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Wind-whipped wildfire blew through communities of every socioeconomic status and stripe, merging, psychically if not physically, into a kind of mega-catastrophe.

At a pomp-filled state funeral, mourners paid tribute to Mr. Carter and argued that he was a more successful leader than many remember. “It’s time to redeem his presidency,” a former aide said.

Raging fires have left five people dead, destroyed or damaged thousands of homes and other buildings and consumed thousands of acres. Here’s how you can help the victims.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.

Some of the live music industry’s most respected and consistently working roadies, instrument techs and sound people have been on the job for half a century.

He was a neuropsychiatrist who was studying consciousness when a patient explained what had happened to him, and he realized the phenomenon was real.

The president-elect has raised more than $170 million for his swearing-in, an inaugural record, as wealthy Americans flock to curry favor with him and some give money even without the prospect of V.I.P. access.

The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Widespread purchases of single-family homes by institutional investors may be contributing to soaring housing prices and low vacancy rates across the country.

When cats bite or scratch, they’re trying to tell you something. Ms. Wilbourn, a cat therapist, was a pioneer in the art of listening to them.

Some owners fled with their pets, but a network of facilities in the Los Angeles area is straining to care for the hundreds of animals left behind.

Multiple fires in the Los Angeles area grew with dizzying speed on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least five people and causing tens of thousands to evacuate.

The huge, fast-moving fires are stretching the region’s firefighting resources and have become the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles.

Donald J. Trump issued angry comments about Gov. Gavin Newsom, and President Biden was briefed in California by the state’s fire officials.

A high school used in many films, a synagogue and several well-known restaurants are among the structures that burned, while other local landmarks are endangered.

He has leveraged his political ambiguity to strengthen Meta, with consequences for the future of Silicon Valley and for the truth.

But in a court filing, the department indicated that it would release a separate report about Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election as soon as possible.

Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained last month while on a reporting trip. She had been held for 20 days and told her family that she was kept in isolation.

Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the hollow identity at its core.

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.

In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims.

The husband of Senator Deb Fischer, Republican of Nebraska, drew criticism online when he failed to accept a handshake offered by Vice President Kamala D. Harris at his wife’s ceremonial swearing-in.

What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing Trump and his team in foreign policy and national security?