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By MARK THIESSEN and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — Dissipating smoke and ash revealed the sheer devastation that a wildfire left behind in Lahaina Town, one of Hawaii’s most historic cities and onetime capital of the former kingdom. At least 36 people were killed and hundreds of structures were damaged or destroyed
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A prosecutor says required safety standards weren’t met at a vacation home for adults with disabilities after a fire left 11 dead in eastern France. The victims include 10 adults with slight intellectual disabilities and one person accompanying them. Nathalie Kielwasser, the deputy prosecutor of Colmar, said Thursday that the first phase
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — On September 19, 2022, three days after Mahsa Amini died after being sent to a “re-education center” by Iran’s morality police for allegedly infringing the country’s strict dress code, photographer Yalda Moaiery was arrested, beaten and jailed. She had been taking pictures of the resulting protests in the capital
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China accused Washington on Thursday of trying to block its development after President Joe Biden stepped up a feud over technology and security by tightening controls on U.S. investments that might help Beijing develop its military. The Foreign Ministry accused the Biden administration of pursuing “technology
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Megan Rapinoe said it has been an “honor” to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who has made more than 200 appearances for the national team, missed her spot kick as the US was knocked out of
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses this fall, and they are making plans to urge everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus once those shots become available. “We are very, very
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By Hafsa Khalil and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. An international team of researchers from China, Spain and the United Kingdom unearthed the skull
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY MCAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and NICK PERRY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years. The fire
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A British man has been killed amid violent protests in the South African city of Cape Town after the vehicle he was riding in drove into the midst of some of the unrest. South African police said the 40-year-old man was sitting in the
Continue ReadingBy James Oware, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — With some of the world’s leading soccer players being tempted by the money on offer from Saudi Arabian soccer clubs, the Saudi Pro League’s (SPL) new Director of Football, Michael Emenalo, says the Gulf state is “disrupting the industry, but we are disrupting to
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama arrested two boaters on misdemeanor assault charges in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention. Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department said the two men turned themselves in on Wednesday. The three men are charged in connection with an attack on a riverboat captain
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Rescuers on Thursday evacuated inundated areas of southeastern Norway and residents braced for more landslides and flooding as rivers swollen by days of heavy rain carried large amounts of water through the mountainous landscape. People living near waterways were moved to safety, taking their belongings
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government says it has banned all Swatch watches that contain lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer elements. It said Thursday that anyone found with a Swatch watch, or even Swatch wrappers and boxes containing LGBTQ+ elements, could be jailed for up to three years and fined heavily. The Home
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Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Soccer team Sacramento Republic announced on Wednesday that it had signed 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough to a professional contract, making him the youngest professional athlete in US team sports history. Kimbrough signed the contract with the team in the USL Championship – the second-tier of US soccer – aged 13
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government and residents say the military has recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters. Details of dozens of civilians killed have begun to emerge amid an internet shutdown. The goverment says the military has reclaimed control of six towns including
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian militant group says Israeli forces have shot and killed one of its members in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops killed the 27-year-old in the West Bank town of Zawata, north of the city Nablus. The area has been a flashpoint for violence
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY MCAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and NICK PERRY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Several thousand Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as the Lahaina fire swept across the island, killing at least 36 people and burning parts of a centuries-old town. The fire took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving
Continue Reading CNN By Nell Lewis, CNN Bosnia and Herzegovina (CNN) — The Neretva River carves its way through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s impenetrable forest. A mesmerizing blue-green, it runs 140 miles (225 kilometers) from deep within the Dinaric Alps to the Adriatic Sea – at some points disappearing into subterranean channels before re-emerging in bubbling springs. One of the coldest
Continue ReadingBy RAFIQ MAQBOOL Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Fans of Rajinikanth, one of India’s biggest movie superstars, are thronging theaters and celebrating with dancing and prayers as his latest film hits screens. The first screening began at 6 a.m. local time on Thursday. One theater in Mumbai stopped the movie for a minute when
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