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The European Union is responding to the Trump administration's imposition of visa bans on five European citizens, including a former European commissioner.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized the individuals as radical activists and weaponized non-governmental organizations.

From Brussels, Terry Schultz reports the EU says it will do whatever it takes to preserve its right to regulate as it sees fit.

French prosecutors say a pro-Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on France's National Postal Service.

The attack knocked the service's central computer systems offline Monday in what's called a denial-of-service attack.

Workers could not track packages and online payments were disrupted.

France and European allies accuse Russia of waging hybrid warfare to undermine support for Ukraine.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles.

A powerful holiday storm is lashing Southern California with heavy rain and gusty winds.

Parts of L.A.

scorched by wildfires nearly a year ago under evacuation warnings.

Kavish Harjai is with LAIS, the NPR member station in Los Angeles.

Much of the state under weather warnings, forecasters warning of whiteout conditions in parts of the Sierra Nevada.

The Justice Department says it's having to sift through more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.

The DOJ announced on this Christmas Eve that the FBI and federal prosecutors in Manhattan have uncovered more than a million additional documents and that it could take a few more weeks to make the legally required redactions.

The Trump administration has stripped legal status from 1.6 million immigrants in 11 months, including those who came into the country under various visa and parole programs, NPR's Yamina Bastio reports.