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Myrna Ah Hee reacts as she waits in front of an evacuation center at the War Memorial Gymnasium, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Wailuku, Hawaii. The Ah Hees were there because they were looking for her husband's brother.

Hawaii faces its 'greatest emergency in decades' from Maui fires, governor says

Gov. Josh Green warns that the death toll, currently at 53, will continue to rise.

Ohio voters defeated Issue 1 in a special election with higher than expected turnout for an August election day.

Ohio voters reject measure that would have made it harder to change constitution

Ohio votes down Issue 1, rejecting conservative lawmakers' attempt to change the constitutional amendment process ahead of a vote on reproductive rights this November.

Construction at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.

Construction at the Oregon Capitol is almost $100 million over budget. No one mentioned it to the public

Lawmakers approved major new spending on an ongoing Capitol renovation this year without once mentioning the cost escalations.

Willamette Falls is located within the ancestral homelands of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The tribe has some site-specific rights to fish at the falls.

Last of western Oregon tribes reach agreement to hunt, fish on ancestral lands without state permit

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde can now hunt and fish on tribal licenses in a greater area of their historic homelands

A copy of the book "And Tango Makes Three" is photographed on a bookstore shelf in Chicago in 2006. Months after access to the popular children's book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.

Sodas like Poppi and Olipop have added prebiotic ingredients intended to help nourish your gut bacteria.

Prebiotic sodas promise to boost your gut health. Here's what to eat instead

You don't have to shell out for fancy sodas. It's easy to fill your plate with fiber, a dietary hero that feeds your gut microbes and prevents disease.

A portion of Grand Canyon National Park and the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations

The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area

Jamie Lee Curtis' graphic novel shows how 'We're blowing it with Mother Nature'

This project was motivated by the climate crisis: "We are heading into a very, very dangerous place," Curtis says. The story explores the environmental decisions one generation makes for the next.

Tory Lanez at his trial for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in Dec. 2022. Lanez was found guilty of all three felony charges.

Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for Megan Thee Stallion shooting

The rapper was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020 as they left a party in Los Angeles. Prosecutors argued that Tory Lanez had tried to turn public opinion against the victim.

The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years.

Utility group calls for changes to proposed EPA climate rules

Utilities argue proposed EPA power plant rules are too strict, while environmental groups say they should reduce climate pollution even more.

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