President Joe Biden will no longer travel to Rome, Italy, this week as scheduled, the White House announced late Wednesday, canceling the trip in the final days of his presidency to monitor raging wildfires across the Los Angeles,

U.S. President Joe Biden canceled an upcoming trip to Italy due to the wildfires in California, the White House said on Wednesday, adding that he wanted to focus on directing the full federal response to the fires.

President Biden canceled a diplomatic visit to Italy this week, opting to remain in the U.S. to monitor the deadly California wildfire situation.

President Biden will no longer travel to Italy this weekend as fires rage in Los Angeles County, the White House said Wednesday. “After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier

choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to devastating fires raging in California.Biden was scheduled to leave Thursday afternoon, after eulogizing former President Jimmy Carter ...

fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal ...

At least five people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

Fire crews recover stolen awards from alleged California wildfire looters. (Credit: @lafdwatchdog)

In travel news this week: the world’s 50 best cities according to Time Out, huge religious festivals in Italy and India, plus the little blue bus that faced down wildfires and is ready to hit the road.

Two friends from California, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen, have both reached the fourth round at the Australian Open. Tien is 19, and Michelsen is 20.

I always say that contemporary art has completely changed my life—it has been an investment in my inner universe.”

Ripple makes headlines with huge crypto donations to California fire victims and news that their new stablecoin, RLUSD, could soon play a major role in Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem. Meanwhile, a U.S. politician has purchased XRP for the first time,