Associated Press
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump
President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. Congress last year, in a law signed by Biden, required that TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by Jan. 19, a day before the presidential inauguration. The official said the outgoing administration was leaving the implementation of the law — and the potential enforcement of the ban — to Trump.
Reuters
Los Angeles evacuees told stay away from home at least another week
Los Angeles officials told most evacuees from the wildfires on Thursday to stay away from their homes at least another week as emergency responders remove toxic waste from incinerated neighborhoods and cut off electricity and gas lines posing a hazard amid the ruins. Landslides further endangered the devastated hillsides, where leveled structures no longer hold earth in place and water from fire hoses and broken pipes has saturated the ground, adding more stress and heartache to people suffering the worst natural disaster in Los Angeles history. But the National Weather Service warned that the respite of ocean breezes and cloud cover will be short, as hazardous fire weather was forecast to return on Sunday.
The Canadian Press
Truck driver in Texas smuggling attempt that resulted in the deaths of 53 migrants pleads guilty
A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Reuters
SpaceX's Starship explodes in flight test, forcing airlines to divert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program. SpaceX mission control lost contact with the newly upgraded Starship, carrying its first test payload of mock satellites but no crew, eight minutes after liftoff from its South Texas rocket facilities at 5:38 p.m. EST (2238 GMT). "We did lose all communications with the ship - that is essentially telling us we had an anomaly with the upper stage," SpaceX Communications Manager Dan Huot said, confirming minutes later that the ship was lost.
People
Joe Alwyn Makes His First-Ever Late-Night Talk Show Appearance with Seth Meyers: I'm Feeling 'Awful'
Alwyn appeared to promote his latest film, 'The Brutalist,' which is out in select theaters now
The Canadian Press
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his “Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California.”
The Canadian Press
Mother orca still pushing body of dead calf off Vancouver Island, 10 days after death
VICTORIA — A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass in waters off Victoria.
The Independent
Professor fired after calling US a ‘racist fascist country’ in email to students after Trump’s win
James Bowley fired by Millsaps College in Mississippi for telling class after Trump’s victory that he needed ‘time to mourn’
The Canadian Press
SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.
CBC
Manitoba to provide medical care to two Palestinian children from Gaza
The province is stepping in to help with what it says is life-changing medical care to a boy from Gaza. The child is the first of two Palestinian children that will be treated here.
The Independent
The terrible cost of peace between Israel and Hamas: In numbers
In the wake of the Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis – with another 250 taken hostage – more than 46,700 Palestinians have been killed, while 1.9 million have been displaced from their homes, Alexander Butler and Tom Watling write
People
Will You Still Be Able to Use TikTok? With Ban Deadline Days Away Here Are 5 Things That Could Happen
There are many questions about what could actually happen on Jan. 19 — and beyond
Yahoo Sports
Football 301 Playbook: Building an upset case for all 4 divisional round underdogs
Three teams are at least six-point underdogs this weekend, which is uncommon for the divisional round. But there's a path to victory for each — as well as the Bills, in Sunday's headliner against the Ravens.
Engadget
Here's how to pre-order the PS5 Midnight Black accessories
Playstation just announced a new set of accessories in Midnight Black and you can pre-order now.
The Canadian Press
Federal IT contracting cost more than in-house services: PBO report
OTTAWA — The federal government spent more on contracted information technology services in four federal departments in 2022-23 than it would have if the work had been done by public servants, the parliamentary budget officer found in a new analysis.
The Canadian Press
Dominican infielder Kendry Martinez agrees to $2.5 million deal with Seattle Mariners
NEW YORK (AP) — Dominican infielder Kendry Martinez was among 17 additional players agreeing to seven-figure bonuses, a $2.5 million deal with the Seattle Mariners.
The Canadian Press
Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make you dizzy.
BBC
Mark Carney runs for leader of Canada's Liberal Party
The former central banker for the UK and Canada pitched himself as a someone who can help a country navigate economic challenges.
KNXV - Phoenix Scripps
Why cloud seeding cannot make or control the weather
Social media has been buzzing about "cloud seeding" and how it could be used to help change weather conditions as fire crews battle deadly wildfires in California — but is that really possible?
KSBW - Monterey Videos
Fire reported at Moss Landing battery plant; county asks residents to close all entry points
Fire reported at Moss Landing battery plant; county asks residents to close all entry points

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