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Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - The death toll has risen to 80 as a result of the wildfires that decimated parts of the island of Maui this past week, officials in Hawaii said Friday. The number of confirmed f...

Aug 12, 2023

3-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A 3-year-old child riding one of Texas' migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago, officials said Friday, the first time the state has announced a death since it began shuttl...

Aug 11, 2023

California judge who's charged with murder texted court staff that he shot his wife, prosecutors say

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Southern California judge accused of killing his wife had texted his court clerk and bailiff afterward to say he had shot her. A court filing seeking new bai...

Aug 11, 2023

Attorney General Garland will appoint a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 e...

Aug 11, 2023

All of the oil from a deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen has been transferred, UN says

CAIRO (AP) - The transfer of 1.1 million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the United Nations said. An ...

Aug 11, 2023

UN says 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago walk free

CAIRO (AP) - The United Nations said Friday that five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. In a brief statement, Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretar...

Aug 11, 2023

Judge Chutkan largely sides with defense on protective order in Trump election case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump largely sided with his defense Friday in a dispute over a protective order and said she was inclined to...

Aug 11, 2023

Gunmen ambush carrying Syrian soldiers killing 20 in country's east

BEIRUT (AP) - Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers early Friday in the country's east, killing at least 20 and wounding others, opposition activists said. The attack was believed to be carri...

Aug 10, 2023

Maui residents had little warning before flames overtook town. At least 53 people died.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Maui residents who made desperate escapes from flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii's famous emergency warning system didn't alert them as fires raced toward their homes, in i...

Aug 10, 2023

Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake had set up camp in her toilet. "I'd been gone for four days and was look...

Aug 10, 2023