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Month: March 2024

Maui’s mayor prioritizes housing and vows to hire more firefighters after Lahaina wildfire

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Mayor Richard Bissen outlined the steps in emotional remarks more than seven months after the Aug. 8 wildfire

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Russia opens criminal cases after protesters pour dye in ballot boxes and start fires with voting underway

By Christian Edwards, Katharina Krebs, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia has filed at least 15 criminal cases after people poured dye in ballot boxes, started fires or lobbed Molotov cocktails as small acts of civil disobedience marred the presidential vote. Dissent has effectively been outlawed in Russia since it launched its

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Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford discusses consequences of testimony in rare interview

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Christine Blasey Ford, the psychology professor who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, used a rare interview to detail the trauma she faced after her explosive allegations thrust her into a charged confirmation battle for one of the nation’s most powerful positions. Speaking on ”CBS Sunday Morning”, Ford described

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Michael Imperioli, Jeremy Strong stay in character to address climate activists who interrupted “An Enemy of the People”

By Dave Carlin Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Michael Imperioli and Jeremy Strong, stars of the Broadway revival of “An Enemy of the People,” stayed in character to respond to climate activists who interrupted a performance. The protesters used the pivotal townhall meeting scene in Henrik Ibsen’s classic play

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