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A family, a beloved sister, 2 senior housing residents. These are some of the lives lost in Maui 08/18/2023 07:02pm • Wildfires devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii last week, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation, decimating a historic town. While many still wait in agony for news on whether their friends and family are safe, more than 100 people have been pronounced dead — making it the deadliest U.S. wi Prosecutor urges life sentence for Michigan shooter who killed 4 students 08/18/2023 06:17pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged a judge Friday to impose a life sentence on the teenager who killed four students at his Michigan school, arguing that his methodical planning and “appetite for violence” should keep him locked up forever. “He only stopped because there was no one lef Chess official calls for more research as decision to block transgender women from events draws fire 08/18/2023 05:52pm • GENEVA (AP) — A top global chess official Friday called for more research into whether factors such as hormone levels and physical endurance might have an impact on players' abilities at the male-dominated game. Her comments came after the world chess federation was heavily criticized for its deci American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money 08/18/2023 05:32pm • DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is suing a travel website that sells tickets that let people save money by exploiting a quirk in airline pricing. American sued Skiplagged Inc. in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, this week, accusing the website of deception. It threatened to cancel every ticket Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases 08/18/2023 04:35pm • A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a petty offense in the Capitol riot — a ruling that could impact dozens of low-level cases in the massive Jan. 6, 2021 prosecution. The appeals court in Washington said James Little was wrongly Maryland reports malaria case in DC region not tied to travel — first in over 40 years 08/18/2023 04:06pm • Maryland health officials have reported a case of locally acquired malaria in a resident who lives in the D.C. area, who was hospitalized with the mosquito-borne illness and is now recovering. The person did not recently travel outside the U.S. or to another state reporting any locally acquired m German archbishop 'disappointed' by diocese employees' attempts to access porn 08/18/2023 03:33pm • BERLIN (AP) — The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany's most important Catholic dioceses, expressed disappointment Friday that employees used work computers to try to access pornographic websites. The statement from Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki came after the city's Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger newspa Rick Jeanneret's legacy as the voice of the Sabres will continue on following his death at 81 08/18/2023 03:03pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Though Rick Jeanneret’s booming, youthful voice has gone silent, his memory will remain cherished by generations of fans and NHL players who heard him call Buffalo Sabres games over a 51-year career. Messages of condolence paying tribute to the broadcaster affectionally nick The FAA orders quick inspections of some Pratt & Whitney turbofan engines on Airbus jets 08/18/2023 02:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators are requiring immediate inspections and possible repairs to Pratt & Whitney engines on some Airbus passenger jets because of a manufacturing problem that could cause parts to wear out sooner than expected. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it wil Richardson, Fields garner the spotlight as Bears and Colts practice together before preseason game 08/18/2023 01:11pm • WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Anthony Richardson wants his Indianapolis Colts home debut to be as impressive as his last performance at Lucas Oil Stadium. Justin Fields will have a front row view — from the Bears sideline. Even though Chicago coach Matt Eberflus has announced Fields won't play and Colt Poland's divisive commission on Russian influence postponed, ruling party member says 08/18/2023 12:09pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's controversial commission for examining Russian influence in Poland that is seen as targeting the opposition ahead of Oct. 15 parliamentary elections will not be formed before that vote, a prominent member of the ruling party said Friday. The European Union and Polan NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 08/18/2023 12:06pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No, Georgia officials didn’t err in releasing T Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting 08/18/2023 11:14am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-dominant Legislature will return to the state Capitol on Monday months after a deadly school shooting, equipped with a long list of proposals about mental health, school resources, tougher penalties for violent criminals and more. Almost certainly missing fr Steelers WR Calvin Austin is making up for lost time after missing his rookie season to injury 08/18/2023 10:40am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The ball settled into Calvin Austin's hands with nothing but green grass in front of him. As he raced down the sideline toward the end zone, all of the doubts, all of the pain, all of the worry vanished. His feet are still fast. The speed that made the Steelers take him in the fo Two Virginia school districts release lists of 'sexually explicit' library books 08/18/2023 10:28am • Responding to a controversial new state law, two Virginia area school systems have released lists of books containing "sexually explicit" material as defined by state law. The book lists are required so that parents can look at the lists and opt their kids out from reading the books or even check