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Forecasters: Gusty winds, low humidity raise risk of fires spreading rapidly in Hawaii

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - The National Weather Service on Wednesday warned gusty winds and low humidity have increased the risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western part...
Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan C...
Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - PERRY, Fla. (AP) - Tropical Storm Idalia descended on the Carolinas on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction through...
As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - With the walls stripped bare and furniture dismantled, the east Jerusalem apartment is a far cry from the vividly-hued haven it was in early February, w...
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, adding to signs of cooling price increases and raising the likelihoo...
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say

By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Unexplained Caribbean and European trips that cost taxpayers more than $90,000. A $600 sports coat paid for by an event organizer. A $45 office Chri...
North Korea says it simulated nuclear attacks on South Korea, rehearsed occupation of its rival

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Thursday its latest missile launches simulated "scorched earth" nuclear strikes on South Korea and that it's also been rehears...
Russia says major Ukraine drone attack reaches deep into its territory while Kyiv barrage kills 2

By SUSIE BLANN and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in nighttime attacks that lasted more than four hours and struck military assets, Russian offi...
Judge's illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of orchestrating the far-right extremist group's attack on the U.S. C...

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