Decades of inactivity blamed for Russian lander’s crash
LONDON — The head of Russia’s space agency said Monday that the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down correctly, and he blamed the country’s decades-long pause in lunar exploration for the mishap.
Maui water is unsafe even with filters, a lesson learned from California fires
The language is stark: People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water because there is no “way to make it safe,” Maui County posted on its Instagram account this week.
Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones
LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — The days of waiting have become harder and harder as the odds grow longer and longer, but Kevin Baclig remains undeterred in his search for his wife and her parents, missing since Aug. 8 when a wildfire engulfed and flattened the Hawaiian town of Lahaina.
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As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role
LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Long before a wind-whipped wildfire blasted through the island of Maui, tension existed between Hawai‘i’s kama‘aina, or longtime residents, and the visitors some islanders resent for turning their beaches, mountains and communities into playgrounds.
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Green: Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again’
LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green said Friday that what’s rebuilt from the ashes of the devastating wildfires on Maui will be determined by the people.
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FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors
NEW YORK — The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households in Maui so far as the federal government tries to help survivors of the devastating wildfires.
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A family, a beloved sister, 2 senior housing residents. These are some of the lives lost in Maui
Wildfires devastated parts of Maui in Hawai‘i last week, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation, decimating a historic town. While many still wait in agony for news on whether their friends and family are safe, more than 100 people have been pronounced dead — making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than 100 years. Here are the stories of some of those who died.
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FACT FOCUS: Online posts spread misinformation about FEMA aid following Maui wildfires
In the aftermath of the deadly Maui wildfires, some social media users are discouraging residents from accepting disaster aid by falsely claiming the Federal Emergency Management Agency could seize their property if they do.
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Residents who fled deadly Maui fire ask for time to grieve and slower rebuild
LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians and others from a Maui community devastated by ferocious fire said Friday they worry Hawaii’s governor is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost while the grief is still raw.
Republicans gather in city where Trump was indicted
ATLANTA — For much of the Republican presidential field, Donald Trump is the candidate who must not be named — or at least not criticized too harshly.
Illegal crossings rose in July, still down from last year
Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico soared 33% from June to July, according to U.S. government figures released Friday, reversing course after a plunge that followed the introduction of new asylum restrictions in May.
Judges rule against GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia, Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought to tighten voting rules after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential contest.
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San Francisco launches driverless bus service
SAN FRANCISCO — First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived.
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Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway
A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off a highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees.
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City empties as wildfire burning near Canada’s Northwest Territories capital
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a large wildfire burned just miles outside the city of 20,000 Friday, while firefighters in battled a growing fire that set homes ablaze in a city in British Columbia.
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Hurricane Hilary heads for Baja, storm watch issued for California
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday as a powerful Category 4 storm threatening to unleash torrential rains on the mudslide-prone border city of Tijuana before heading into Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years.
Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, officials in Washington and Europe said Friday, in a major gain for Kyiv, even though the fighter jets are unlikely to affect the war any time soon.
Ukraine to boost Kyiv’s grain exports through Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania — Ukraine and neighboring Romania signed an agreement Friday to work together to boost Kyiv’s export of grain through Romania after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement that allowed safe passage through the Black Sea.
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11 nations commit to restore the ousted president of Niger
NIAMEY, Niger — Eleven West African nations have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup, an official for the regional bloc said Friday after a defense ministers meeting.
Concerns over ‘climate gentrification’ rise after devastating Maui fires
Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last Friday to see the remnants of her home with her own eyes. She took backroads and walked. What she saw stunned her.