Aug 12 Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. Continue reading
Aug 12 Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines, authorities say By Charlotte Kramon, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White also recently verbalized thoughts of suicide, which led to law enforcement being contacted several weeks before the shooting. Continue reading
Aug 12 What to know about the archconservative church Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends By Tiffany Stanley, Peter Smith, Associated Press The church network has connections to Christian nationalism and practices complementarianism, emphasizing traditional gender roles. Continue reading
Aug 12 The nation’s capital finds itself at the center of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Republican president's decision fits a pattern of using emergency declarations to rule by executive order. Continue reading
Aug 12 Officials are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2, injured 10 By Marc Levy, Gene Puskar, Michael Casey, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The Allegheny County Police Department says five people were hospitalized in critical but stable condition Monday night, and five others had been treated and released. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 8:01 The legality of Trump’s D.C. takeover as statistics show decline in crime By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala, Winston Wilde, Karina Cuevas In an unprecedented move, President Trump has taken over Washington, D.C.'s police department and activated its National Guard. The federal takeover invokes rare, but legal, presidential authorities, but local officials say he’s wrong to say that crime has spiraled out… Continue watching
Aug 11 In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency. Continue reading
Aug 11 Police say 3 dead in a shooting at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained By Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Austin police said in a post on the social platform X that the scene Monday is still active, and an investigation is ongoing. Continue reading
Aug 11 ‘What is happening?’ Milwaukee area recovers from record rain and flooding By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The Milwaukee area is drying out after weekend rain hits unofficial state records. Unofficially, more than 14 inches fell in less than 24 hours in one spot, causing rivers to flood, washing out vehicles, and cutting power to thousands. Continue reading
Aug 11 Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law By Kate Payne, Associated Press Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in… Continue reading