'Slap in the face': West Maui set to reopen for tourism, with outrage from residents

Tamir Kalifa for The Washington Post via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — West Maui, an area devastated by wildfires that ravaged the historic town of Lahaina less than two months ago, is set to reopen for visitors on
Weekly COVID hospitalizations reach 20,000 for 1st time since March but new vaccine could help: Experts

Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to climb in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the week ending Sept. 9, hospitalizations increased 7.7%
Body cam footage released after high school band director shocked with stun gun, arrested

Birmingham Police Department (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Police have released body camera footage involving the arrest of an Alabama high school band director who was shocked with a stun gun after officers say he refused to comply with orders
New details in F-35 'mishap' as mystery remains about how jet was lost

Lukas Kabon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The debris field found outside Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday is confirmed to be the remains of an F-35 that went missing on Sunday after a reported “mishap” or
'John Wick' series producer says he'd “be shocked” if Keanu Reeves doesn't suit up for another movie

Lionsgate The events of John Wick: Chapter 4 led audiences to believe that Keanu Reeves‘ titular hitman was literally dead and buried, but if the movies have taught us anything, Baba Yaga is pretty hard to kill. Producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee helped turn the unknown
Speaker McCarthy plans to confront Zelenskyy on Ukraine funding

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The political clash on Capitol Hill over Ukraine aid will be front and center when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with lawmakers in Washington later this week. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,
Missing kayaker faked his own death ahead of court date: Sheriff

St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office (HAHNVILLE, La.) — A missing kayaker from Louisiana has been arrested for faking his own death by drowning in an apparent bid to dodge rape charges, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s
The cast of 'The Color Purple' previews the film's “bold new take” in new featurette

Warner Bros. Pictures In the new Warner Brothers teaser for the upcoming musical drama The Color Purple, Oprah Winfrey, Jon Batiste and other cast and crew share their experience filming the beloved project. Winfrey, star of the original 1985 film and producer of the 2023
'Queen Charlotte' star Arsema Thomas says advocating for the underrepresented is her life's mission

Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Arsema Thomas‘ role as young Lady Danbury in the Bridgerton spinoff, Queen Charlotte, came as relatively unexpected for the star, who had initially planned a career in public health. Although she changed course to
Men targeted by Iranian regime as women protest for equal rights

KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — When she hopped on a taxi in Tehran this past summer, Raha was not wearing a headscarf. Her open challenge to the mandatory hijab rule in place in Iran for the last 40