'You're kind of raised to hate tourists': Maui fires fan tensions on Hawaiian island (www.bbc.com)
Last Wednesday, a day after the wildfires, the county asked visitors to leave Lahaina and the island as a whole as soon as possible....
Moderna says new Covid vaccine was effective against Eris variant in early trial (www.cnbc.com)
Moderna’s new Covid vaccine generated a robust immune response against the now-dominant Eris variant and another rapidly spreading strain of the virus in an early clinical trial, the biotech company said Thursday.
Ex-wife of slain Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan charged with his murder (abcnews.go.com)
‘Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline (www.theguardian.com)
Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine (abcnews.go.com)
A Russian court on Thursday imposed a 3-million-ruble ($32,000) fine on Google for failing to delete allgedly false information about the conflict in Ukraine
NYC bans TikTok on city-owned devices (www.theverge.com)
New York City is banning TikTok from city-owned devices and requiring agencies to remove the app within the next 30 days....
Maui's emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a week after start of deadly wildfires | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Greg Abbott faces more backlash as migrant child dies on bus: "Barbaric" (www.newsweek.com)
Looming auto workers strike could cost $5 billion in just 10 days, new analysis says (www.cnbc.com)
Iran arrests 12 female activists in crackdown ahead of protest anniversary (www.washingtonpost.com)
Iran on Wednesday detained at least 12 female activists in what rights groups say is an escalating campaign to deter protests to mark the anniversary of the “woman, life, freedom” uprising that swept the country last year....
Georgia law enforcement probe threats after Trump grand jury ID'd online (www.reuters.com)
Law enforcement officials were investigating threats related to former President Donald Trump’s election interference probe in Georgia, after the names and addresses of grand jury members were shared online, the local sheriff’s office said....
Hurricane Hilary on path toward Southern California (www.cbsnews.com)
A storm headed in the direction of Southern California became a hurricane and later strengthened to a Category 2 on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said in a public advisory. It is expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of the state after hitting Mexico.
Trial of 2 white Mississippi men in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver ends in mistrial (www.nbcnews.com)
Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, were charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by D’Monterrio Gibson in January 2022.
Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online (www.nbcnews.com)
A fringe website featured the purported names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 others for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
An invasive hornet that hunts honeybees is spotted in the U.S. for the first time (www.npr.org)
Agriculture officials are raising the alarm after an invasive yellow-legged hornet was seen near Savannah, Ga. The insects are devastatingly effective at preying on honeybees and other pollinators....
Entire police department in Minnesota resigns (www.nbcnews.com)
The Goodhue Police Department resigned due to issues with the city’s pay, Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck said at a city council meeting Monday.
Eddie Irizarry’s family say they knew from the start that police lied. Now, they want accountability. (www.inquirer.com)
Eddie Irizarry was killed by Philadelphia police and his family says the officer who shot the 27-year-old should face criminal charges.
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants (abcnews.go.com)
New York surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally
Target says backlash against LGBTQ+ Pride merchandise hurt sales (www.npr.org)
Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui? (www.theguardian.com)
Big corporations, golf courses and hotels have been taking water from locals for years. Now the fire may result in even more devastating water theft.
Pilot dies after emergency landing in Panama (www.cnn.com)
A pilot has died after suffering a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, on Monday.
DeSantis debate memo urges him to defend Trump and take 'a sledge-hammer' to Ramaswamy (www.nbcnews.com)
A memo written by leaders of a pro-DeSantis super PAC outlined the “overarching goals” for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in next week’s first GOP presidential primary debate.
'Barbie' beats Batman, becomes Warner Bros.' highest-grossing domestic release (www.cnbc.com)
“Barbie” has topped $537 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic movie in Warner Bros. Discovery’s 100-year history....
Giuliani struggling under massive legal bills after defending Trump (www.cnn.com)
Rudy Giuliani is staring down hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills and sanctions amid numerous lawsuits in addition to the new criminal charges – related to his work for Donald Trump after the 2020 election.