Residents in an L.A. neighborhood grouped together to take down a suspected arsonist, whom they said they saw with a “large propane tank or flamethrower.” The man, reported to be in his 30s, was held down and his hands were bound with zip ties until police arrived at the scene in the Woodland Hills area, near the Kenneth Fire, on Thursday. “We really banded together as a group,” witness Renata Grinshpun told KTLA. “A few gentlemen surrounded him and got him on his knees. They got some zip ties, a rope, and we were able to do a citizens’ arrest.” The LAPD did not confirm whether the man had any connection to the current wildfires decimating the area, but Charles Dinse, the senior lead officer, confirmed that a man was caught trying to start a blaze behind a vehicle. The cause of the Kenneth Fire, which broke out Thursday afternoon, is unknown—but being “investigated as a crime,” Dinse added.

A court in Australia has annulled a 2023 marriage after the bride testified she thought the wedding was just a prank to help the groom monetize his Instagram account, The Guardian reported. The couple—whom the court did not identify—met on a dating app in fall 2023 and stayed in touch for a few months, the woman said. In December, the man invited her to a “white party” in Sydney. When she arrived, she was shocked to discover he had organized a wedding. He assured her it was just a stunt meant to boost engagement on his Instagram account, which had 17,000 followers, so she went along pretending to get married. She was in her mid-20s and he was in his late 30s, and neither was originally from Australia. Later, when the woman was filling out an application for permanent residency, her partner asked her to add his name to the application. He then admitted that was the real reason he had organized and filmed the wedding. The husband tried to convince the court it was real, but the judge didn’t believe that the woman—who was religious—would have intentionally married in a civil ceremony without friends or family present.

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A firefighting plane responding to the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles has been grounded after it collided with a civilian drone on Thursday, authorities said. The Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper—a turboprop plane that can dip into the ocean and collect over 1,500 gallons of water at a time—landed safely, but its wing was damaged and the aircraft “remains grounded and out of service,” Los Angeles Fire Department Spokesperson Erik Scott wrote in a post on X. “We would like to remind everyone that flying a drone in the midst of firefighting efforts is a federal crime and punishable by up to 12 months in prison or a fine of up to $75,000,” he added. Two Super Scoopers sent from Canada had been making dozens of flights per day, with multiple drops per flight. As of Friday, five blazes burning out of control in the Los Angeles area have killed 10 people and destroyed more than 10,000 homes and other buildings, the AP reported.

The Security and Exchange Commission announced Friday that WWE co-founder Vince McMahon will pay out more than $1.7 million for failing to disclose to the wrestling company’s board settlements related to sexual assault allegations. McMahon’s circumvention of the WWE’s internal accounting controls caused errors on the company’s 2018 and 2021 financial statements, the SEC said. He will pay a $400,000 civil penalty and reimburse the WWE $1.3 million. The SEC alleged that McMahon paid a female WWE employee $3 million and a female independent contractor $7.5 million not to file sexual assault charges against him. In January 2024, McMahon stepped down as executive chairman of WWE’s parent company after he and the WWE were accused of sex trafficking and abuse by a former employee. His departure from the company was after years of sexual abuse allegations within the company. In 2022, a Wall Street Journal report found that McMahon paid $12 million over the past 16 years to silence his accusers. McMahon has denied wrongdoing and said in a statement Friday that he is “thrilled that I can now put all this behind me.”

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Restaurant prices have gone up, quality has stayed the same, and servers are paying the price, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Tips are at their lowest levels in at least six years, according to restaurant payment system Toast. After peaking at 19.9 percent in early 2021, when Americans were just grateful that restaurants had reopened following COVID-19 lockdowns, average tips are now 19.3 percent, the Journal reports. Another survey from the technology company Popmenu found that 62 percent of diners tipped less than 20 percent, compared to just 44 percent in 2021. Experts blame mandatory gratuities and service fees, which have resulted in some diners tipping less, and menu prices, which have spiked in recent years. “Instead of that second or third drink, people will go home” said Andrea Hill, director of operations for HMC Hospitality Group, which operates Hooters restaurants in Chicago. “Our servers are making less per table.” Diners are also tired of being asking for tips in places that were previously off-limits, such as airport concession and gas stations. With the service fees in particular, tipping feels “superfluous,” one diner said.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have opened their palatial Montecito home to friends and loved ones who were forced to evacuate the L.A. fires, a source close to the couple told The Daily Beast Friday. The development was revealed after the couple used a post on their website to urge unaffected homeowners to provide shelter to individuals who had lost their properties in the devastating blazes sweeping the Californian city. “If a friend, loved one, or pet has to evacuate and you are able to offer them a safe haven in your home, please do,” the post on their website read. “And be sure to check in with any disabled or elderly neighbors to see if they need help evacuating.” The source said the couple are now working through their Archewell Foundation to identify and implement the most impactful ways to support the community including working with José Andrés of the charity World Central Kitchen. The family have donated clothing, children’s items, and other essential supplies to those affected by the fires, The Daily Beast has been told. Meghan’s feel-good home and entertaining show is still currently slated to drop on Netflix next week.

Donald Trump on Thursday selected yet another Fox News figure to serve in his administration, naming former contributor Leo Terrell as senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights. Terrell, who will work under fellow California attorney Harmeet Dhillon, is the 18th current or former Fox News staffer set to join the Trump administration. On that network Wednesday night, Terrell joined many other conservatives in criticizing Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who is the first woman to hold that position. “You got a city fire chief who thinks DEI is the No. 1 issue!” Terrell told a receptive Sean Hannity. “It’s insulting. And you know what? I blame the voters and I blame the media here. Sean, you think national media’s biased? The local media in California kiss the ring of the Democrat party. They do nothing. They don’t ask the right questions.” Trump himself has made similar accusations amid the wildfires. A Fox spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Beast that Terrell’s contributor contract was terminated following Trump’s announcement Thursday.

Former beauty queen and 1960s pop singer-turned anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant has died, according to a family obituary published in her hometown newspaper, the Oklahoman. Bryant died Dec. 16 in Edmond, Oklahoma, at age 84, according to the obituary, leaving behind four children, two stepdaughters, seven grandchildren and “her legacy of faith and love.” In addition to her early careers, and stints as a spokesperson for Florida orange juice and Coca-Cola, Bryant is best-known for being a devout evangelical Christian and her polarizing stances against what she referred to as the LGBTQ takeover of America. Her stance was celebrated by many religious conservatives but rebuked by LGBTQ rights advocates. When she was famously hit in the face with a pie while speaking at an Iowa event against anti-discrimination policies, she quipped, “At least it’s a fruit pie.” Bryant was a three-time Grammy nominee, singing at the 1971 Super Bowl, and cohosting the televised Orange Bowl Parade for nine years.

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A Pasadena couple recalled witnessing the first moments of the horrific Eaton fire as it broke out Tuesday evening near Los Angeles. “My husband came home at 6:15 and ran in and said the electrical tower that’s across the canyon and up from us, is on fire,” resident Jennifer Errico told Pasadena Now on what her husband Marcus first saw. “I called 9-1-1 and within 10 minutes the fire was down across the canyon.” The couple were among the first to spot and report the wildfire in the area, with Errico recalling: “We grabbed our to-go boxes, ran around the cul-de-sac ringing doorbells.” She added that fire crews arrived within 15 minutes and ordered everyone to evacuate immediately. Since Tuesday, the Eaton fire has exploded to more than 10,600 acres. Officials have confirmed that at least five people have died since fires began blazing across Los Angeles County, but suggest that the toll may be higher. “It’s absolutely horrifying,” Errico said of the fire’s wreckage. “When we were up there yesterday, after seeing what’s happened in Altadena…it’s like my heart’s broken.”

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly planning to reimplement Title 42, a border restriction used to block migrants from entering the United States due to public health concerns—but are still searching for the right disease to justify the policy. The first Trump administration first invoked Title 42 in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic surged. President Joe Biden initially kept the policy in place for years, but later ended the restriction in May 2023. The incoming administration has been searching for a disease to justify reimplementing Title 42, The New York Times reported, and has already considered using tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. They also reportedly asked Border Patrol officials to identify diseases currently being detected at the border. Trump’s reintroduction of Title 42 is expected to be a major component of his sweeping plans to shut down the border, multiple sources told Axios, which he previewed alongside his longtime ally and immigration policy advisor Stephen Miller in a meeting with Senate Republicans on Wednesday. The Trump transition team did not immediately return a request for comment.