President Joe Biden scrapped a planned trip to Rome and Vatican City as California races to contain several fires burning in and around Los Angeles.

President Joe Biden will no longer travel to Rome, Italy, this week as scheduled, the White House announced late Wednesday, canceling the trip in the final days of his presidency to monitor raging wildfires across the Los Angeles,

The Italy trip was meant as a final opportunity to showcase the strength of American alliances before the Democrat leaves office Jan. 20.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden nixed a trip to the Vatican to see Pope Francis this week so he could remain focused on the Southern Californi

Biden was set to travel to Rome from Jan. 9–12 at Pope Francis’ invitation. His audience with the Holy Father was set for Jan. 10.

Italians arriving back in Rome from Los Angeles Thursday said they had left a "ghostly city" after wildfires devastated the Californian metropolis and killed five people. "I have never seen, in thirty years of frequenting (the city),

President Joe Biden has canceled a planned trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so that he can instead focus on federal response to the rapidly moving wildfires that are tearing through the Los Angeles area,

At least five people are dead and nearly 2,000 structures have been destroyed as fierce wildfires rage in the Los Angeles area.

THE Los Angeles fires would be the US' biggest disaster, with its destructive cost estimated at $150 billion, 300,000 residents evacuated,10,000 buildings raised, 16 confirmed killed, with the fire area of 15,

UFC 311 will continue as planned despite the wildfires wreaking havoc on the greater Los Angeles area. UFC CEO assured that Saturday's pay-per-view will remain at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.