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Here’s the latest: Death toll in Maui wildfires climb to 93; Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of the wildfires; House explosion and fire in Western Pennsylvania kills 5 including child; Perseid meteor shower reached its peak this weekend. (Augus…
Hawaii Governor Josh Green said on Saturday the death toll from devastating wildfires on the island of Maui had risen to 89, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in the past century. Green told a news conference the figure would rise further as the emer…
Deadly wildfires that swept with alarming speed and strength through the Hawaiian island of Maui reduced hundreds of homes to ash, sending emergency workers scrambling Saturday to find temporary housing for those lucky enough to survive a conflagration…
Authorities say one person is dead, another was critically injured and several people are unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others. (August 12)
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The Red Cross based in Wailuku provided aid and relief supplies for those affected by the wildfires in Maui. (August 12) (AP Video: Haven Daley)
0813 Today in History
High heat from the blazing sun proved considerably harder to handle than fastballs up in the strike zone at the DYB World Series. Temperatures reached 105 degrees, with the heat index topping out at 117. (Aug. 12)
Last September, when President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists, Moscow Patriarch Kirill required his clergymen to pray for victory. Standing in front of the altar and dozens of his parishioners in one of Moscow’s churches, K…
Iowa governor Kim Reynolds hosted candidate interviews with former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum during the Iowa State Fair.
Supporters of Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum are pleading with the United States and others to save his life. Niger’s Ambassador to the US Mamadou Kiari Liman-Tinguiri accuses Niger’s junta of planning to starve the president to death. (Aug.1…