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The U.S. Capitol is seen on Dec. 21, in Washington, DC.

From the election results to the the charges against President-elect Donald Trump, here are the numbers that defined 2024 in politics.

A person walks amid the destruction left behind by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2025.

California has 'always been there' for disaster-affected states, Sen. Padilla says

California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla hopes President-elect Donald Trump will 'do the right thing' and support fire recovery efforts with no strings attached.

A sign marks the end of a school zone in a residential neighborhood in Escondido, Dec. 3, 2024.

Escondido latest city to ponder short-term rental regulations

The city is also looking to ban short-term rentals near schools, which opponents say is unprecedented.

Swings outside Ocean View Hills Elementary School in the San Ysidro School District, photographed on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.

Voters pass three school bond measures in San Ysidro, but state matching funds are a long way off

Most of the funds will go toward improvements at schools that serve the growing population of Otay Mesa.

The musicians Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG have issued strong criticism of a new version of the fund-raising-for- Africa song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" In a statement, they noted: "They perpetuate damaging stereotypes that stifle Africa's economic growth, tourism and investment."

Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in

The singers have criticized "They Don't Know It's Christmas" for perpetuating "damaging stereotypes" of Africans as a charity case. Bob Geldof defends the song. We went to Kibera for comments.

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues lowered their benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a quarter percentage point. That will make it cheaper to get a car loan, finance a business or carry a balance on your credit card.

The Federal Reserve lowers interest rates again -- but hints at fewer cuts next year

The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point — but stocks slumped after policymakers projected fewer rate cuts next year as inflation remains elevated.

A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.

Thousands flee as wildfires burn out of control and destroy homes across the Los Angeles area

Multiple massive wildfires are tearing across the Los Angeles area with devastating force.

People using PedWest to cross into the U.S. San Ysidro, Calif. Jan., 9, 2023. After nearly three years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reopened a pedestrian crossing from Tijuana into San Diego. The PedWest crossing was closed at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, but when the travel restrictions were lifted it was not reopened. Thousands of asylum seekers made a makeshift camp on the Mexican side of the PedWest crossing hoping to be some of the first to cross when the crossing reopened. Mexican authorities eventually cleared the camp and moved the asylum seekers to other parts of Tijuana. Few people used PedWest to cross into the U.S. Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, but authorities expect that to increase as more learn the crossing is now open.

Partial closure of PedWest crossing still hurting cross-border economy

The pedestrian crossing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry known as PedWest opened in 2016 to great fanfare.

A plastic bottle and the remains of a child's spade on the beach in Prestatyn, U.K..

Plastic waste is everywhere. Countries have one more chance to agree on a solution

Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.

Earlier this year CVS Health cuts its 2024 profit forecast due to an increase in Medicare-related costs.

CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as the drugstore chain struggles to right its path

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down, with company shares sinking 19% this year. CVS Health also warned of disappointing third-quarter earnings.

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