People step up to help pregnant, postpartum moms amid Maui wildfire devastation

Courtesy of Aubrey Vailoces (NEW YORK) — Aubrey Vailoces, a mom of three, was breastfeeding her 10-month-old daughter in her Maui home last week when she said alarms started going off and she saw her entire neighborhood
Two new lawsuits seek accountability in Buffalo mass shooting

Courtesy of Wayne Jones (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Two new civil lawsuits were filed Wednesday on behalf of loved ones of those killed and more than a dozen grocery store employees and customers who survived the 2022 racially
Family of two children allegedly assaulted at NC pool files a federal lawsuit

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The family of two Black children who were allegedly assaulted at a pool by an apartment complex manager in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 2 filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against
Clayton Echard talks new show 'Pickleball Paddle Battle', shares advice for the 'Golden Bachelor'

John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images As one of the fastest growing sports, Pickleball is taking over the United States — and soon our televisions. The beloved sport is now the premise of the new reality show called Pickleball
Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction

The Ocean Cleanup (NEW YORK) — Ocean cleanup crews have fished out the most trash ever taken from one of the largest garbage patches in the world. The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit environmental engineering organization, saw its largest
Appeals court wants limits on abortion pill access, sending case to Supreme Court

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — The abortion drug mifepristone should be more tightly regulated than it is now, with limits on the drug at seven weeks of gestation and requirements that patients obtain the pill in person
Blinken speaks to Paul Whelan, American wrongfully detained by Moscow, sources confirm

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke over the phone with Paul Whelan, a wrongfully imprisoned American citizen who has been jailed by Moscow since 2018, according to sources familiar with the call. A
6th victim dies in Pennsylvania house explosion: Officials

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (PLUM, Pa.) — A sixth person has died days after a house exploded in Pennsylvania, officials said. Paul Oravitz, 56, died earlier Wednesday at a local hospital, Plum Borough officials and the Allegheny County Office
Rival GOP campaigns throw their hands up at Trump indictment

Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Normally, four-time indicted politicians would have their presidential ambitions dashed, not boosted. But former President Donald Trump is no traditional politician — and rival campaigns are making their peace with
Democrats celebrate 1-year anniversary of signature legislation, and more trail takeaways

Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats took a victory lap Wednesday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act into law, the legislation they hope will help propel them to victory