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The Latest: 01/23/2025 06:59pm ET
This is your 24/7 News Update, the latest news this hour in just four minutes. President Trump is declassifying records related to high-level assassinations. He signed an executive order Thursday promising to release information on the murders of former President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Trump said many people have been waiting for decades for this information and added that everything will be revealed. Firefighters are slowly getting the upper hand on the Hughes fire in Los Angeles. The wildfire started yesterday near the town of Castaic and spread to over 10,000 acres, putting more than 30,000 people under evacuation orders. Liz Croight's reports. This is a fast-moving fire. It's been growing acres by the minute. You can see the flames here. They've been coming down the hillside. It is all driven by these strong winds. At least one Republican senator won't support President Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said she cannot, in good conscience, support his nomination. She added past behavior that Hagg Seth has admitted to including infidelity on multiple occasions, demonstrates a lack of judgment. Wall Street is closing with stocks higher. As the S&P 500 finished at a record high, Kristen Marks has the details. It comes after President Trump called for cheaper oil prices and lower interest rates when speaking virtually at the World Economic Forum. Meanwhile, earnings season rolls on as Netflix and big banks have released positive reports at the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 408 points. The S&P 500 rose by 32 points. The Nasdaq was up 44 points. House Republicans have passed what they call a "born alive abortion bill." The bill requires doctors to provide the same degree of care if a child is born alive during an attempted abortion as they would a normal child birth. While Republicans framed the bill as not being anti-abortion, but anti-infanticide, it's been largely criticized for its redundancy. I'm Brian Schucht. The FDA has approved a Johnson & Johnson nasal spray to treat major depression. That makes the spray called "spravado" the first-ever stand-alone therapy for treating major depressive disorder that fails to improve with standard drug regimens. The FDA green light means "spravado," which has been used since 2019, along with an oral medication, can now be used by itself. New York City's plan to have officers riding subway trains is under way. After starting earlier this week, Natalie Migliori has more. Mayor Adam says he took a ride on the L train to talk with passengers and to check out how the plan is going so far. We know these random acts of violence have shaken New Yorkers, and we all know safety is more than just stats. We know people must not only be safe, they must feel safe. Adam says the plan is to deploy more officers to cover 150 overnight trains as the program moves forward. It's part of Governor Hokel's plan to address subway safety. I'm Natalie Migliori, New York. YouTube premium users can now try some new features Matt Matinson explains. The video platform announced Wednesday that those subscribers can check out experimental options on how they watch content. That includes high-quality audio, smart downloads, and quicker playback speeds on mobile devices. Additionally, users can now try the jump ahead feature on a web browser, which is an AI-powered way of skipping to certain parts of a video. I'm Matt Matinson. Bucky's is suing a Dallas-based gas station chain over possible trademark infringement. The popular chain of travel centers has a well-known logo featuring a cartoon beaver with a red hat backed by a yellow circle. The defendant in the lawsuit Superfuels has a logo with a cartoon dog wearing a red cape backed by a blue circle. Bucky's attorneys say the Super Fuels logo resembles Bucky's trademarked beaver too closely. I'm Brian Schook.