California Braces for a 'Lot More' Deaths (Newser Sunday Summary)

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January 12, 2025     If You Only Read One Thing California Braces for a 'Lot More' Deaths Crews worked to contain wildfires still out of control in the Los Angeles area on Sunday before the winds pick back up this week. Keep reading   Straight Outta DC Footnote Reveals Jack Smith Has Resigned In an emergency motion, the Justice Department has asked for the prompt release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his criminal investigations of President-elect Trump, calling Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling that blocked it "plainly erroneous." Keep reading   On the World Stage Pelicot's Daughter: I Think He Did the Same to Me It may have seemed impossible for the case of French rapist Dominique Pelicot to get much worse. Keep reading   Weekend Jaw-Dropper Social Media Stunt Marriage Turns Out to Be Real An Australian woman claims that when she said "I do," she had no idea she actually did. Keep reading   Wild Card A New Addiction Is Rising Among Teens A story in New York magazine is raising the alarm about nitrous oxide, which is easy to get in wink-wink fashion as an inhalant rather than its marketed use as a culinary tool. Keep reading     And Don't Overlook... He Spent 5 Years Trying to Achieve That Magic '850' For five years, Steve Michell of Texas had a stellar credit score hovering in the 840s—but not a perfect score of 850, which drove him bonkers. Keep reading The 'Slippery Road' of Unending, 'Unbearable' Pain At the center of the Brian Thompson murder is suspect Luigi Mangione, whose "evolution from valedictorian to vigilante may never be fully understood." Keep reading Former Child Actor Killed in LA Fires A former child actor is tragically among the victims of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Keep reading Diet Writer's Advice Failed to Help Herself For 30 years, Rebecca Johns tried every diet under the sun and still failed to stop gaining weight. Keep reading 25 Years After Y2K Hype, a Big Unanswered Question Before the new millennium began, there was a panicky undercurrent to the promise that we were going to "party like it's 1999." Keep reading     How You Voted This Week 90% Hilarious 'Sloppiest Arsonist' Sets Pants on Fire 69% Intriguing Pluto May Have Captured Moon With a Kiss 94% Depressing 32 Dolphins Dead After Oil Spill 84% Brilliant Thermal Drone Finds Dog Missing for a Week 63% Scary 'This Is a Rather Bizarre Forecast' 77% Ridiculous Poland Guarantees Netanyahu Won't Be Arrested   Most Popular Stories by Newser.AI 1. CEO Murder Case Faces Delays as More Time Requested 2. Transgender Youth Care: Study Reveals Low Medication Rates   This Week's 6 Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2025 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved