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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press KAHULUI, Hawaii, (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Maui on Monday to comfort survivors of the devastating wildfires that ripped through the western part of the Hawaiian island, as his administration responds to the devastation whose full scope is still unknown. The Bidens
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian firefighters prevented wildfires from destroying more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia and stepped up their defense of a territorial capital threatened by flames. Authorities on Monday also said the prospect of rain raised hopes for the effort to
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) — Syria’s state media say Israel’s military has carried out airstrikes near the capital of Damascus wounding one soldier. State TV quoted an unnamed military official as saying that the Monday night strikes caused material damage as well. Israeli Strikes conducted Aug. 7 on suburbs of Damascus reportedly killed four soldiers. Israel
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Posts on Russian social media channels indicate that Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing a short-lived mutiny against defense officials in Russia. A video posted Monday on Telegram messaging app channels which are believed to be
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans issued four subpoenas to Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service personnel involved in the ongoing criminal investigation into Hunter Biden on Monday, as they continue to probe alleged mishandling and political interference of the case into President Joe Biden’s son. The subpoenas from House Judiciary Chair
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street held a bit firmer Monday following a painful three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose 30.06, or 0.7%, to 4,399.77 for its first gain in five days. Rallies for Nvidia, Microsoft and other Big Tech stocks lifted the index even though the majority
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to groping TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, who recalled being so stunned that she froze when the lawman grabbed and squeezed her breast at a hotel bar last year during a law enforcement conference. Bleckley County Sheriff Kristopher Coody pleaded guilty in Cobb County State
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Transportation is proposing new rules designed to encourage seat belt usage by car and truck passengers, including those sitting in the back seats. The new rules proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would require manufacturers to equip vehicles with additional seat belt warning systems for the right
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Cohen has been hired as Southern California’s athletic director after seven years in the same post at the University of Washington. “There was one clear candidate who stood out,” USC President Carol Folt said of Cohen during a news conference Monday. “She’s passionate, accomplished
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Meredith Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO (WESH) — By all accounts, it’s a miracle an Orlando woman is still alive. This past Tuesday, while out with her dog, 28-year-old Rebecca Soto got hit by lightning. Lauro and Rebecca Soto, along with their trusty companion, Drake, live a sweet life in
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out Monday amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. Two people died and two firefighters were injured, authorities said. In Spain’s Canary Islands
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) — Syria’s state media say Israel’s military has carried out airstrikes near the capital of Damascus. State TV and news agency have no immediate word on any casualties from the attack Monday night. Strikes conducted Aug. 7 on suburbs of Damascus reportedly killed four soldiers. Israel has vowed to stop Iranian entrenchment
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press Donald Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday. Trump is also barred from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case — including
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A train derailed Monday morning in the Palm Springs area. GET LIVE STORM UPDATES HERE The incident happened over by the Gene Autry overpass. Officials with Union Pacific are reporting that two routes are closed, in and out of the Los Angeles Basin due to washouts and flood waters over the rails. Additionally, the company
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in his education plans, school choice advocates have pumped millions into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. School choice remains a simmering issue in Kentucky’s legislature. Democrats say the ads by
Continue ReadingBy Sean MacKinnon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Molina Insurance through Iowa Medicaid repeatedly denies covering what doctors call a “life-saving” brain procedure for a 6-week-old baby boy. KETV investigates his mother’s weekslong fight to get him a million-dollar treatment covered before it’s too late. Iowa mother and Air
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to isolated tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity. With over 90% of the ballots counted by early
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has set a 2024 starting date for the trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of a Western film. State district court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Monday scheduled the
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has set a 2024 starting date for the trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of a Western film. State district court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Monday scheduled the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Three weeks before wildfires ravaged Maui, killing more than 100 people and displacing thousands, Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, had warned of a different emergency: an acute housing crisis. Now Maui starts down the long process of rebuilding the more than 2,000 homes and businesses lost. Much of
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