A new report on the Maui wildfires cites communications breakdowns

Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term...

01/05/2024

As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday. In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" [Read more]

Top companies are on students' divest list. But does it really work?...

01/05/2024

Campus protesters want administrators to sell off investments in companies with ties to Israel. Here's a look at what divestment means — and why universities are saying no. [Read more]

With a deadline looming, countries race for a global agreement to cut plastic waste...

01/05/2024

A United Nations official said negotiators have a "clear path to landing an ambitious deal" on plastic pollution. But environmentalists say the plastic industry is undermining an effective agreement. [Read more]

A freed Israeli hostage waits with hope for her husband, still held by Hamas in Gaza...

01/05/2024

Aviva Siegel, 63, was taken hostage by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, along with her husband Keith. She was released after 51 days, but he was not. On Saturday, Hamas released a video showing Keith alive. [Read more]