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(LOS ANGELES) -- Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could bring potential mudslides and debris flows to burn scar areas, according to county officials."Anyone in these areas should be ready to leave at a moment's notice," Los Angeles County officials said in a statement.The evacuation warnings are in effect for the following burn scar areas: Canyon, Bethany, Eaton, Palisades, Hurst, Kenneth, Sunset, Lidia, […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have asked a judge to throw out their criminal indictments on the basis that the Trump-installed prosecutor who charged them was appointed unlawfully. At a hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie pressed Justice Department lawyers on the government's conduct in bringing indictments against Comey and James, which were brought just weeks apart at the direct urging […]

Rayito de sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center after a teacher was arrested by federal agents on November 5, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (CHICAGO) -- Diana Santillana Galeano, the day care teacher detained by ICE officers last week, has been released from immigration detention, her lawyers said."We are thrilled that Ms. Santillana was released, and has been able to return home to Chicago where she […]

(NEW YORK) -- Jim Avila, a former longtime ABC News senior correspondent, whose investigative journalism earned him several of the most prestigious awards in broadcast news, has died. He was 69.His death after a long illness was announced internally by ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic. "Jim was a gifted journalist and a generous colleague," Karamehmedovic said in an email to staff.Avila had also a been 20/20 correspondent based in Los Angeles […]