At least 67 people are confirmed dead in Maui, Hawaii as a wildfire continues to devastate the area. The County of Maui, Hawaii, said Friday afternoon that 67 people are confirmed dead in the wildfire. On Thursday, the death toll stood at 55 people. According to Fox Weather, the wildfire devastated Lahaina, leaving large portions…
Wildlife authorities have detected avian botulism at California’s resurgent Tulare Lake, raising concerns about potential die-offs during fall bird migrations. Testing confirmed the disease in a mallard duck and a wading bird called a white-faced ibis collected at the lake in the southern Central Valley, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a…
New York CNN — The devastating Maui wildfires, which have killed dozens of people and displaced thousands more, has cost at least $1.3 billion in damage to 3,088 residences, according to a recent preliminary estimate from CoreLogic. CoreLogic, a research firm that assesses property data, found that the vast majority of property damage is in…
A teenager and two adults thought to be vacationing in North Carolina’s Outer Banks died early Friday morning in a fatal house fire, city officials said Friday. The fire also injured three other people and decimated the waterfront home in Kill Devil Hills. The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department responded to a report of a…
The claim: 96% of climate data is corrupted A July 26 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims a study proves climate change data is unreliable. “Breaking: 96% of ‘climate change’ data is corrupted: Heartland Institute study,” reads the on-screen text. The post garnered more than 500 likes in nine days. Follow us on Facebook!…
A Florida deputy who was exposed to suspected fentanyl during a traffic stop this week told another officer he felt dizzy, his heart was racing and later couldn’t feel his legs, body camera footage released Friday by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office showed. Deputy Nick Huzior said he began to feel lightheaded after he tested…
Washington CNN — Attorney General Merrick Garland did not provide a robust explanation on Friday for why he needed to give US attorney David Weiss special counsel status for the Hunter Biden probe, or why it was necessary five years after the investigation began. In a televised statement, Garland only said that Weiss informed him…
Police in Alabama said Thursday that a fourth person has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention. Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department said the 21-year-old woman turned herself in to be arrested. She is the fourth person charged with assaulting a Black…
CNN — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez are pledging $100 million dollars to recovery efforts in Maui, Sánchez announced Friday on her Instagram account. “Jeff and I are heartbroken by what’s happening in Maui,” Sánchez wrote. “We are thinking of all the families that have lost so much and a community…
An explosion caused a multifamily house in Denver to partially collapse, sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said. Natural gas was the suspected cause of the blast, the Denver Fire Department said Friday. Officials continued to investigate. The Thursday evening explosion didn’t trigger a fire but turned the building’s lawn and…