Lava tours stir mixed feelings around erupting Kilauea
Shane Turpin has for years taken tourists on boat rides to see lava oozing lazily down Kilauea’s slopes and into the Pacific Ocean several miles away.
U.S. must convince judge it has reunited migrants under five
The U.S. government must convince a judge on Thursday that it has complied with a court order for reuniting the youngest migrant children who were separated from their parents by U.S. officials after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
Adult film star Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio strip club ‘setup’: lawyer
U.S. adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump in 2006, was arrested in a strip club on Wednesday in what her lawyer said was a setup.
Hurricane Chris to become post-tropical cyclone by Thursday: NHC
Hurricane Chris, moving north-eastward toward Newfoundland, is likely to become a post-tropical cyclone by Thursday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
All migrant kids under five to be back with parents by Thursday: U.S. official
All migrant children under age 5 who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border will have been reunited with their parents by early Thursday morning if they were eligible, a Trump administration official said in a statement on Wednesday.
All children under five will be reunified with parents by Thursday: U.S. official
All migrant children under age 5 who are eligible will be reunified with their parents by early on Thursday morning, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday.
U.S. rights group in dark about government compliance with immigration order
The U.S. rights group that won a court order to force officials to reunite parents who had been separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border said on Wednesday it was still unclear if the government had fully met the first deadline.
Electric cattle fence blamed for massive California wildfire
A mammoth wildfire that has blackened more than 140 square miles and destroyed at least 20 structures in two Northern California counties was ignited by an improperly installed electric livestock fence, fire managers said on Wednesday.
NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report says
(This July 11 story in the final paragraph corrects the time period of launches, how far in advance seats are booked on Soyuz spacecraft and the number of launchpads in Kazakhstan.)
Justice Department announces task force to deter fraud, avoid ‘piling on’
U.S. Justice Department officials on Wednesday announced the establishment of an anti-fraud task force intended to deter fraud and coordinate investigations to avoid “piling on,” where multiple agencies probe the same alleged misconduct.
