Now, here we go with Friday's news. |
Entire city forced to evacuate as Canada's wildfires get worse |
"Unprecedented" wildfires closing in on the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories prompted citywide evacuations by land and sky Thursday, officials said. Authorities instructed residents of the highest-risk areas of Yellowknife to evacuate immediately, while others had until Friday afternoon to leave the city of about 20,000 people. Canada has been plagued by the worst wildfire season on record. The effects will be felt in the U.S., too: An air quality alert was issued across the entire state of Wisconsin, and central and northeastern Minnesota, from Thursday morning through Monday. Read more | People without vehicles lineup to register for a flight to Calgary, Alberta in Yellowknife on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Bill Braden/The Canadian Press via AP |
Maui emergency chief resigns after criticism for deadly wildfire response |
Maui's top emergency management official resigned Thursday, a day after he defended his decision not to sound warning sirens as wildfires tore through the island, killing more than 100 people and leading to harsh criticism of his actions. |
When the wildfires broke out on Aug. 8, residents said they were given little to no time to evacuate as none of the island's warning sirens, among the world's largest outdoor siren warning systems, sounded off. |
| • | Herman Andaya, the embattled administrator of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, said he decided not to sound the sirens, fearing residents would have fled inland, toward the flames. | | • | An independent investigation by the state's attorney general will investigate the state's response to the deadly wildfires in a review likely to take months. | | • | Meanwhile Hawaii Gov. Josh Green doubled down on his vow to protect residents from predatory land grabs, urging outsiders not to make offers for burned-out homes. |
| In this image taken from video, Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya speaks during a news conference in Wailuku, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Mike Householder, AP |
At Camp David, Biden to nudge Japan and South Korea toward unity |
President Joe Biden is set to welcome the leaders of Japan and South Korea for the first summit of his presidency at the Camp David presidential retreat. Biden's meeting on Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida comes as the United States aims to further tighten security and economic cooperation between the two countries. Historically frosty relations between South Korea and Japan have rapidly thawed over the last year because of Seoul and Tokyo's shared concerns about China. Read more |
Names, pictures, addresses of Georgia grand jurors circulate online after panel indicted Trump |
Names, pictures and even home addresses of Georgia grand jurors who indicted Donald Trump are circulating online as authorities are rushing to identify the origin of any credible threats against jurors. In one instance, an anonymous user called the list of jurors' names "a hit list," according to the group Media Matters for America. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office issued a statement saying it was working with local and federal authorities to identify the origin of threats against jurors. In contrast to anonymous federal grand jurors, Georgia includes the names of grand jurors with no other personal identifying information in its indictments. Read more | Fulton County Sheriff deputies secure the entrance outside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Aug. 16, 2023. John David Mercer, USA TODAY |
Middle-aged US adults binge drinking, using marijuana at record levels |
Binge drinking, vaping, marijuana use, and hallucinogen consumption reached an all-time high among U.S. adults in 2022, showing a significant upward trajectory in substance use in recent years, according to a study released Thursday. New research from the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel revealed that middle-aged adults, between the ages of 35 and 50, in the United States are using marijuana and hallucinogens at record levels. Binge drinking had also spiked to the "highest prevalence... ever recorded for this age group," according to the panel study. Read more |
Photo of the day: Rory McIlroy highlights first round at 2023 BMW Championship |
Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman share the lead at the BMW Championship at rain-soaked Olympia Fields, Illinois. McIlroy is using that to his advantage. The greens were so soft from a two-hour rain delay in the morning that McIlroy realized trying to get at pins was easier coming from the rough, because the ball wouldn't have as much spin. Read more | Aug 17, 2023; Olympia Fields, Illinois, USA; Rory McIlroy hits out of the rough on the ninth fairway during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Jamie Sabau, Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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