News for January 15, 2025

Bright pink fire retardant called Phos-Chek is being used in the California wildfires to slow flames and give firefighters more time to respond.

Southwest Airlines removed pilot David Paul Allsop from a flight in Georgia after he was booked on a DUI charge.

The Transportation Department sued Southwest Airlines and fined Frontier Airlines as it stepped up action against airlines accused of running chronically delayed flights.

Rising climate-driven disasters are pushing homeowners insurance costs sharply higher across the U.S., with Texas and other high-risk states seeing especially steep increases and more dropped coverage.

JPMorgan Chase reported record quarterly and annual profit and revenue as its huge scale, strong trading, and lending business helped drive results.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said business leaders are feeling more confident after Donald Trump’s election, helped by hopes for easier rules and more dealmaking.

Lawsuits have been filed against Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to cause deaths and heavy damage.

Faith groups led by United Sikhs, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, and Tzu Chi USA are जुटing donations, meals, and supplies to help people hit by the Los Angeles wildfires.

Donald Trump’s inauguration and the first day of Davos are happening at the same time, forcing billionaires and CEOs to choose between showing up in Washington or in Switzerland.

President Joe Biden said Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal that could pause the Gaza war and start freeing captives.

After Donald Trump’s election, some LGBTQ people, including transgender woman Isla Lima, rushed to make legal and medical changes before possible rollbacks of their rights.

A Pentagon watchdog said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stay in early 2024 created unnecessary national security risk because top officials were not told in time.

The Supreme Court considered whether to let Texas enforce a law that requires adult websites to verify users’ ages to block minors from viewing sexual content.