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A weeklong camp in Washington’s Olympic National Park convened tribes from across Western states to share knowledge, successes and challenges as climate change intensifies. There have been six of these climate camps, hosting more than 70 tribes. (Aug 2…

Tropical Storm Idalia has brought heavy rains as it hit western Cuba and the danger of flooding has triggered the evacuation of people in high-risk areas. (Aug. 29)

UNC-Chapel Hill students and staff react to a campus shooting that resulted in the death of a faculty member on Monday, Aug. 28,2023. (AP video: Erik Verduzco)

A.J. Laguerre worked at a Dollar General store after finishing high school to help support the grandmother who raised him. Angela Michelle Carr was an Uber driver beloved by her children. Jerrald Gallion relished weekends with his 4-year-old daughter. …

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South Korean and U.S. special forces soldiers practiced a covert beach landing during an amphibious infiltration drill. (August 29)

Five people, including four children, have died and dozens have been rescued in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkish shores. Greek authorities say four children died and 18 people were rescued afte…

Idalia is expected to start affecting Florida with hurricane-force winds as soon as late Tuesday and arrive on the coast by Wednesday. (Aug. 28)

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a Washington, DC middle school Monday to welcome students back on the first day of the 2023-2024 school year. (Aug. 28)

President Joe Biden tells the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s family on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, “we can’t let hate prevail, and it’s on the rise.” He spoke after three were killed in a racially-motivated attack in Florida,(Aug. 2…