Wind-Driven Fires Force Over 30,000 Evacuations; Trump Won’t Rule Out Force to Acquire Greenland

More than 30,000 people were ordered to evacuate as wildfires burn close to Los Angeles. Strong winds are making the fires difficult to fight, and causing them to spread rapidly. The fire is burning across nearly 3,000 acres, and fire officials say there has been no containment.

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, citing its strategic location and natural resources. Trump has also not ruled out using force to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal. His son, Donald Trump Jr., visited Greenland on Tuesday.

A day after announcing a large area of offshore drilling bans, President Joe Biden establishes over 800,000 acres of land conservation in California. The White House says President Biden has now conserved more lands and waters than any President in history. The total now is 674-million acres.