LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where his house once stood is a symbol of some of the progress being made toward rebuilding after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than century destroyed thousands of homes and killed 102 people in Lahaina.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative- majority court again soon.
Responded to a 911 call of vandalism in the 500 block of Elm St., Custer City.
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people – sick and injured children plus their companions – have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down.
NEW YORK (AP) — When Alessandra Ferri, one of the most celebrated dramatic ballerinas of this or any time, takes the stage today at the Metropolitan Opera House to channel Virginia Woolf, logic dictates it will be her last dance appearance.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fastgrowing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.


