Nation Aug 27 Bare electrical wire, leaning utility poles seen as possible cause of deadly Maui fires In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires…
Nation Aug 15 Videos of downed power lines before deadly Maui wildfire raise questions about how it started Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings and keeping it on even as dozens of poles began to topple.
World Dec 30 Evidence of Russian war crimes mounts as invasion of Ukraine drags on Ten months into Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin's troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws governing the treatment of civilians and conduct on the battlefield.
Nation Oct 29 Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon, other conspiracy theories The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former…
Nation Jan 03 Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 insurrectionist portrayed as martyr by some, had violent past Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed. But the life of the 35-year-old…
Politics Oct 07 High court nominee served as a mentor in religious community that opposes abortion Barrett has refused to discuss her membership in the People of Praise. The organization opposes abortion and holds that men are divinely ordained as the "head" of both the family and faith, and that it's the duty of wives to…
Politics Jun 06 As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence WASHINGTON — Scott Nichols, a balloon artist, was riding home on his scooter from the protests engulfing Minneapolis last weekend when he was struck by a rubber bullet fired from a cluster of police officers in riot gear. “I just…
Nation May 22 As Memorial Day draws people outdoors, virus rebound feared The holiday weekend arrives amid the bleakest economy in decades. Tens of millions of people have been thrown out of work since the virus hit hard in March.
Politics May 20 Republican operatives front ‘pro-Trump’ doctors to prescribe rapid reopening Republican political operatives are recruiting what are described as "extremely pro-Trump" doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by public health experts.
Politics May 14 Emails show Trump nominee involved in shelving CDC virus guide A former chemical industry executive nominated to be the nation's top consumer safety watchdog was involved in sidelining detailed guidelines to help communities reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, internal government emails show.