Author: AP

Relatives of Fernando Villavicencio arrived at the Vertical Cemetery in Quito to bid farewell to the presidential candidate of Ecuador. Tamia Villavicencio, the daughter of the politician, held an emotional moment when she played the drum and sang outs…

After their intimate Hawaii wedding, Bob and Cindy Curler went to dinner. Across the island, a wildfire was destroying the area where their hotel was located. (Aug. 11)

Here’s the latest for Friday August 11: Death toll from wildfire rises in Hawaii; Trump attorneys and prosecutors going to court; US-Iranian negotiations over prisoners held in Iran; Russian spacecraft heads to the moon.
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Naval ships from Quad Australia, the United States, India and Japan have sailed into Sydney Harbor ahead of the Exercise Malabar military drills.

Maui resident describes walk in destroyed Lahaina

Behind the deadlock with the junta, AP explains

Russia has launched its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there. (August 11)

Thousands of rubber ducks race in Chicago River for annual fundraiser

The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui is revealing a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battle the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives. Whole sections of the historic town…

The Russian and Chinese navies conducted joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defence Ministry reported Thursday. (August 10)