Hawaiian officials reportedly downplayed the threat of wildfires for years prior to the deadly blaze on the island of Maui last week, as records show a history of underfunding and lack of planning that may have contributed to the devastation. Investigations from CNN and The Wall Street Journal found that Hawaii had dismissed wildfires as an event that…
Perseverance Europe As Ukrainians slog through minefields, what they need most is time | View caption Hide caption In the best of circumstances – without the burden of enemy artillery and airstrikes – advancing through minefields is time-consuming for armies. As Ukraine struggles to expel Russia, it hopes not to exhaust its allies’ patience. The…
Moscow has accused Ukraine of carrying out a “terrorist attack” after an airbase on was targeted. Images show thick smoke billowing over , after the Soltsy military airport was hit by explosives this morning. The said the at around 10am local time. “The Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack using a copter-type UAV on…
Firefighters continue to battle three wildfires in Maui that have left at least 53 people dead and the historic town of Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, a smoldering ruin. The death count is “rising,” Maui County Police Chief John Pelletier said at a news conference Thursday afternoon, local time. “It’s going to…
First Look Two drone attacks in Moscow this week. Who is behind them? Moscow is sweeping up after two recent drone strikes. On Sunday and Tuesday, drones shot down by the Russian military blew out part of a floor of windows on a high-rise building and sent glass cascading to the streets below. There were…
KIHEI, Hawaii — Sanford Hill calls his escape from death “dumb luck.” He sits in temporary housing on the other side of Maui from his senior living facility in Lahaina. It was destroyed in the wildfire, and he is struggling to process how he made it — and wondering how many of his neighbors, all…
Drivers in Oregon can now do something that’s been prohibited in their state for more than seven decades — pump their own gas. Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed HB 2426 on Friday, which “authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids,” referring to gasoline, at stations across the state. However, while drivers may be excited to get…