As Hurricane Lane’s wind weakens, Hawaii braces for the rains
In the town of Hanalei on Hawaii’s northern most island of Kauai, light rain was falling on Thursday, a foretaste of the torrential downpours expected this weekend as residents, businesses and tourists prepared for Hurricane Lane.
Drenching Hawaii, Hurricane Lane is downgraded to Category 3 storm
Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a Category 3 storm as it lashed Hawaii on Thursday with high winds and torrential rains, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm.
Hurricane Lane now drenching Hawaii downgraded to Category 3 storm
Hurricane Lane, which has brought high winds and torrential rains to Hawaii, was downgraded to a Category 3 storm on Thursday afternoon, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.
Hawaii soaked by rain, flooding as Hurricane Lane churns toward islands
High winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lane lashed Hawaii on Thursday, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as it spun toward the islands, prompting schools and offices to close as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm….
Killer of John Lennon loses parole bid for tenth time
The man who gunned down rock icon John Lennon nearly 38 years ago failed in his tenth try to win freedom from a prison sentence that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life, New York prison authorities said on Thursday.
Progress reported in uniting migrant families separated by U.S.
Lawyers for the U.S. government and families separated by border officials after they entered the United States from Mexico said 37 more children have been freed from federal custody in the last week, as both sides work out means to enable children to …
Missouri opens investigation of clergy sex abuse in St. Louis
Missouri is launching a probe of potential sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, the state attorney general said on Thursday, a week after a report finding widespread clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania.
Iowa college student died of ‘sharp force injuries,’ autopsy finds
An Iowa college student who was killed after she disappeared while jogging last month succumbed to “multiple sharp force injuries,” according to the results of a preliminary autopsy released on Thursday.
U.S. judge says lawsuit over married immigrants’ arrests can proceed
A lawsuit attempting to block the Trump administration from arresting illegal immigrants seeking to legalize their status based on their marriages to U.S. citizens can move forward, a federal judge in Boston ruled on Thursday.
Man sentenced to eight years for Charlottesville beating
A white supremacist convicted of being part of a group of men that beat a black man in a Virginia parking garage during a “Unite the Right” rally last year in Charlottesville was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in prison, local media reported.
