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Maui authorities defend not using sirens for wildfire
The head of the Maui’s emergency agency said on Wednesday he had “no regret” that sirens weren’t sounded to warn people about encroaching wildfires. (Aug 16) (AP video/Mike Householder)
Tropical Storm Hilary forecast to reach Southern California, ‘significant’ rainfall possible
Tropical Storm Hilary, which is forecast to become a hurricane by Thursday, is expected to head toward the Baja California peninsula this week.
Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari files for divorce: ‘I wish her the best always’
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, who were married in June 2022, have broken up after 14 months of marriage. Asghari filed for divorce late Wednesday.
Will Marjorie Taylor Greene be Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate? She says it would be an ‘honor’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene addressed the idea of serving as GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate in an interview.
Kansas prosecutor says police should return materials seized in raid on newspaper
A Kansas prosecutor says that he found insufficient evidence to support the police raid of a newspaper and that all seized material should be returned. (Aug. 16)
Why did this police department raid the local newspaper? Journalists decry attack on press
Some experts are slamming a police department for raiding a local newspaper in a move they say violates the U.S. Constitution.
Woman dragged by truck after Facebook Marketplace trade went wrong
A recent incident involving a Facebook Marketplace transaction took a dangerous turn, ending with an Oklahoma woman being dragged by a vehicle.
8-year-old girl fatally hit by school bus in Kansas: police
A little girl heading to school was fatally hit by a school bus in Kansas Wednesday morning, police said. The incident happened in southeast Wichita.
Pakistan violence after accusations of blasphemy
Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. (Aug. 16) (AP vide…