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At least 1,500 troops were sent to the Southern border to begin their new mission as part of Pres. Trump’s long-promised crackdown on immigration. @abcnews' Mary Bruce has the latest. #news

People were seen running from a burning oil refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, eyewitness video showed, following reports of an air attack in the region. #news #russia

A Cathay Pacific flight headed for Hong Kong was forced to return to Boston after the cabin filled with smoke. The plane landed safely and nobody was injured. The airline said engineers were investigating. #news #travel #faa #abcnews

While responding to an attempted suicide call in San Antonio, Texas, seven police officers were shot and wounded during a standoff after a Navy veteran opened fire, authorities say. Mireya Villarreal has more. #news #sanantonio #texas #abcnews

ABC News' Jaclyn Lee reports from the Pasadena Humane Society, just outside Los Angeles, where workers are busy caring for animals injured by fires in Southern California and trying to reunite lost pets with their owners. #news #california #fire #abcnews

“Everything will be revealed.” Pres. Trump has signed an executive order to declassify the records concerning the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #trump #jfk #rfk #mlk

Pres. Trump is sending 1,500 additional troops to the southern border, building off the executive actions he signed on Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "President Trump is sending a very strong message to people around this world: if you are thinking about breaking the laws of the United States of America you will be returned home. You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. Do not come," she said. #news #trump #border

NEW: President Trump's "border czar," Tom Homan, says the U.S. is planning to use military aircraft every day to help carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. #tomhoman #borderczar #news #abcnews

Firefighters continue to battle back two recent wildfires in and around Los Angeles — the Hughes Fire, north near Castaic Lake and the Sepulveda Fire, the forward progress of which has been halted by first responders. At least six wildfires have been razing the landscape around Los Angeles, prompting tens of thousands of evacuations and causing dozens of deaths. #wildfires #california #news #abcnews

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Friday, ahead of Lunar New Year next week. Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3, are emerging from quarantine and are featured in the newly relaunched giant panda cam, which consists of 40 cameras that will be operated live between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET. The superstar pandas traveled from China and arrived in the U.S. on Oct. 15, 2024. #news #washington #pandas

Much-anticipated rain could be headed to drought-stricken Southern California this weekend — but the rainfall also brings the threat of landslides in the wake of Los Angeles County's devastating fires. Rainfall rates are expected to be light, but lightning could spark new fires and possible thunderstorms would cause heavier rainfall. Heavy rain over the vulnerable wildfire burn scars would be extremely dangerous because it could lead to landslides. #news #abcnews #california

President Trump suggested he may get rid of FEMA while touring storm-ravaged areas of North Carolina. "FEMA has really let us down, let the country down, and I don't know if that's Biden's fault or whose fault it is," Trump said. Trump added that the response should be determined on the state level, saying that this was the "best example" of the federal agency not working.#trump #fema #news #abcnews

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, Pres. Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Pentagon, is inching closer to be confirmed. Hegseth is set to face his final confirmation vote late Friday after clearing a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination. #news #hegseth

A suspect stole an SUV with a 3-year-old girl inside, seconds after a father ran into a gas station to get some water. The toddler was later reunited with her parents, and two teenagers were arrested in connection with the carjacking. #news #crime #connecticut