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Massachusetts man fatally shoots neighbor and then himself, prosecutors say
Springfield Police Department (SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) — A Massachusetts man allegedly broke into his neighbor’s home Monday, killing her, and injuring her grandkids before fatally shooting himself with a gun, according to officials. Police officers arrived at [Read More…]

Who is Trevian Kutti, the former R. Kelly, Ye publicist included in Trump’s indictment?
Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A publicist who previously represented controversial musicians R. Kelly and Ye has been indicted alongside former President Donald Trump and several of his allies for their alleged actions following the 2020 [Read More…]

Mark Meadows seeks to move Fulton County election case to federal court
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows officially filed Tuesday to move the case brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis into federal court, just [Read More…]

Maui residents targeted in scams to grab land after tragedy, officials say
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — As Maui residents begin a long mourning and recovery process following deadly fires that have ravaged their neighborhoods, local officials say outsiders are attempting to take advantage of the tragedy [Read More…]

Why climate change can’t be blamed entirely for the Maui wildfires
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Climate change may have amplified the conditions that led to the deadly inferno on the Hawaiian island of Maui but it cannot be blamed entirely. An [Read More…]

Severe flooding from Alaska glacial break would not have happened without climate change, scientists say
Sam Nolan (JUNEAU, Alaska) — The glacier lake outburst that sent an unprecedented amount of water rushing towards Alaska’s capital, destroying homes, would not have happened without climate change, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric [Read More…]

Maui wildfires live updates: 60 people who were ‘missing’ found safe in a house
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials say the wildfires that erupted on the Hawaii island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history. The blazes spread [Read More…]

Mom of 6-year-old accused of shooting teacher pleads guilty to felony child neglect
Newport News Police Department (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his first-grade teacher during class in Newport News, Virginia, in January has pleaded guilty to a felony charge [Read More…]

Trump indictment updates: Former president to hold press conference on Georgia
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After a two-and-a-half-year probe, a Fulton County grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others on charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the [Read More…]

AP African American studies canceled by Arkansas officials just before school begins
Stella/Getty Images (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — The Arkansas Department of Education has removed the AP African American Studies course from its schools in what the state’s professional organization of educators called a “last-minute” decision. The [Read More…]

Maui wildfire now ranks as the fifth-deadliest in US history
Paula Ramon/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With dozens of people still unaccounted for, the conflagration that has caused widespread devastation across the Hawaiian island of Maui is now the fifth-deadliest wildland fire in [Read More…]

Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira pleads not guilty to new charges in documents probe
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate who is facing his first charges in special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents probe, pleaded [Read More…]

Trump indictment updates: Sweeping racketeering allegations spark reaction
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After a two-and-a-half-year probe, a Fulton County grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others on charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the [Read More…]

Live updates: Trump, 18 others charged in sweeping indictment in Georgia election probe
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After a two-and-a-half-year probe, a Fulton County grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others on charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the [Read More…]

Georgia election probe updates: Indictment returned in Georgia election interference probe, sources say
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After a two-and-a-half-year probe, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has signaled that charges could be coming against former President Donald Trump and others allegedly involved in efforts to [Read More…]

Timeline: How the deadly wildfires took over Maui day by day
YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — Dozens of people have been killed in the devastating Maui wildfires that also left thousands of structures — including homes, businesses and cultural centers — destroyed. The [Read More…]

‘Cop City’ protesters collect enough signatures to put referendum on ballot
Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA, Ga.) — The #StopCopCity protesters have collected more than enough signatures to move its referendum campaign forward in an effort to get the city to repeal the lease it [Read More…]

Montana youths win climate lawsuit against state for promoting fossil fuels
William Campbell/Getty Images, FILE (HELENA, Mont.) — A group of young people from Montana won a major climate case on Monday after arguing the state failed to protect their right to a clean environment by [Read More…]

Cecily Aguilar sentenced to 30 years in Vanessa Guillen case
David Talukdar/Getty Images (WACO, Texas) — Cecily Aguilar, who pleaded guilty to one count of accessory to murder after the fact and three other charges in the 2020 murder of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén, [Read More…]

Chefs prepare meals for Maui fire victims, ask other islands to send frozen food
Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Without taking a beat, the culinary world sprang into action to help survivors on Maui in the wake of the deadly wildfires that tore through the historic [Read More…]