YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | | | | A Georgia grand jury indicts Trump. | | | |
A Georgia grand jury indicted 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump and several allies on conspiracy charges of trying to steal Georgia's electoral votes from President Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Also in the news: Officials said the blaze that overtook Lahaina was thought to be extinguished before it returned to raze the Maui town, and the Jonas Brothers are back for The Tour. | | | | The eNewspaper is now available in the breaking news app. | | | | | |
Now, here we go with Tuesday's news. |
Donald Trump and others indicted by Georgia grand jury |
The fourth indictment to face former President Donald Trump brings 41 charges against 19 defendants, and accuses Trump and allies of a coordinated plan to have state officials essentially spike Joe Biden's victory and award the state to Trump. |
Now Trump and the others named in the 98-page indictment have until noon on Friday, Aug. 25, to voluntarily surrender. |
| • | Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched her investigation of Trump in February 2021. Willis said Trump had opportunities to legally challenge the election's results, but chose instead to pursue a criminal scheme that was counter to Georgia's process she called "essential to the functioning of our Democracy." | | • | The legal case revolves mostly around the state's RICO statute, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which penalizes activities of individuals engaging in organized crime. | | • | The Trump campaign condemned the charges as politically motivated. "Call it election interference or election manipulation," said a campaign statement. |
| Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on August 14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe Raedle, Getty Images |
Hawaii governor says Maui fire death toll could double or triple |
The death toll from the Lahaina fire could double or even triple from the current total of 99, according to Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, adding to what is already the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Officials have confirmed 99 deaths in the blaze so far and indicated the number of fatalities is likely to increase. The likely source of the inferno that destroyed the historic Lahaina town may have been that a blaze authorities "deemed to be out" roared to back to life, Green said in a video posted on social media. He said a comprehensive review will be conducted in the wake of frustrations that sirens and other warnings did not reach or alert residents to the fires. Read more | Workers move body bags into refrigerated storage containers adjacent to the Maui Police Forensic Facility where human remains are stored in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii on August 14, 2023. PATRICK T. FALLON, AFP via Getty Images |
In first-of-its-kind Montana climate trial, judge rules for youth activists |
A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate. The ruling in the first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change. Attorneys for the 16 plaintiffs, ranging in age from 5 to 22, presented evidence during the two-week trial in June that increasing carbon dioxide emissions are harming the young people's physical and mental health, according to experts brought in by the plaintiffs. Read more | Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse, on June 20, 2023, in Helena, Montana, for the final day of the trial. Thom Bridge, AP |
Student loan debt forgiveness begins for 800,000 borrowers |
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from two conservative groups seeking to block student loan forgiveness for more than 800,000 borrowers. Judge Thomas L. Ludington dismissed conservative groups' case that argued the federal government lacks the authority to forgive the debt and was working on an accelerated schedule "to evade judicial review." Ludington rejected a request that the forgiveness be temporarily blocked and said the groups did not show that they would be harmed by the plan. Soon after the judge's order was posted Monday, the Education Department said loan forgiveness for the borrowers in question had begun and will affect people in every state. Read more |
This Supreme Court case could change how disabled Americans book hotel rooms |
Millions of Americans living with a disability rely on hotels to make note of accommodations like ramps and roll-in showers on their reservation websites, disclosures that are required by a 2010 federal regulation. Advocates fear a Supreme Court case this year could undermine the requirement, making it harder to punish hoteliers who defy or overlook it. At issue for the Supreme Court is whether self-styled "testers" who scrutinize hotel booking websites for a lack of information about accommodations may sue those hotels in federal court – even if they have no intention of ever staying there. Read more |
Photo of the day: Jonas Brothers are back for The Tour |
The Jonas Brothers are on the road again for their The Tour, kicking off with the first of two consecutive, sold-out hometown shows at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The New Jersey natives are chronicling five of their studio albums as the marathon beginning to their tour, supporting their latest LP, "The Album." Read more | The Jonas Brothers perform on stage during The Tour opening night at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 12, 2023, in New York City. Kevin Mazur, Getty Images for Live Nation |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | | |
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