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 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) -- 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) -- Retail sales in the United States continued to slide in December for the third straight month, the Commerce Department said in is monthly economic assessment Friday.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Global deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2 million Friday as the United States continues to face a surge in new cases and deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors said a man wearing a horned, fur headdress during last week's deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol attempted to "violently overthrow" the U.S. government and should not be released from prison.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Some Metro stations will close in Washington, D.C., on Friday through Wednesday's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and many federal workers will work from home due to threats of violence.

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The United States imposed fresh sanctions against Chinese firms and military over its "reckless and belligerent actions" in the South China Sea as well as labeled nine companies including Xiaomi as military controlled.

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Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Federal law enforcement officials told Vice President Mike Thursday they are confident in the security for next week's inaugural but warned of potential threats.

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A group of lawmakers introduced legislation to present Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman with the Congressional Gold Medal for leading rioters away from the Senate chamber last week.