Nearly 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate as five major wildfires continue to burn across California. Among the most concerning are the Eaton and Palisades fires, both of which remain 0% contained as of Thursday evening. There have been 10 deaths so far related to those two fires.

Los Angeles County is experiencing what feels like an apocalyptic scene, as multiple wind-driven wildfires continue to rage out of control, burning tens of thousands of acres and wiping out entire communities. At least five people have died, with several others suffering significant injuries.

As we get ready for a new Trump term, he is proposing a couple major new agenda items that were not part of last year’s campaign. On Tuesday, the president-elect suggested that he is open to using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and economic force to acquire Canada as the “51st state.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party on Monday after more than a decade. He will remain the country’s leader until a successor is chosen — a process that could take weeks.

President Biden will travel to New Orleans today to “grieve with the families and communities” affected by the New Year’s Day attack there that killed 14 and injured dozens more people.

Two attacks, involving electric trucks rented on the Turo app, occurring hours apart, by men affiliated with the U.S. military: details emerging from investigations into the New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks on New Year’s Day have raised questions about a possible link.

At least 15 people were killed and more than 35 were injured after a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a large crowd on the famous Bourbon Street in New Orleans early New Year’s Day. The driver was then killed in a shoot-out with police officers. The FBI found an ISIS flag on the trailer of the truck used in the attack, and authorities are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, passed away on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old, making him the longest-living U.S. president ever.

With all of its highs and lows, 2024 has been a year to remember. As we look back, we’re also looking ahead, to how this year’s biggest stories will shape headlines next year. (At least, the ones we can predict — curveballs expected!)

The holiday drama is beginning early for Congress. House Republicans failed to pass a new spending proposal to keep the government open. The vote came 24 hours after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk derailed the original deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) negotiated with Democrats. Congress has until midnight tonight to pass a bill, or bring on a government shutdown.

Gen Z’s lack of sympathy to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (and at times celebration of the alleged killer) has drawn condemnation from business leaders, politicians and law enforcement officials, and left others puzzled.

On Tuesday, Luigi Mangione was indicted by a grand jury in New York on charges including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced.

A teacher and a teenage student are dead after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, Police Chief Shon Barnes said Monday during a news conference. The shooter, a 15-year-old female student, is also dead.

Donald Trump is reportedly considering privatizing the United States Postal Service (USPS). He has expressed frustration over the USPS’s financial struggles, as the organization has reported billions in losses for years.

The move could significantly change shipping timelines and costs, impact small businesses and rural communities, and result in tens of thousands of federal workers losing their jobs.

Understanding our emotions is key to unlocking success in every aspect of our lives: career, friendships, parenting, and personal growth. This type of knowledge has the power to transform our relationships, decision-making abilities, and even health.

🎙️ Mo News spoke to Dr. Marc Brackett, the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of Permission to Feel, about ways to better understand, categorize, and respond to our emotions.

FBI officials still don’t have many answers on the unexplained drone activity over sensitive sites in New Jersey over the last month.

A Pentagon spokesperson told reporters Wednesday that there is “no evidence these are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary.” She also confirmed that they are not U.S. military drones.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in last week's killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, contested his extradition to New York during a court hearing in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

Police on Monday arrested Luigi Mangione, 26, in connection to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan last Wednesday. The five-day manhunt ended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania — nearly 300 miles from New York City — after an employee recognized Mangione from police photos.

A group of rebels declared victory in Syria over the weekend, after a stunning week-long offensive that brought an end to more than five decades of the Assad family dictatorship.

On Thursday, the NYPD released new photos of “a person of interest” in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning, Thompson was heading into his firm’s annual investor meeting.