L.A.'s Private Firefighters and U.S. Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall

<p>Plus, remembering a civil rights Freedom Rider.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/13/us/fires-los-angeles-california-updates" target="_blank"><strong>Dangerous Winds Are Forecast as Crews Battle L.A. Wildfires</strong></a>, <i>by Yan Zhuang, Amy Graff and Jonathan Wolfe</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/13/upshot/vaccination-rates.html" target="_blank"><strong>Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr.</strong></a>, <i>by<strong> </strong>Francesca Paris</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/world/middleeast/israeli-security-chiefs-gaza-cease-fire.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Isabel Kershner, Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/trump-title-42-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/charles-person-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82</strong></a>, <i>by Clay Risen</i></p><p> </p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p>
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