Rick Bowmer / AP Report: The Maui Residents Who Ignored Official Instructions Are the Ones Who Survived A new report has thrown Hawaiian leadership under the microscope -- again -- following the deadly Maui wildfires. By Bryan Chai August 23, 2023
@KhalifKairo / X screen shot Chief of Russia's Wagner Group Reportedly Killed in Private Jet Crash North of Moscow Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing emergency officials, that eight bodies were found at the site of the crash. By The Associated Press August 23, 2023
@DougBurgum / Twitter screen shot GOP Candidate's Debate Participation in Question After Last-Minute Injury Former President Donald Trump will skip the debate and instead sit down for an interview with Tucker Carlson. By Johnathan Jones August 23, 2023
Seth Wenig / AP Rudy Giuliani Surrenders to Fulton County DA, Has Ominous Warning for American People Ironically, one of Giuliani’s 13 charges was an alleged violation of the state’s RICO law – which he used to take down the mob. By Johnathan Jones August 23, 2023
KRQE-TV / YouTube screen shot; inset:Palm Beach Sheriff's Office/ AP Jeffrey Epstein's Infamous Lair Finally Gets Buyer After 2 Years on the Market A property owned by one of the most infamous public figures in America has finally changed hands after years on the market. By Richard Moorhead August 23, 2023
@Chief_Chacon / /Twitter screen shot Police Chief Retires as Crime Spirals Out of Control, Department Faces Staffing Shortages The Austin City Council voted to slash roughly one-third of the department’s funding as the “Defund the Police” movement spread nationwide. By Johnathan Jones August 23, 2023
Oliver Anthony Music / Youtube screen shot New Oliver Anthony Song Goes Viral Overnight - And It Ends with a Fitting Bible Verse Country music singer Oliver Anthony has released an anthem to a better day and a simpler time that has already hit 1 million views. By Jack Davis August 23, 2023
Jae C. Hong / AP Photo Maui Residents Attempt to Fend Off Land Grab as Outsiders Swoop in 'Like ... Vultures Preying on Us' "Fear of predatory land grabbers coming in is legitimate because it’s already happening, it’s been happening for generations now." By George C. Upper III August 23, 2023
Jae C. Hong / AP The List of Missing Maui Residents Has Grown Substantially in the Last 2 Days A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the number of people missing on Maui two weeks after wildfires caused vast damage to the island. By Jack Davis August 23, 2023
Artie Walker Jr. / AP; Jacquelyn Martin / AP Biden DOJ Thrilled After Key Trump Witness Changes His Testimony Upon Hiring a Federal Defender The witness spoke to an attorney at the federal defender's office in D.C. after conflict-of-interest questions were raised about his lawyer. By George C. Upper III August 23, 2023