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Firefighters were able to slow the spread of wildfires in Los Angeles yesterday after the Santa Ana winds eased, allowing crews to drop water from above. Red flag warnings, which indicate that a combination of warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds is expected to heighten the fire risk, have been extended through today. At least 10 people have died and thousands of structures have been destroyed in Pacific Palisades and other affected communities.
President-elect Donald Trump will take a quick pause today from his transition to power to attend his criminal sentencing in Manhattan. He was convicted last year on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to an adult film star. With a narrow majority, Supreme Court justices declined to give Trump a last-minute reprieve. The former and future president is unlikely to face punishment, but he will have a criminal record, which he can attempt to appeal.
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether TikTok should be banned in the U.S. Lawyers from the China-based viral video app’s legal team and the Justice Department will make their respective cases. The oral arguments come in light of a law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden that set a Jan. 19 deadline for the app to sell off its U.S. operation or be banned over national security concerns.
Can’t decide on a resolution for 2025? NPR’s Life Kit has expert guides to make any goal a reality. We’ll share a few of them every week this month. View all 25 guides here.
Constantly aiming to make other people happy can come at a high price. When one of your top priorities is to be liked, you may find you aren’t in touch with what you need. People pleasing isn’t reserved for pushovers; perfectionists tend to do it too. But this is a changeable habit. Here are some tips:
Life Kit has several more guides to help you navigate relationships in 2025. Check out some of them here:
Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend:
🍿 Movies: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is the latest film in the stop-motion animation series. Inventor Wallace and his pooch Gromit are dealing with a robotic garden gnome, Wallace’s latest invention. The adventure includes having to face down an army of evil robots.
📺 TV: Medical dramas, Westerns, cop shows and documentaries are just some of the offerings for the beginning of the year. Here’s a list of returning and new series to add to your watch list.
📚 Books: From fiction to nonfiction, here are 10 books hitting the shelves soon that you might want to add to your to-be-read list.
🎵 Music: With the Grammys looming, Billboard‘s charts see another big week for the usual suspects: Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish. But, here are some of the fresh faces gaining momentum on the charts.
❓ Quiz: The quiz is back and I started the year off right with a perfect score. Do you think you can keep up with that momentum? Give it your best shot.
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