News outlets went all in on Maui fire coverage. But did they miss a key part of the story?
Thousands of heat records broken. Oceans at hot tub levels. Mass coral bleaching. Extraordinary wildfires. Earth's hottest month on record.
2023-08-16 10:54
Trump's court time in Fulton County will be quick. Others die waiting
The criminal justice system for most defendants in Fulton County is notoriously slow and dangerous.
2023-08-16 08:47
Afghan women escape for a chance at education
More than 450 women from Afghanistan have escaped the country to study abroad.
2023-08-16 07:58
How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers
How charity investigators went undercover to outwit a global wildlife trafficking gang.
2023-08-16 07:25
North Korea confirms US soldier Travis King is in the country
North Korea on Wednesday confirmed publicly for the first time that US Army Private Travis King crossed into its territory.
2023-08-16 06:58
Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him
Unlike his Indiana Jones character, Ford says he likes snakes and called the discovery "humbling".
2023-08-16 05:52
New Jersey Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic school that fired a teacher for having premarital sex
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school that terminated a teacher for having premarital sex, according to court documents.
2023-08-16 04:49
Newly released video shows Denver police officer fatally shooting a man holding a marker, which police say the officer believed was a knife
The Denver Police Department released body camera video Monday of an August 5 incident in which one of their officers shot and killed a man who, police say, the officer believed was armed with a knife. Officers later learned the man was holding only a marker, according to Denver police.
2023-08-16 03:45
Conservatives already sounding alarms over prospect of a short-term spending bill
A handful of conservatives in the House are already raising concerns about the length of a short-term budget fix after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday night in a conference-wide call that Republicans would need to pass a measure extending current spending levels in order to have more time to negotiate spending bills and avert a government shutdown.
2023-08-16 03:28
Rudy Giuliani jailed mobsters with a charge he now faces
The "Rico" Act helped earn Rudy Giuliani a reputation as a "mob buster". Now he's facing a Rico charge.
2023-08-16 01:49
Mother of six-year-old who shot Virginia school teacher pleads guilty
Deja Taylor has reportedly admitted that her gun was stored in a way that the boy could access it.
2023-08-16 01:27
Republican lawmaker says Chinese hackers breached his emails
Suspected Chinese hackers breached the personal and campaign email accounts of a Republican congressman who has been critical of the Chinese government, the lawmaker said in a social media post on Monday.
2023-08-16 00:52