A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and winds were expected to stay strong through early afternoon in Southern California, fueling three wildfires that were quickly expanding early Wednesday around the Los Angeles metro area. The Palisades Fire had grown to at about 2,921 acres, the Eaton Fire was about 1,000 acres […
Trump meets with CEO of Walmart at Mar-a-Lago
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon met with President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, sources exclusively told ABC News. A Walmart spokesperson called the meeting a “great conversation.” Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart, speaks at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2023.
LA fires live updates: 2nd fire escalates while Palisades fire burns out of control
More than 30,000 people have been told to evacuate in Southern California on Tuesday after a fast-moving brush fire erupted in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood near Los Angeles. Cars were abandoned after traffic was backed up for miles along Sunset Boulevard as residents were forced to flee the coastal neighborhood, situated between Malibu and Sa
New federal rule will remove medical debt from credit reports
In a major change that could affect millions of Americans’ credit scores, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports. The rule would erase an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans, the CFPB said. That [
Trump to make remarks at Mar-a-Lago 2 weeks before taking office
President-elect Donald Trump will make remarks at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, where he also is expected to take reporter questions. Trump, who last held a news conference in mid-December, will be speaking to the press one day after his 2024 election victory was certified by Congress. The Monday ceremony, which marked a return to a peaceful […]