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Tropical Storm Hilary live updates: Hilary makes landfall in Baja California, Mexico
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Tropical storm warnings are in effect for more than 42 million Americans in Southern California, as Hilary is expected to be the first storm of its kind to hit the region [Read More…]

Dangerous, life-threatening weather events happening simultaneously throughout US Sunday
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Several dangerous and potentially catastrophic weather events will be happening simultaneously over the country on Sunday, forecasts show. The events include flash flooding, extreme heat and poor air quality from wildfires, [Read More…]

Meadows told special counsel he could not recall Trump ever declassifying Mar-a-Lago docs: Sources
Chris Kleponis/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Appearing to contradict former President Donald Trump’s primary public defense in the classified documents case, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has told special counsel Jack Smith’s [Read More…]

Border Patrol apprehensions increased in July, but remain lower than before Title 42 was lifted
Ethan Swope/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Apprehensions along the southern U.S. border last month increased from June of this year, but decreased from July 2022, when the Title 42 order was still enacted, U.S. Customs and [Read More…]

Evacuations in place as three wildfires burn in eastern Washington state
Spokane Valley Fire Department (SPOKANE, Wash.) — Evacuations are in place as three wildfires burn in eastern Washington state, officials said. The largest of the blazes — known as the Gray Fire, located in and around [Read More…]

Hilary expected to bring catastrophic, life-threatening flooding to US Southwest
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for more than 42 million Americans in Southern California, with Hilary expected to be the first tropical storm to hit the region since Nora in [Read More…]

NASA asks for help studying Uranus and Neptune as it prepares to capture new images
NASA (NEW YORK) — NASA is asking amateur astronomers to help the agency study the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Next month, NASA will be observing the two planets via its New Horizons spacecraft, originally [Read More…]

Over 100k ‘toddler towers’ recalled due to fall risks, head injuries
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Ohio-based company is voluntarily recalling over 100,000 of its products for young kids due to the potential for injuries, including head injuries. The Simplay3 Company has received over one [Read More…]

Maui wildfires live updates: Residents ‘could not drive fast enough to outrun it’
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history, officials said. The blazes spread [Read More…]

Hurricane Hilary expected to weaken to tropical storm before crossing into California
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hilary, now a powerful Category 4 hurricane, is expected to make landfall in Mexico’s Baja California by Sunday morning and then weaken to a tropical storm before crossing into California [Read More…]

Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger set to appear in court Friday
Ted S. Warren – Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Bryan Kohberger, the doctoral candidate accused of killing four Idaho college students last year, is scheduled to appear in court on Friday. The hearing is scheduled [Read More…]

Idaho college killings prosecutors challenge Kohberger request to toss indictment
August Frank-Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Three weeks after the man accused of killing four Idaho college students asked the court to dismiss the capital murder charges against him — arguing that the indictment was [Read More…]

Maui wildfires live updates: Maui official resigns one day after defending not activating sirens
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials say the wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history. The blazes spread [Read More…]

Ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, charged in Georgia election probe, files motion opposing trial schedule
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE (ATLANTA) — A lawyer for former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark has filed a motion opposing the trial schedule proposed by the Fulton County district attorney following [Read More…]

Trump asks judge to schedule his federal election interference trial for 2026
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has requested that the judge overseeing his federal 2020 election interference case schedule his trial for April of 2026 — more than two and [Read More…]

Woman reunites with stranger who carried her on his back to evacuate Maui wildfires
ABC News (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Lani Williams and her mother, Sincerity Mirkovich, have lived in the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui for most of their lives. Last week, as wildfires [Read More…]

Los Angeles launching task force to address organized retail crime
Noelskeez/Twitter (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles is launching a new task force to address organized retail crime in the region, officials announced Thursday. The task force will include multiple Southern California law enforcement agencies, including [Read More…]

‘Helping others up to the very end’: Family believes missing Lahaina man likely died trying to help neighbors
Courtesy of Bill Schilling (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — The family of a kind-hearted Maui resident known as “Uncle Joe” believes the 67-year-old died trying to help his elderly neighbors, as the flames from Hawaii’s deadliest wildfire [Read More…]

Maui wildfires live updates: Hawaii AG announces independent review of fire response
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images Officials say the wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history. The blazes spread rapidly due to [Read More…]

Gulf of Mexico experiences heatwave as ocean scientists prepare for mass
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Yet another heatwave is warming waters off U.S. coasts as oceans all over the world endure warmer-than normal temperatures, according to experts. The Gulf of Mexico has become the latest [Read More…]