Aug 08 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Tropical Depression Debby forecast to bring flooding to mid-Atlantic, Northeast In our news wrap Thursday, Tropical Storm Debby returned to shore and weakened to a tropical depression as it's forecast to move up the East Coast, a third person has died from a listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 4:51 A year after Maui’s devastating fires, residents still face long road to recovery By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Thursday marks one year since the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history tore through the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui. The fires killed 102 people, displaced thousands of families and destroyed a precious place in Hawaiian history. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 3:29 A Brief But Spectacular take on how anyone can give By Steve Goldbloom, Katie Hodgman, Mira Kittner Fabiola Moreno Ruelas is a first-generation college graduate working for the California state legislature. She is also the founder of the Ruelas Fulfillment Foundation, which aims to help high school students pursue higher education. She shares her Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Aug 08 Facing climate change, the Quinault Nation envisions a new home that is ‘resilient as possible’ By Mark Trahant, Stewart Huntington, ICT “Indigenous communities are grappling with an imminent climate crisis compounded by systemic injustices.”… Continue reading
Aug 08 3rd person dies in listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats By Devna Bose, Associated Press Federal food safety officials say three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats. Continue reading
Aug 08 Hurricane forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic season in updated outlook By Associated Press Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina. Continue reading
Aug 08 Chronic housing shortage leaves Maui residents displaced a year after deadly wildfire By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Thousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina. A housing market squeezed by vacation rentals is undermining attempts to find long-term shelter for survivors. Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: Biden celebrates World Series champion Texas Rangers at the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The Rangers clinched the World Series by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 last November. Continue reading
Aug 08 Tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Debby kills 1 in North Carolina By John Minchillo, Makiya Seminera, Associated Press Searchers have found a body in a home destroyed by a tornado in North Carolina that was spawned by Tropical Storm Debby. Continue reading
Aug 07 Helicopter crash at Alabama military base kills instructor and injures student, official says By Associated Press A helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama on Wednesday killed a flight instructor who was operating the aircraft and injured the one other passenger, a student, said the local county coroner who was called to the scene. Continue reading