Since the cataclysm in Los Angeles started on 7 January, every political body in the world responsible for fire-prone areas will have summoned reports from their specialist wildfire units.
California firefighters are battling wind-whipped wildfires that have torn across Los Angeles, killing at least five people and destroying hundreds of homes.
Jimmy Carter, the earnest peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt has died at his home...
Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognised for the second time by Time magazine as its Person of the Year.
Joe Biden's decision to go back on his word and pardon his son Hunter has been both praised and criticised, as the US president prepares to leave office.
