Gusty winds and almost summerlike warmth created dangerous conditions and elevated the fire danger to critical levels across parts of Southern California on Thursday evening into Friday.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The National Rifle Association filed for bankruptcy Friday and said it plans to implement a restructuring plan, moving the organization from New York to Texas.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A Justice Department watchdog and the House of Representatives on Friday announced separate investigations in response to the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol last week.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President-elect Joe Biden on Friday detailed his plan to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy plans to integrate anti-ship missiles aboard its amphibious ships, it announced this month, part of a larger effort to increase ship firepower.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A 16-member U.S. Air Force task force completed initial assessments this week for greater efforts at command-wide accountability.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense said Friday it plans this year to double the number of Somali National Army soldiers it trains in infantry skills, and announced the 500th graduate of its training course in Somalia.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The last federal death row inmate scheduled to be executed by the Trump administration is awaiting the outcome of a Supreme Court review of his case to learn if he'll be put to death Friday.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman began outfitting six portable buildings to be used as command posts for Poland's air and missile defense program, it announced.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- French archaeologists said Thursday they discovered the grave of a small child with what appears to be a pet dog dating to the Roman rule of the region about 2,000 years ago.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A South Korean celebrity who owned a nightclub in Seoul that shuttered after multiple rape incidents was indicted for mobilizing gang members.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President-elect Joe Biden has started a new transitional Twitter account to build followers going into his new administration, but he will have to build the official Twitter base from scratch.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The Russian government announced Friday that it will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty -- a 30-year-old pact among 34 nations that permits unarmed surveillance flights -- after the United States dropped out last fall.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan fell to 2,500 in each country in accordance with White House orders, the Acting Defense Secretary announced on Friday.