“It’s not a foregone conclusion that RedNote will suddenly enjoy TikTok’s success and popularity,” Gorman said. “Actually gaining the traction TikTok has is rare. And the size of the national security threat is really proportional to the size of the user base.”

New evacuations were ordered overnight as the Palisades fire expanded in Southern California. New reports find 2024 to be the hottest year on record for reasons scientists do not fully understand. At the Supreme Court,

"Hate that you have to do this, but love that you are protecting him," one commenter wrote after watching the TikTok video.

Efforts to gain an upper hand against the deadly infernos continue into Monday amid ominous new wind warnings threatening Southern California communities. Santa Ana winds are expected to strengthen through Wednesday, with the worst of it occurring on Tuesday. Follow live updates on Monday from USA TODAY.

Whitney Cummings was in tears evacuating her LA home impacted by the Southern California wildfires. The comedian, 42, shared an emotional TikTok on Tuesday from inside her at-home podcast studio as she prepared to flee her house in Topanga.

President Joe Biden’s administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the United States if a ban that’s scheduled to go into effect Sunday proceeds, according to three people familiar with the discussions.