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Immigrant workers��� lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire 08/21/2023 11:52pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when the fire advanced with stunning speed right up to his fence. He rushed to save valuables from a safe inside his house but realized he didn't have time and fled, his face blackened with soot. Days after fleeing in his picku Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election 08/21/2023 09:30pm • Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. ���Can you believe it? I���ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,��� Tru Tips to Successfully Semi-Retire 08/21/2023 08:00pm • Semi-retiring can mean a variety of things, depending on your financial situation, lifestyle and other factors. You might cut back on your current work hours, or perhaps you decide to retire and then start a part-time job. Keeping one foot in the working world has its benefits, experts say. "Semi-re As college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players and staff from gambling 08/21/2023 07:23pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� North Carolina junior tight end John Copenhaver gets a group text message from his university pointing out the latest betting scandal or reminding him of the importance of not violating rules against betting on sports. ���It���s being put in our heads every single day," he said. S Angry reaction after Spanish soccer leader kissed a Women���s World Cup star on the mouth 08/21/2023 06:38pm • MADRID (AP) ��� The leader of Spain���s soccer federation marred the country���s Women���s World Cup victory after kissing a player on the lips during the medal ceremony, drawing criticism for inappropriate conduct in a sport that has struggled to overcome sexism. The Spanish government and the worl Rights group says Saudi Arabian border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants 08/21/2023 04:08am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday. The rights Progressive Ar��valo is 'virtual winner' of Guatemala election after corruption angered voters 08/21/2023 12:27am • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ��� Outsider Bernardo Ar��valo appeared to be the ���virtual winner��� of Sunday's election to be Guatemala���s next president after voters angry at widespread corruption and leaders��� failure to tackle it made a decisive choice for change. A potential victory by the progressive Egyptian journalist briefly detained following mysterious plane coverage, his employer says 08/20/2023 08:35pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Egyptian authorities briefly detained a journalist working for a fact-checking platform following its coverage of a plane that was seized in Zambia along with its cargo after making a stop in Cairo, the outlet said Sunday. Security forces arrested Karim Asaad early Saturday from his h I Have to Pay Taxes on That? 08/20/2023 08:00pm • Taxes are part of life, so you're probably used to paying them, regardless of how painful it can be. A 2023 Gallup poll found that 60% of Americans think their income taxes are too high. Some unpleasant surprises, however, could be coming your way and you may owe more than you expect. Here are seven England's Lionesses heralded as 'game changers' back home despite loss to Spain in World Cup final 08/20/2023 11:28am • LONDON (AP) ��� The wait for a World Cup title goes on for England, but the Lionesses were still heralded as game changers back home after their loss to Spain in Sunday's final in Sydney. King Charles III, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a host of other politicians, royals and celebrities were quick Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a 'warning' after a top island official went to US 08/19/2023 10:17pm • BEIJING (AP) ��� The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a ���stern warning��� over what it called collusion between ���separatists and foreign forces,��� its defense ministry said, days after the island's vice president stopped over in the United States. Taiwanese Vice Pr What would Maryland do if there was a natural disaster? 08/19/2023 08:30pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters�����free email subscription today. Even on a pleasant, breezy, partly sunny day in Ocean City, with the waters of Assawoman Bay lapping gently against the pedestrian promenad Officials commemorate 20th anniversary of deadly attack on UN headquarters in Iraq 08/19/2023 01:47pm • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� Iraqi and United Nations officials on Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad. The Aug. 19, 2003, truck bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, which housed the U.N. headquarters in Iraq at the time, killed 22 U.N. staff includ One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon 08/19/2023 10:22am • CAIRO (AP) ��� One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak walked free from prison Saturday following a presidential pardon after spending nearly 10 years behind bars. Authorities released prominent activist Ahmed Douma from a prison complex ou 'Fight or flight instincts kicked in': Montgomery Mall evacuated for bomb threat, determined false 08/18/2023 10:56pm • The Westfield Montgomery Mall in Maryland was evacuated Friday night for a reported bomb threat before the threat was later determined to be "not valid" by Montgomery County Police. Police posted on social media that the mall was being evacuated as a precaution at 8:12 p.m. Sammi Silber, a rep