Takeaways from this week’s reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town,...
China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta...
Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look...
25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the...
UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel’s demands for its dissolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades...
Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of...
Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban to a...
PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to...
NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games
Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to...
House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package moving ahead as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing a choice between potentially losing his job and advancing aid for Ukraine, forged ahead Wednesday toward...
A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever...