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By HUNTER SOWARDS Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The fires raging in Maui and other popular tourist towns in Hawaii have claimed six lives so far and damaged 271 structures. Wind-driven flames are forcing tourists and locals to escape with some landing at Sacramento International Airport Wednesday night detailing
Continue ReadingBy TY O’NEIL, AUDREY MCAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll reached at least 36 and survivors told harrowing tales
Continue ReadingBy Ray Brewer, Ross Ketschke Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of his mother in Danville, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office. Denise Damato-Coe, 59, was found dead inside her home on Back Road on Thursday.
Continue ReadingCNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for their
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties arguing that they cannot work with a super PAC as if it is representing a candidate. David
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz held a conference to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the PACT Act, which he helped author. It expands health care for millions of post-9/11 veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances on the battlefield. Thousands of veterans across the country have benefited from the PACT Act in its first year
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall. Thursday’s forecast update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration increased the chance for an above average storm season to 60%, which is twice the agency’s May forecast. NOAA is increasing how many storms
Continue ReadingBy Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story MARIETTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Cobb County teacher began testifying Thursday in a two-day tribunal to determine whether she’ll be terminated after reading aloud to her fifth-grade students a book that challenges gender norms. Katie Rinderle taught at Due West Elementary School near Marietta. She
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — The Detroit police chief says he’s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology. The move comes after a 32-year-old Black woman who was eight months pregnant filed a lawsuit. Porcha Woodruff says she was wrongly charged with robbery and carjacking in a case that was ultimately dismissed by prosecutors. Chief
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff says three hog hunters visiting from Florida died while apparently trying to rescue their dog after it fell into a hole filled with sewer gas in the middle of a cornfield. Bastrop County Sheriff Maurice Cook said Thursday that the bodies of
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has transferred five Iranian-American from prison to house arrest, U.S. officials said Thursday, a move coming as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was possible between it and Washington in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean and Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Clayton County court claims health professionals at Southern Regional Medical Center incorrectly delivered a baby, resulting in decapitation — and then tried to cover it up. “When the womb was open, the
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 21-year-old social media influencer who was charged with inciting a riot after a crowd of thousands of his followers erupted in chaos in New York City last week says he is “beyond disappointed” in the bad behavior. Streamer Kai Cenat said on Twitch on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human rights situation since 2017 next week. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters that U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk and Elizabeth Salmon, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Prosecutors in Sicily are investigating the capsizing of a boat that left 41 migrants missing in the Mediterranean Sea. Four passengers survived after finding an empty smugglers’ boat in the waters. The four young migrants, rescued by a passing merchant ship, have told authorities that waves swamped
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, Ethan Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The second Republican presidential debate, which will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27 in California, will air on Fox Business, according to news release from the Republican National Committee. Univision and Rumble will also partner with Fox Business on
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Peñate, Shaun Ganley Click here for updates on this story HOLBROOK, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Massachusetts state lawmakers offered their support for a mother caught in the middle of a battle with a school district, months after her family’s home burned down. Family, friends, strangers — and lawmakers — appeared before a Massachusetts school
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a host of lawmakers, and numerous mourners poured in the statehouse rotunda to mourn the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver. The U.S. flag-draped casket lay in state Thursday, just over a week since Oliver died after a hospital stay for an
Continue ReadingBy Addison Kliewer Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A man accused of murdering animals at an Oklahoma City Petland last month was charged. Christopher Jameson’s charges include one count of cruelty to animals. He is accused of murdering a bunny, parakeet, hamster and guinea pig. He is 19 years
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The new CEO of the company formerly known as Twitter says she’s spent much of the past eight weeks trying to get big brands back and advertising on the social media platform that’s been in upheaval since it was bought last year by Elon Musk. X Corp. CEO Linda Yaccarino said
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