‘Too much to bear.’ The incalculable emotional toll of the Maui wildfires
CNN Story by Ray Sanchez, CNN Video by Aaron Fisher and Deborah Brunswick (CNN) — David Gobel, his wife and their four children reluctantly…
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Utah mother Kouri Richins won’t face death penalty in husband’s murder case
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the case against Kouri Richins, a Utah widow accused of killing her husband before she authored a…
Continue Reading1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and…
Continue Reading1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and…
Continue ReadingA former New York bishop who promoted social justice, but covered up rape allegations, dies at 84
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York…
Continue ReadingRussia’s lander experiences ‘emergency situation’ while approaching lunar surface
By Jackie Wattles and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — The Luna 25 spacecraft reported an “emergency situation on board,” Russia’s space…
Continue ReadingDrug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison for death of actor Michael K. Williams
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to actor and producer…
Continue ReadingJimmy Graham back with Saints after he was stopped by police during ‘medical episode,’ team says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was in the midst of a “medical episode” and was disoriented when he was taken into…
Continue ReadingMexico sets up large tent shelter for hundreds of migrants in border city of Matamoros
The Mexican government says it has set up a large tent shelter for about 600 migrants in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville,…
Continue ReadingLolita, a beloved orca at the Miami Seaquarium set to be released into the ocean, has died
By Mitchell McCluskey and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Lolita, an orca whale who had lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, died…
Continue ReadingHope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The days of waiting have become harder and harder as the odds grow longer and longer,…
Continue ReadingThousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain’s Canary Islands
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Thousands more residents of Tenerife in…
Continue ReadingMyanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
By Su Chay, Benjamin Brown and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were arrested by the military junta on August…
Continue ReadingGM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco
The Associated Press General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities…
Continue ReadingFormer Minnesota governor and congressman, moderate Republican Al Quie, dies at 99
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie, a moderate Republican known for working across the aisle as…
Continue ReadingGeneral in charge of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral reconstruction dies
By Dalal Mawad Paris (CNN) — The French army general appointed to oversee the reconstruction of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral has died during…
Continue ReadingAirborne fish sparks New Jersey power outage, electricity company says
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An incident involving a bird gave new meaning to the term “fish fry” after an electric company suspected…
Continue ReadingBritish and Swiss police break up a crime ring and recover a valuable Ming vase in a sting operation
LONDON (AP) — British police say a sting operation at a London hotel helped authorities recover a 15th-century Chinese vase worth about 2 million…
Continue ReadingLarge wildfire ravages forest in northern Greece as 8 villages are evacuated
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated eight villages near the northeastern border with Turkey due to a large summer wildfire…
Continue ReadingFresh look at Ötzi the Iceman reveals his true appearance and other surprises
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ice and permafrost are thawing rapidly across vast areas of Earth — imperiling glaciers, releasing carbon…
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