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President-elect Donald Trump will begin cleaning up the country’s “failed and corrupt political establishment” by taking more than 200 executive actions when he assumes office Monday, aides say. The actions include 50 executive orders, which are legally binding, with some involving border security and domestic energy production, while others are designed to ensure that federal … Read more

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered all flags in the State of New York to be raised to full-staff for Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president. Flags are currently flying at half-staff across the nation to mark the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. 3Gov. … Read more

A ghoulish Alabama mortuary worker was sentenced last week to 15 years in federal prison for hawking body parts — including fetuses — to a sicko collector covered in face tattoos and piercings.  Candace Chapman Scott, 37, sold the human remains from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Anatomical Gift Program to Jeremy Lee … Read more

Wildfire smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires is seen on Jan. 8 from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) It was a typical sunny Sunday afternoon in Santa Monica, with scores of people enjoying the beach, having brunch and walking their dogs. But just up Pacific Coast … Read more