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Most of West Maui will welcome back visitors next month under a new wildfire emergency proclamation 09/09/2023 04:26pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. Nonessential travel to much of the island's western coastline has been strongly discouraged since devastating wildfires killed at le Rescue begins of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish officials say 09/09/2023 03:26pm • TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams began the arduous process Saturday of extricating an American researcher who became seriously ill while he was 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, officials said. It could take days to bring Mark Dickey to the surface since r Lorton police station and animal shelter set to open this fall 09/09/2023 02:47pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Lorton police station and Fairfax County’s second animal shelter, both under construction since 2021, are expected to open this fall. New data from DC's 911 call center reveals short staffing, slow answering 09/09/2023 12:06pm • Short staffing and longer answer times are plaguing D.C.'s 911 call center, according to newly released data from the Office of Unified Communications — highlighting the struggles of the agency. Of 180 employees to pull from, the 911 operations aim to have 44 employees for day shifts and 37 emp South Africa gets its Rugby World Cup title defense started against Scotland. Chile makes its debut 09/09/2023 08:26am • South Africa gets its title defense started at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. Back in 2019 in Japan, the South Africans used a swarming defense, a solid kicking game and a dominant set-piece to win rugby's biggest prize for a record-tying third time. Now they are aiming to add a more expansive appro How parents can discern between real numbers and anecdotal stories of COVID in classrooms 09/09/2023 04:49am • Kids are back in the classroom — but across the D.C. region, some classrooms are already seeing empty desks due to students with COVID-19. But for all the stories you might hear from parents and teachers, the true numbers are harder to track than they used to be. That's because the dashboard For nearly a quarter century, an AP correspondent watched the Putin era unfold in Russia 09/09/2023 04:22am • NARVA, Estonia (AP) — At the Ivangorod-Narva border crossing, the last glimpse of Russia is of a sprawling fortress and the first sight of Estonia is another fortress on the other bank of a slender river. They’re almost comically close: People with strong arms could have a game of catch between Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese and Russian guests at a parade celebrating North Korea's 75th anniversary 09/09/2023 01:43am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea invited visiting Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a paramilitary parade featuring rocket launchers pulled by trucks and tractors, state media said Saturday, in leader Kim Jong Un’s latest effort to display his ties with Moscow and Beijing in the face Hurricane Lee barrels through open Atlantic waters after becoming season's first Category 5 storm 09/08/2023 11:14pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee charged through warm Atlantic waters Friday night and threatened to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean. It became the season's first Category 5 storm before beginning to weaken. Down to a Category 3 hurricane by late Friday, it was not ex Severe heat and heavy storms hit New England; fallen tree kills camper in Vermont 09/08/2023 08:53pm • BOSTON (AP) — The heat that has gripped much of the nation seeped into New England on Friday, forcing some schools to close or send kids home early while powerful thunderstorms also swept through the region. A Massachusetts man was killed early Friday when a tree fell on him during a storm while h Infrequent inspection of fan blades led to a United jet engine breaking up in 2021, report says 09/08/2023 08:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — An engine on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that was not adequately inspected for signs of cracking, federal investigators said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board said manufacturer Pratt & Whitney did n Missouri constitutional amendment would ban local gun laws, limit minors' access to firearms 09/08/2023 06:57pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Democratic stronghold of St. Louis and other cities in the Republican-leaning state of Missouri would be blocked from cracking down on guns under a newly proposed constitutional amendment. A petition for a November 2024 vote on the proposal, filed this week, also would re EXPLAINER: Challenges from intense summer heat raise questions about Texas power grid's reliability 09/08/2023 06:51pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ power grid has been under tremendous stress during this summer’s sweltering heat, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand. The grid's reliability has been questioned by residents and lawmakers since a deadly winter blackout in 2021 knocked out power t No charges against Maine authorities for death of handcuffed man who was hit in head with flashlight 09/08/2023 06:48pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s attorney general concluded there was no criminal conduct when four law enforcement officers used a stun gun and beat a handcuffed man in the head with a flashlight while facedown on a porch in a death determined to be a homicide. Jeremy Lau, 46, was erratic, violen Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner to remain jailed on child abuse charges 09/08/2023 06:46pm • A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” made her initial court appearance Friday on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her two young children. The proceedings were delayed by abo