Fire contained at Tesla’s car production factory in California
A minor fire on the grounds of the Tesla Inc factory in California on Thursday evening was contained by the Fremont fire department, a Tesla spokesperson told Reuters.
Hurricane Lane menaces Hawaii even though storm has weakened
Hurricane Lane weakened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday but was already lashing Hawaii with high winds and torrential rains, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm.
String of Hawaii disasters gave FEMA head start on Hurricane Lane
Federal emergency managers got an unusual head start preparing for Hurricane Lane, with key personnel and supplies deployed well ahead of the storm in response to a flurry of disaster threats to Hawaii in recent months, officials said on Thursday.
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.
