Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says (apnews.com)
Biden slammed for offering ‘insulting’ $700 payments to Maui wildfire victims (www.independent.co.uk)
Maui residents targeted in scams to grab land after tragedy, officials say (abcnews.go.com)
Cook at center of Australia mushroom mystery gives her account of fatal meal (www.youtube.com)
EDIT: I went ahead and put a news article as the primary as maybe there is some confusion. I left the YT video overview below which gives a good overview and Analysis....
Revealed: Hawaii official refused to release water for Maui fires until it was too late (www.rawstory.com)
The fight over water is nothing new on Maui. But the impact on the county’s ability to battle fires is coming clear....
State investigators will probe police raid of Kansas newspaper office (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has begun a criminal probe of the police raid of a newspaper office last week that has drawn outrage from journalists nationwide who see it as a violation of the First Amendment....
6-year-old fatally shot by a 9-year-old, authorities say (www.nbcnews.com)
How the children obtained guns remains a part of the ongoing investigation, according to the Sheriff’s office.
Donald Trump has reason to worry about people flipping on him (www.newsweek.com)
Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business (www.nytimes.com)
The county board meeting in Wausau, Wis., on Aug. 12, 2021, got contentious fast. Nobody disputes that....
Woman Is Awarded $1.2 Billion in ‘Revenge Porn’ Lawsuit (www.nytimes.com)
Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say (www.theguardian.com)
Federal judge tosses suit against Biden student loan forgiveness plan for long-term borrowers (thehill.com)
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by two conservative groups intended to halt the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.
Algeria bans 'Barbie' almost a month after movie's local release (abcnews.go.com)
The film “Barbie” has been pulled from theaters in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country
China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media (www.reuters.com)
China’s fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country’s declining number of new births.
Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim (apnews.com)
An Australian ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing children had another 12 months added to his 39-year prison sentence on Tuesday for molesting a 72nd victim.
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.
Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here's what to expect (apnews.com)
Federal officials this week are expected to ease water cuts for 2024 under a slightly improved outlook for the Colorado River’s health, though long-term challenges remain....
US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy (apnews.com)
The presidents of a wide-ranging group of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday to combat what organizers call dire threats to U.S. democracy.
'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....
Sex in self-driving cars: Passengers are reportedly hooking up in San Francisco's driverless taxis (www.businessinsider.com)
Texas wants Planned Parenthood to repay millions of dollars (apnews.com)
The case now before him in America’s biggest red state does not surround abortion, which has been banned in Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. But Planned Parenthood argues the attempt to recoup at least $17 million in Medicaid payments for health services, including cancer screenings, is a...
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran (www.theguardian.com)
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran | South Dakota (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian has identified a trainee nurse and reported US air force reservist called Bailey Ross as the proprietor of a white nationalist publisher in South Dakota....
Florida woman doused herself in Mountain Dew to erase DNA after killing roommate in Daytona Beach: police (www.fox35orlando.com)
A Volusia County woman suspected of killing her 79-year-old roommate allegedly doused herself in soda in an attempt to erase possible evidence on her body, according to an arrest affidavit.