Day: August 29, 2023

Maui police union chair: County, department ‘failed’ as officers’ homes burned down during rescues

9:08 pm August 29, 2023

Some Maui police officers who battled the bitter inferno that began early August were evacuating families without proper equipment even while their own homes were reduced to ashes, according to Lt. Nick Krau, chair of State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOP). “We have a total of nine police officers who lost their homes […]

Critical fire weather conditions threaten northern California, power cuts possible

9:04 pm August 29, 2023

Critical fire weather conditions were expected to develop in the interior of Northern California, forecasters said Tuesday, and a utility announced possible power cuts to parts of eight counties to prevent ignitions if wires are downed or damaged. Red flag warnings for fire danger were to take effect from 11 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday evening […]

Top EU official to nominate Dutch foreign minister for climate czar post

8:17 pm August 29, 2023

The EU’s top official said Tuesday she would nominate the foreign minister of the Netherlands as the commissioner in charge of climate action to fill the void left by the departure of Frans Timmermans, who resigned last week to run in the Dutch general election. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen interviewed Wopke Hoekstra, […]

Guatemalan President Giammattei calls for peaceful transition of power to leftist successor

8:15 pm August 29, 2023

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei called Tuesday for a democratic transition of power to anti-corruption campaigner and president-elect Bernardo Arévalo and his Seed Movement party, which have faced waves legal attacks in attempts to invalidate his rise to power. The president’s statement came after a night of political chaos in the Central American nation following one […]

Former CIA employee’s conviction confirmed after largest theft of top-secret information in agency’s history

8:14 pm August 29, 2023

A U.S. judge on Tuesday threw out an obstruction charge but mostly upheld the conviction of a former Central Intelligence Agency software engineer for carrying out the largest theft of classified information in the agency’s history. Joshua Schulte, 34, was convicted in July 2022 on four counts each of espionage and computer hacking and one […]