. Department of JusticeAmong the thousands of documents released as part of the Epstein files is a photo of pop icon Michael Jackson standing next to Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated Friday’s disclosures, required the Justice Department to redact personally identifying information about Epstein’s victims.

Since September, U.S. forces have launched strikes on at least 26 suspected drug smuggling boats, killing at least 99 people in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. To justify the strikes, Trump has said the United States is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels. Under Lee’s “Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025,” ordinary American citizens could join them in plying the seas for vessels to intercept. During the 18th century, the U.S. authorized privateers to fight in the American Revolutionary War against the British, whose Royal Navy was unrivaled at the time. “I think Trump’s the right one to activate it.”Burchett introduced a version of the bill in the House in February.

Department of JusticeThousands of documents related to sex offender and accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were released by the Justice Department yesterday, as a deadline set by law forced the Trump administration’s hand. More documents are set to be released in the coming weeks, the Justice Department said yesterday. One image released shows a number of photos featuring Trump and many others, arrayed across a desk and in a drawer. The documents continue to turn up more famous peopleThe newly-released documents feature photos of famous people including Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. In other photos, Epstein is pictured across a table from famed newsman Walter Cronkite.

Advertisement“What the hell happened to her?” Trump asked the crowd in North Carolina. “She... must have been a stone cold liberal. AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump rails against his former MAGA buddy Marjorie Taylor Green, calling her a "stone cold liberal" Getty Images“You know, you can only go so far — once a month, once every week or two weeks — but you can’t, you know, highly neurotic. I think I’m probably very neurotic too,” Trump said. Gives you some energy.”Trump’s dig against the ex-MAGA firebrand also comes ahead of Greene’s recently announced resignation from Congress.

The Coast Guard and Pentagon referred questions to the White House, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela,” Trump said on Tuesday. Trump's administration has sanctioned Venezuelan oil with blockades, while many US Navy units are deployed off the coast of Venezuela under the premise of combating the drug cartels. AdvertisementSince the first seizure, Venezuelan crude exports have fallen sharply. China is the biggest buyer of Venezuelan crude, which accounts for roughly 4% of its imports, with shipments in December on track to average more than 600,000 barrels per day, analysts have said.

A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights ActJACKSON, Miss. -- A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2, which is the primary way plaintiffs can push back against racially discriminatory election practices, is currently being challenged at the U.S. Supreme Court. In December, two Mississippi Supreme Court justices were appointed to federal judgeships. In Mississippi, Supreme Court elections are nonpartisan.

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Behind the scenes of Disney on Ice’s new show ABC News' Rhiannon Ally went behind the scenes of "Disney on Ice: Jump In," a new show bringing beloved stories to families in a whole new way.