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Away from historic Lahaina town, where much of the early focus has been, crews fanned out into pockets of oceanside neighborhoods that also were destroyed by the fast-moving fire (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)

West African military chiefs met in Accra after a deadline passed for Niger’s coup leaders to reinstate the president or face intervention. (Aug. 18)

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has resigned after facing criticism for not activating disaster sirens during the wildfires that killed more than 100 people (Aug. 17)(AP video: Mike Householder)

50% of Americans say they have tried marijuana at one point, according to this year’s Gallup annual Consumption Habits survey.

DNA from the the person who likely killed Rachel Morin on a Maryland trail matched that of a man who assaulted a girl in LA in March, police say.

East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office confirms the body found in the Mississippi River late Monday night is that of missing Florida man, Jody Bert.

Against the picturesque background of the medieval King’s College Cambridge, a man mows a meadow on mower pulled by two shire horses. The shire horses at work today serve as an example of how green spaces can be managed in an environmentally sustainabl…

Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate by land and sky as a wildfire closes in on Yellowknife.

A Maui County official defended the decision not to use Hawaii’s state-of-the-art siren alert system as a wildfire roared toward Lahaina.

Oklahoma City police said officers responded to a shooting about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and found five victims, including three children.