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Maui wildfires live updates: Death toll climbs as at least 53 confirmed dead

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dangerous wildfires are spreading rapidly on Maui due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful trade winds being squeezed across Hawaii. At least 36 people have died from the wildfires on Maui and much of the coastal town... Read More.

SCOTUS pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan over whether it can shield founders from opioid liability

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Purdue Pharma's plan to emerge from bankruptcy that shielded the founding Sackler families from liability in the nation's opioid epidemic. The application for a stay, brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, was presented to... Read More.

Alabama riverfront melee: 4th suspect turns herself in, police say

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- Police say a fourth suspect in the Riverfront Park melee turned herself in on Thursday. Charges were originally filed against three white boaters who allegedly assaulted a Black ferry co-captain in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday. According to the Montgomery Police Department, 21-year-old... Read More.

Nine Michigan Republicans plead not guilty to acting as ‘fake electors’ in 2020

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Nine Michigan Republicans who were allegedly part of a plan to have "fake electors" counted in the tabulation of the 2020 presidential vote have pleaded not guilty. The nine defendants include current and former Michigan Republican Party officials and local elected officials. They... Read More.

White supremacist arrested for threatening Pittsburgh synagogue jury, witnesses: Feds

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(PITTSBURGH, Penn.) -- A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday on charges he threatened the jury and witnesses involved in the trial of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, called himself the "reverend" of a white supremacy movement and began commenting online... Read More.

Special counsel seeks Jan. 2 start date for Trump’s trial on charges trying to overturn election

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel Jack Smith said in a filing Thursday he is prepared to take former President Donald Trump to trial by Jan. 2 of next year over Trump's federal indictment for seeking to overturn the 2020 election. Smith estimates it will take no... Read More.

Teen indicted on murder as hate crime in O’Shae Sibley’s death

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old professional dancer O'Shae Sibley has been indicted by a grand jury Thursday on the second-degree murder as a hate crime charge, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. The suspect... Read More.

Police still searching for prisoner who escaped from NYC hospital

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Yenchun Chen, 44, repelled out a hospital window Wednesday afternoon using towels and linens he had requested from staff. Authorities are still searching for Yenchun Chen after he jumped out a fifth floor window and rappelled down Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital... Read More.

Maui wildfires live updates: Chaos at Maui’s main airport as hundreds try to leave

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dangerous wildfires are spreading rapidly on Maui due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful trade winds being squeezed across Hawaii. At least 36 people have died from the wildfires on Maui and much of the coastal town... Read More.

‘Above normal’ activity predicted for remainder of 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA says

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The remainder of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than originally anticipated, partly due to warming ocean waters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA forecasters are predicting 21 named storms, of which up to 11... Read More.

Maui’s cultural, historic landmarks damaged in the devastating wildfires

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(MAUI, Hawaii) -- Lahaina Restoration Foundation's executive director Theo Morrison talks about the cultural significance of the hist... Destructive wildfires are consuming the Hawaiian island of Maui, with dozens of deaths reported and hundreds of structures impacted. At least 36 people so far have died in... Read More.

Man escapes police custody by scaling down hospital wall with towels

Thursday, August 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A prisoner tied linens together, jumped out a fifth floor window and rappelled down Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City to escape Department of Correction custody, according to police. Yenchun Chen, 44, was supposedly taking a shower when he... Read More.

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Maui wildfires live updates: Death toll climbs as at least 53 confirmed dead

SCOTUS pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan over whether it can shield founders from opioid liability

Alabama riverfront melee: 4th suspect turns herself in, police say

Nine Michigan Republicans plead not guilty to acting as ‘fake electors’ in 2020

White supremacist arrested for threatening Pittsburgh synagogue jury, witnesses: Feds

Special counsel seeks Jan. 2 start date for Trump’s trial on charges trying to overturn election

Teen indicted on murder as hate crime in O’Shae Sibley’s death

Police still searching for prisoner who escaped from NYC hospital

Maui wildfires live updates: Chaos at Maui’s main airport as hundreds try to leave

‘Above normal’ activity predicted for remainder of 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA says

Maui’s cultural, historic landmarks damaged in the devastating wildfires

Man escapes police custody by scaling down hospital wall with towels

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