Tags: United States

10 things you need to know today: August 12, 2023

1 At least 80 dead in Maui wildfire as search for survivors continues The death toll from the devastating wildfire in Maui, Hawaii, reached 80 on Friday, officials said, as rescue workers continued to search for survivors in the decimated town of Lahaina. Police were restricting access throughout the island, and access to Lahaina remained heavily…

10 things you need to know today: August 6, 2023

1 Shelling kills at least 3 across Ukraine during overnight airstrikes Overnight shelling throughout Ukraine killed at least three people on Sunday, officials said. Two of these people were killed and four more injured following a Russian airstrike in the Kharkiv region. One of the attacks, via a Russian-led guided bomb, had landed on a…

10 things you need to know today: August 5, 2023

1 Judge rules Texas’ abortion ban must allow medical exceptions A Texas judge on Friday ruled that the state’s abortion ban was too restrictive against women with complex pregnancies, issuing a temporary injunction to allow certain medical exemptions for abortions. State District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum outlined these medical exemptions as a pregnancy that presents a risk…

10 things you need to know today: August 13, 2023

1 Maui blaze becomes deadliest wildfire in a century as death toll rises to 93 At least 93 people have died from the wildfire that struck the island of Maui, Hawaii, making it the deadliest wildfire in modern American history. The fatalities were confirmed Saturday evening in a news release from Maui County, which added…

10 things you need to know today: August 19, 2023

1 Hurricane Hilary bringing unprecedented storm warnings to Southwest Hurricane Hilary is likely to bring heavy rainfall and flooding to the Southwest United States and parts of Mexico this weekend, as the region prepares for a rare tropical storm to make landfall. Hilary will likely still be a hurricane when it reaches the Baja California…

10 things you need to know today: July 30, 2023

1 Federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against CNN A federal judge on Friday dismissed a $475 million lawsuit against CNN from former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit claimed that the network had defamed the former president by referring to his false claims about the 2020 presidential election as a “big lie,” which Trump alleged created…

10 things you need to know today: August 12, 2023

1 At least 80 dead in Maui wildfire as search for survivors continues The death toll from the devastating wildfire in Maui, Hawaii, reached 80 on Friday, officials said, as rescue workers continued to search for survivors in the decimated town of Lahaina. Police were restricting access throughout the island, and access to Lahaina remained heavily…

10 things you need to know today: July 29, 2023

1 Congress breaks for August recess without path to avoid shutdown Lawmakers left Congress for their August recess at the end of this week without a clear path forward to avoid a looming government shutdown. Both the House and Senate had entered recess by Saturday, and are not due back in the nation’s Capitol until…

Tanya Chutkan, the hardline judge overseeing Trump’s election case

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted — again. This time, he is facing federal charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which eventually boiled over into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.  While Trump’s prior federal case, related to his alleged mishandling of classified…

10 things you need to know today: August 6, 2023

1 Shelling kills at least 3 across Ukraine during overnight airstrikes Overnight shelling throughout Ukraine killed at least three people on Sunday, officials said. Two of these people were killed and four more injured following a Russian airstrike in the Kharkiv region. One of the attacks, via a Russian-led guided bomb, had landed on a…