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Updated 56 minutes ago

Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York

Weinstein faced up to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting Haley at his Manhattan apartment in 2006. He has …

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Hawaii works to identify 99 confirmed dead in Maui wildfires as teams intensify search

The local power utility has already faced criticism for not shutting off power as strong winds buffeted a parched area under high risk for fire. It’s not clear…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
They were alone in a fight to survive. Maui residents had moments to make life-or-death choices

There were no sirens, no one with bullhorns, no one to tell anyone what to do: They were on their own

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Tourists are urged to avoid Maui as hotels prepare to take in evacuees and first responders

As the death toll around Lahaina climbed to 93, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages. The blaze is al…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

“All the locals were pigeonholed into Lahaina in that corner there, and I felt like the county put us into a death trap,” Cicchino said.

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
As flames swallowed Maui, survivors made harrowing escapes

After police roadblocks forced them onto Front Street, they ditched their truck, running one way, then another, finding walls of flames in their path

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Devastation comes to light as Maui residents slowly return to charred remains of historic town

Residents of the Lahaina were being allowed back home on Friday for the first time

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to 67 as survivors begin returning home to assess damage

But many survivors said in interviews Thursday that they didn’t hear any sirens or receive a warning

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe

Garland noted the “extraordinary circumstances” of the matter as he made the announcement at the Justice Department

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says, and historic Lahaina has burned down

Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took Maui by surprise, racing through parched growth covering th…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Wildfire devastates Hawaii's Lahaina, historic city and onetime capital of former kingdom

Kings and queens are buried in the graveyard of the 200-year-old stone Wainee Church. Later named Waiola, the church that once sat up to 200 people was photogr…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
At least 6 killed in wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, official says

Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke issued an emergency proclamation on behalf of Gov. Josh Green, who is traveling, and activated the Hawaii National Guard to assist

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter

In the past 48 hours alone, she said, 50 migrant families have landed in the state in need of shelter

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Trump lawyers say proposed protective order is too broad, urge judge to impose more limited rules

"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights."

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Fewer Americans got jobs in July than expected. But a steady market suggests US may avoid recession

Unemployment fell to a notch above a half century low as 152,000 Americans entered the job force

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

Trump departed from his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club after 1 p.m. to be flown by private plane to Washington