Supreme Court Rebuke of Trump on Sentencing Shows Its Divisions

Two Republican appointees, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, joined the court’s three liberals in ordering the president-elect to face sentencing on Friday.

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Kenneth Fire Expands Rapidly as Los Angeles Battles Windswept Storms

A mandatory evacuation order was issued for the area near Calabasas. Officials expected the blaze to continue growing.

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A Closer Look at Mayor Bass and the Budget Cuts to the L.A. Fire Department

A closer look at the mechanics of budgeting offers some answers, but the financing is far from rosy.

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Firefighters Protect Mt. Wilson Observatory From Eaton Fire in L.A.

The blaze threatened the observatory and communications infrastructure at the peak. Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control.

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R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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Friday Briefing

Three days of wildfires.

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The Healthier Eating Challenge: How to Add More Nutrients to Your Diet

Add to your plate — don’t subtract.

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How Outlets on the Left and Right Have Covered the Los Angeles Wildfires

Media outlets reported similarly on the destruction caused by the fires that raced through Southern California. But partisan publications attributed them to very different causes.

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Judge Orders Release of Woman Who Stabbed Friend to Please ‘Slender Man’

The woman, Morgan Geyser, 22, was sentenced to spend 40 years in a psychiatric facility after she stabbed her friend 19 times in 2014 for a sinister internet character.

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How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble

The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s. In the eyes of the Trump team, the clerk still needed to prove his loyalty to the president-elect.

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