(NEW YORK) -- Last year’s devastating wildfires on Maui were the deadliest in modern United States history, claiming over 100 lives.The fires also destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and cultural and historical sites, particularly in and around the town of Lahaina, which was at one time the first capital of…
(NEW YORK) -- The suspected shooter in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump visited a gun club dozens of times in the year leading up to the attack, including on holidays, according to records newly obtained by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, as dramatic body camera footage of the…
(WASHINGTON) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith's office requested a delay Thursday in responding to a scheduling order from the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's federal election subversion case, citing issues related to the Supreme Court's decision that granted presidents immunity from prosecution for certain acts taken while in office.In…
(NEW YORK) -- The islands of Hawaii have been sold to travelers as a dream destination paradise, but the Maui wildfires pulled back the curtain on a complicated history and reality that few tourists see.In August 2023, wildfires on the island left 102 people dead and more than 2,000 properties…
(NEW YORK) -- Three tourists from Germany have been cited after going on a paintball shooting spree that defaced road signs, bathrooms and dumpsters throughout Joshua Tree National Park, officials said.On Sunday, a park ranger who was patrolling the Jumbo Rocks Campground at Joshua Tree National Park noticed “fresh yellow…
(NEW YORK) -- On the southeast coast of O’ahu, a group of visitors from Renton, Washington, has arrived to volunteer with 808 Cleanups, a local organization working to remove invasive species from along the shoreline."I could not come to Hawai'i, to the island of O’ahu, without giving back to the…
(NEW YORK) -- Utah placed a blanket ban on at least 13 books in schools, including works by Sarah J. Maas, Judy Blume, Rupi Kaur, Margaret Atwood and other authors, in what free speech advocates say is the first state book ban.The Utah State Board of Education put together a…
(NEW YORK) -- A new Instagram filter will allow Jackson Hole visitors to interact with nature while keeping a safe distance from wildlife.Every summer season, when school is out and the weather is warm enough to explore preserved land around the country, images circulate of people attempting to get too…
(CHICAGO) -- A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after getting caught in a baggage carousel, officials told ABC News.The woman, who has not yet been publicly identified, was 57, according to the Chicago Police Department.The woman was a member of the public and not a worker…
(LYNCHBURG, Va.) -- A trans woman fired by Liberty University last year is speaking to ABC News about the recently filed lawsuit alleging the university let her go for being transgender.Ellenor Zinski was hired by the university to work at its IT Helpdesk in 2023. According to the complaint, her…
