Cleanup and recovery continues after a devastating inferno in Maui. Could another indictment be in the cards for Donald Trump? And the football player who inspired the film "The Blind Side" said the family who took him in tricked him to profit at his expense. |
👋 Hello there! Laura Davis here. It's Monday. Time for Monday's news. |
Death, destruction in Lahaina after explosive wildfire |
Maui residents are banding together to help each other through tragedy after an inferno roared through the historic oceanside town of Lahaina, leaving at least 96 people dead. The search for remains continued Monday – and the death toll could double or even triple, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said. The Lahaina fire was one of multiple blazes that began burning Tuesday on Maui, but was "deemed to be out" before it roared back to life, fanned by winds of up to 81 mph, fueling the inferno that ultimately destroyed more than 2,700 structures in Lahaina, Green said. Meanwhile, residents are finding their cleanup complicated by government efforts, prompting locals to create their own aid systems for shelter and other necessities. 👉 Follow our live coverage. | Burned cars and buildings are seen from Honoapiilani Highway that runs through the heart of Lahaina, Hawaii, on Sunday. Sandy Hooper, Sandy Hooper-USA TODAY |
Is Trump testing the judge? |
Despite a warning from the court late last week against "inflammatory statements," former President Donald Trump launched an attack Monday on the judge handling the case charging him with seeking to steal the 2020 election. In a Truth Social post, Trump said U.S. District Judge Tankya Chutkan "obviously wants me behind bars. VERY BIASED & UNFAIR!" Chutkan, who has been assigned the case that accuses Trump of conspiring to steal the 2020 election from President Joe Biden, issued a protective order Friday restricting what Trump can say publicly about the evidence against him. 👉 Here's what we know. |
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A history-making ruling for youth environmental 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. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley found the policy the state uses in evaluating requests for fossil fuel permits – which does not allow agencies to evaluate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions – is unconstitutional. However, it's up to the state legislature to bring the policy into compliance. 👉 How it played out. | Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit Held vs. Montana arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse on June 20 in Helena, Mont. Thom Bridge, AP |
Michael Oher says 'Blind Side' family tricked him into conservatorship |
Michael Oher, the retired pro football player whose life story was the subject of the hit 2009 movie "The Blind Side," petitioned a Tennessee court Monday alleging that the family who took him in never legally adopted him – and only took him in to profit at his expense. The Hollywood version of the story is that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy made Oher, then in the foster system, a member of their family. Oher went on to become a college and NFL star. But the petition filed in probate court alleges that the Tuohys deceived Oher into a legal conservatorship, which they used to secure a royalties deal for themselves and their children for "The Blind Side," while Oher received nothing. 👉 What we know. | Michael Oher, left, throws a block during an NFL preseason game in 2013. Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports | | | | The Education Department planned to adjust how it calculates student loan payments to correct past errors, resulting in about 804,000 people balances erased. | | | | The Rock Island Police Department launched a probe into a suspicious death case at the home on July 26 after they were called for a welfare check. | | | | Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would support a federal abortion ban after three months, but walked back the comments. | | | | Missouri troopers are investigating after 16 people were injured following a boat explosion at Millstone Marina in the Lake of the Ozarks. | | | | I'm a doctor. So is my mom. Her cancer diagnosis showed us a healthcare system falling short for aging boomers and the caregivers who love them. | | | | "The joy of his legacy eases the sorrow of our loss," Clarence Avant's family wrote in a statement announcing the music executive's death. | | | | The pilot, listed as Dan Flier, and the backseater ejected from the jet before the crash. They were taken to the hospital as precaution. | | | | Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco will miss the duration of the Rays' West Coast road trip after being placed on the restricted list on Monday. | | | | The 45-year-old woman was found in a dense cornfield in Deerfield Township, Michigan, authorities said. | | | | A 21-year-old woman died after falling 300 feet at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. A 25-year-old man was critically injured in the fall. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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