By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — An investigation of the catastrophic Maui wildfires that killed 101 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and left $6 billion in damages reveals a spate of problems with emergency preparation and coordination before and during the disaster. Among them: Chief officers and some Maui Fire Department staff used “WhatsApp” for
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s environment and energy minister says his country will be able to create two new major marine parks in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea by the end of this year. The minister spoke during an international ocean conference in Athens. The parks will cover
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The lower house of Swiss parliament is following in the footsteps of the Senate, or upper house, and has approved a measure that would ban the use of, public wearing or display of Nazi and racist symbols that could foment extremist hate or violence. The proposal —
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies. Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family. Their growing family, that is. Ayesha
Continue ReadingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota toddler has died after falling from a third-floor window at a hotel in South Dakota. The parents of 1-year-old Madden Hein posted on Facebook that their son died Monday, two days after falling at Club House Hotel & Suites in Sioux Falls. Madden was the son of Kathryn
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Hugh Grant accepted “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him, the actor said Wednesday after the agreement was announced in court. Grant said he reluctantly settled because of a
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director. He will be stepping into his new position in September at the famed Teatro alla Scala. Milan’s city mayor Giuseppe Sala made the announcement on Tuesday after the opera house’s board
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday, and indexes are mixed following a three-day losing streak for the S&P 500. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in midday trading following a mixed set of earnings reports from big companies The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 14
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Michelle Shen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners. “After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but three extreme sports. The Peacock series“Orlando Bloom: To the Edge” sees the “Pirates of
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but three extreme sports. The Peacock series“Orlando Bloom: To the Edge” sees the “Pirates of
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 17 people, authorities said. At least 61 people, including three children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in central London to commemorate the life of a police officer who was shot dead 40 years ago from inside the Libyan embassy. Constable Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was killed when men armed with submachine guns fired from the embassy’s windows,
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing crash risks. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the body and power train control
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Italy’s leader has acknowledged that Tunisia “cannot become the arrival point for migrants coming from the rest of Europe.” Premier Giorgia Meloni’s statement on Wednesday comes days after Tunisia’s president insisted he remains unwilling to let Europe outsource migration problems to his
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The 2024 Latin Grammys will return home to Miami — where the organization is headquartered. The 25th annual event will air live from the Kaseya Center on Nov. 14. Nominations will be announced on Sept. 17. Last year’s ceremony was held in Sevilla, Spain — the first time the
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has announced new steps to improve a program that lets federal employees who also are military spouses telework from overseas. The steps are part of Jill Biden’s work to support military and veteran families. The first lady on Wednesday is hosting a White
Continue ReadingThe Swedish parliament has passed a law lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16. Young people under 18 will still need approval from a guardian, a doctor, and the National Board of Health and Welfare. The government of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has been split on the
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