A bus caught fire on Wednesday on a busy road in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires. (Aug. 17)
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Entire city forced to evacuate as Canada’s wildfires get worse; US will see smoky air again
Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate by land and sky as a wildfire closes in on Yellowknife.
‘Literal hell on wheels:’ Ohio teen faces life in ‘intentional’ crash that killed 2
Mackenzie Shirilla has been found guilty of murder in a July 2022 crash that killed her boyfriend and a friend in northeastern Ohio.
Maui authorities defend not using sirens to warn residents of deadly wildfires
Authorities in Maui defended not using sirens to warn residents of deadly wildfires, saying they would have caused residents to ‘go into the fire.’
Police investigate quadruple homicide involving 3 children in Oklahoma City, shooter dead
Oklahoma City police said officers responded to a shooting about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and found five victims, including three children.
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Family of 4. Beloved sister. Uncle whose ‘smile stood out’: Some of the lives lost in Maui wildfires
As authorities identified the first victims of the deadly Maui wildfires, family, and friends shared the stories of their loved ones.
Family of 4. Beloved sister. Uncle whose ‘smile stood out’: Some of the lives lost in Maui wildfires
As authorities identified the first victims of the deadly Maui wildfires, family, and friends shared the stories of their loved ones.
Inmates at Northern California women’s prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
The lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons alleges that staff at the Dublin facility didn’t do enough to prevent sexual abuse going back to the 1990s.
Blind veterans beat challenges at Ukraine rehab camp
On a bustling street in Rivne, a western Ukrainian city, former Ukrainian soldier Denys Abdulin took his first steps independently since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting Russian troops. (AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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