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Nomination period for 97th Oscars extended due to Los Angeles wildfires

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will have an extra two days to vote on their nominations for the 97th Oscars later this year, due to the Los Angeles wildfires.

January 9, 2025

Universal theme parks closed due to Los Angeles fires, Disneyland still open

The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles led to the closure of Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk for safety reasons.

January 9, 2025

Rams-Vikings playoff game in L.A. could shift to Arizona depending on fires

The Los Angeles Rams' Monday playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings could be moved due to L.A.'s wildfires.

January 9, 2025

Bodies found on JetBlue aircraft in Florida were decayed

The two bodies found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane that landed at Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this week were badly decomposed, according to reports.

January 9, 2025

NBC Washington reporter Derrick Ward dead at 62

NBC Washington reporter Derrick Ward, a District native and University of Maryland graduate, died Tuesday from complications stemming from a cardiac arrest. He was 62.

January 8, 2025

Police, Pepco investigate deaths of 2 dogs that walked on same District sidewalk

Two dogs died on the 1100 block of 19th Street NW in the District earlier this week. The police and power company Pepco are investigating whether the dogs were electrocuted.

January 8, 2025

Man accused of trying to attack three people at Montgomery County shopping center with machete

A man was arrested by Montgomery County Police over the weekend for trying to attack three people with a machete at a Silver Spring, Maryland, shopping center.

January 8, 2025

Celebrities among thousands evacuated amid Palisades fire

The Pacific Palisades fire has engulfed at least 2,920 acres in Los Angeles County, requiring thousands to evacuate, including several celebrities who live in the area.

January 8, 2025

L.A. personnel fighting Palisades fire forced to bulldoze stranded cars

Los Angeles firefighters and others tackling the Pacific Palisades fire had to use a bulldozer to clear a path to hillier areas after residents abandoned their cars.

January 8, 2025

Finance giant JPMorgan Chase to order employees back to the office full time

JPMorgan Chase, whose CEO Jamie Dimon has previously criticized remote work, is planning to require its employees to report to the office full time, according to a new report.

January 7, 2025

Mayor of Louisiana town arrested, accused of drug trafficking and soliciting prostitutes

The 25-year-old mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, on Tuesday was arrested and accused of involvement in a drug-trafficking operation and the soliciting of prostitution.

January 7, 2025

Meta adds new board members, including UFC head Dana White

Facebook parent company Meta added new members to its board Monday: UFC CEO Dana White as well as Italian industrialist John Elkann and technology investor Charlie Songhurst.

January 7, 2025

Spanish student killed in Thailand by elephant she was washing

A student from Spain who was washing an elephant at a tourist attraction in Thailand was killed by the animal when it struck and pushed her with its trunk.

January 7, 2025

Two people found dead in landing gear compartment of JetBlue plane

Workers inspecting a JetBlue plane at Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday after it landed found two people dead in the landing gear compartment.

January 7, 2025

Arizona death row prisoner asks state to get his execution over with already

Arizona death row prisoner Aaron Brian Gunches, who is representing himself, has asked the state to schedule his execution for February, ahead of when state officials were aiming for.

January 4, 2025

Shooting in Northeast D.C. wounds 4 men, 1 woman

A Friday shooting in the 1500 block of Harry Thomas Way NE in the District of Columbia left four men and one woman injured.

January 4, 2025

Washington Post cartoonist quits after depiction of Bezos kneeling to Trump was axed

Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes, who had worked there since 2008, resigned Friday after her work showing Jeff Bezos kneeling before President-elect Donald Trump was ditched.

January 4, 2025

Smoke from building fire at Dallas shopping center kills 579 animals in pet store

Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel found 579 animals dead from smoke inhalation in a pet store while responding to a building fire at a Dallas shopping center Friday.

January 4, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 5 people off Puerto Rican coast

Four adults and one minor were fished out of the bay near Guanica, Puerto Rico, by the U.S. Coast Guard this week after their boat took on water and capsized.

January 4, 2025

Jay-Z granted one month to file for dismissal of rape lawsuit against him

A federal judge granted a request from rapper Jay-Z to file a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by an anonymous plaintiff accusing him and fellow rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape.

January 3, 2025