The Associated Press has attained rare visuals of Jimmy Lai, the jailed publisher and prominent pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong.
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Lahaina residents who lost their homes during Maui wildfires recall their ordeal
Deadly wildfires that swept with alarming speed and strength through the Hawaiian island of Maui reduced hundreds of homes to ash, sending emergency workers scrambling Saturday to find temporary housing for those lucky enough to survive a conflagration…
One dead and several unaccounted for after house explosion in Pennsylvania
Authorities say one person is dead, another was critically injured and several people are unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others. (August 12)
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Displaced Maui residents take refuge at an emergency shelter
The Red Cross based in Wailuku provided aid and relief supplies for those affected by the wildfires in Maui. (August 12) (AP Video: Haven Daley)
0813 Today in History
0813 Today in History
Heat wave tests stamina at youth baseball games
High heat from the blazing sun proved considerably harder to handle than fastballs up in the strike zone at the DYB World Series. Temperatures reached 105 degrees, with the heat index topping out at 117. (Aug. 12)
Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine
Last September, when President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists, Moscow Patriarch Kirill required his clergymen to pray for victory. Standing in front of the altar and dozens of his parishioners in one of Moscow’s churches, K…
Republican presidential candidates attend Iowa State Fair
Iowa governor Kim Reynolds hosted candidate interviews with former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum during the Iowa State Fair.
Allies of Niger president overthrown by military are appealing to the US and others: Save his life
Supporters of Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum are pleading with the United States and others to save his life. Niger’s Ambassador to the US Mamadou Kiari Liman-Tinguiri accuses Niger’s junta of planning to starve the president to death. (Aug.1…
Scenes of utter devastation as Maui residents return to charred remains of historic town
Lahaina residents are slowly returning to what’s left of the historic Maui town that was destroyed by this week’s wildfires. Associated Press journalists witnessed the devastation, with nearly every building flattened to debris. (August 11) (AP video b…