Firefighters worked to contain a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a windstorm hit Southern California on Tuesday, fanning the blaze. Traffic out of the area was jammed as residents tried to flee, and forecasters warned the worst may be yet to come with the windstorm predicted to last for days.
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday.
President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
Israel said on Tuesday pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza but described the actions as "propaganda activity" and said no warrants had been issued.
