FEMA said it has already given Maui wildfire survivors more than $5.6 million in aid as more federal relief is anticipated.
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‘Lolita the whale’ made famous by her five decades in captivity, dies before being freed
The orca at the Miami Seaquarium became famous as Lolita before her name was changed to Toki and plans were made to move her. Toki died Friday.
Biden hails ‘new era of partnership’ with Japan, South Korea
President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the US presidential retreat of Camp David, cementing a new agreement amid ongoing threats from China and North Korea. (Aug….
Teenage school shooter should get life prison sentence, says Michigan prosecutor
A prosecutor urged a judge Friday to impose a life sentence on the teenager who killed four students at his Michigan school, arguing that his methodical planning and “appetite for violence” should keep him locked up forever. (August 18)
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San Francisco launches driverless shuttle service
San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite safety concerns. San Francisco is one of a growing number of cities worldwide testing out driverless buses. (August 18) (AP Vid…
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Canadian residents evacuate as wildfire creeps closer
Thousands of Yellowknife residents joined road convoys and stood with packed bags at the airport to flee a looming wildfire approaching the capital of the Northwest Territories. (Aug. 18)
Georgia teacher fired for teaching fifth graders about gender binary
A Georgia school board voted along party lines to fire a Georgia teacher who taught her fifth grade class about gender fluidity.
Inside a family’s choice to test a pig kidney in the dead that might one day help the living
A sister’s decision to donate her brother’s body to science is helping doctors in the quest to one day ease the nation’s transplant shortage with organs from animals. (Aug. 18) (AP video/Shelby Lum)
After Nashville school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers consider changes to the state’s gun laws
Lawmakers in the traditionally conservative state of Tennessee are going back the statehouse to consider changes to the state’s gun laws and other public safety matters. The special session was called after a Nashville school shooting earlier this year…