Watch live: Biden visits Maui to meet wildfire survivors
Watch live as Joe Biden visits Maui to meet with wildfire survivors on Monday, 21 August, almost two weeks after blazes devastated Hawaii.
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Palm Springs left completely cut off from rest of state by Tropical Storm Hilary flooding: ‘We’re stuck’
California Governor Newsom said the state experienced ‘the most significant rainfall over a 60-minute period any time in the history of Palm Springs’
Ecuadorans vote to stop oil drilling in Amazon reserve
Ecuadorans have chosen to stop drilling for oil in an Amazon reserve, according to the results Monday of a referendum hailed as a historic example of climate democracy.
Maui mother holds 15th memorial birthday party for son who died in wildfires
More than 800 people are still missing in Maui as people try to track down their unaccounted for loved ones
Greece hosts meeting of several Balkan leaders; reports that Ukraine’s Zelenskyy will also attend
The leaders of several Balkan countries are gathering in the Greek capital of Athens along with top European Union officials to discuss the region’s European future
Trump confirms he will not attend GOP debate even as his own kids take part
Mr Trump has often mused about skipping the debates, citing his overwhelming lead among the Republican primary voters
Seven pedestrians injured as car ploughs into crowd in Midtown Manhattan
A 29-year-old woman, who has not been named, went on a car crash rampage across New York City on Sunday, according to the NYPD
When people ripped her store’s Pride flag, Laura Carleton hung up another. This time it ended with her murder
Hollywood stars and LGBT+ community members have condemned Laura Carleton’s horrific senseless killing – while warning it’s a sign of the anti-LGBT+ sentiment and hate spreading across the US. Faiza Saqib reports
Michigan newborn twins found safe hours after hospital kidnapping by hooded women
Chilling surveillance footage shows the two kidnapping suspects with their faces hidden by hoods
First locally acquired case of malaria reported in Maryland after 40 years
There have been more than 2,000 cases reported annually of the mosquito-borne disease in the United Stated