How Maui’s wildfires turned into a historic tragedy

The catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii that have killed at least 36 people in Maui and reduced much of a historic seaside town to ash were fueled by severe drought conditions and fierce, hurricane-strength winds — a confluence of extremes amplified by climate change that experts say quickly turned a bad situation into a worst-case scenario.… Continue reading How Maui’s wildfires turned into a historic tragedy

Two suspects in Montgomery riverfront brawl haven’t turned themselves in, police say

Two of the three suspects facing misdemeanor assault charges after a group of white men attacked a Black dockworker in a brawl on the Montgomery riverfront have yet to turn themselves in to police as of Wednesday morning, a police spokesperson told NBC News. As of 9:50 a.m. local time, the two suspects had not… Continue reading Two suspects in Montgomery riverfront brawl haven’t turned themselves in, police say