Our Children’s Trust, the group supporting youth climate activists who won a trial in a Montana court, has open court cases in three more states, too.
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California promotes native sunfish as waters warm
As the planet heats up and threatens many cold-water game fish species like trout, the Sacramento perch, California’s only native sunfish, may make a comeback, thanks in part to its ability to tolerate warm-water conditions. (Aug. 15) (AP Video: Julie …
Biden says he’ll visit fire-ravaged Hawaii ‘as soon as we can’
President Joe Biden says he and first lady Jill Biden will visit Hawaii “as soon as we can” to survey the Maui wildfire damage. He told an audience in Milwaukee Tuesday he doesn’t want his presence to interrupt recovery and cleanup efforts. (Aug. 15)
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Hunter Biden’s criminal lawyer asks to quit case, saying he may become a witness
Hunter Biden attorney Christopher Clark asked to withdraw, saying he could become a witness to the case following the collapse of a plea deal.
A sprawling case in Georgia awaits Trump and 18 allies
Donald Trump and 18 allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. There is no shortage of logistical challenges raised by the sprawling racketeering indictment. (August 15)
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Japanese mountaineer dies and another injured while climbing in northern Pakistan
A Japanese climber died and his fellow mountaineer was injured while trying to scale one of the highest and unscaled peaks in northern Pakistan last week, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said on Tuesday. (Aug. 15) (AP Video: Manzoor B…
Michigan State University workers stumble across buried, 142-year-old campus observatory
Michigan State workers installing a hammock thought they had uncovered a large rock but used old maps to determine what they had struck.
A week after Maui wildfire, islanders survey aftermath and look ahead to recovery
The wildfire that swept across Maui a week ago turned one of the nation’s most celebrated island vistas into an ashen moonscape and killed at least 99 people, a number that officials warn could rise by scores as the search continues. (August 15)
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Darren Kent, British actor from ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Dungeons & Dragons,’ dies at age 39
British actor Darren Kent, who had memorable supporting roles in “Game of Thrones” and ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” has died at age 39.
Ex-San Jose State athletic trainer pleads guilty to sexually assaulting female athletes
The case drew parallels to that of Larry Nassar, the disgraced former doctor who sexually abused female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatments.