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Flooding hits parts of Oahu, but tropical storm warning ends
Maui fire rescue crews airlifted an 11-year-old Paukukalo boy and his father to safety from the Wailuku River on Saturday afternoon, according to Fire Services Chief Edward Taomoto. A tropical storm warning remains up for all of Hawaii's islands along with a flood warning; up to 5 inches of rain is expected in the coming two days.
Calgary aircraft arrive in Antarctica for patient rescue
Unpredictable weather, howling winds and darkness will all be obstacles for the eight-seat, twin-propeller plane as it aims for the 48-member Amundsen-Scott station. That person has a different medical condition that was being managed at the station and would normally have continued to be treated there, Falkner says.
Spieth leaning toward Rio Olympics despite Zika fears
On Tuesday, we got our first look at what the medals for the Rio Olympic Games will be looking like. "The risks are no different for people going to the Olympics than for other areas where there are outbreaks of Zika", David Heymann, chair of the WHO's expert panel, told reporters at World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva after the meeting.
Savannah Guthrie Announces Second Pregnancy Live on TODAY
In the video, the 22-month-old can be seen screaming and crying while sporting a T-shirt that states "I was here first". Guthrie, who is due in December, announced that she will not be covering the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil, as had been previously announced.
Martin Shkreli Earns Another Charge, Pleads Not Guilty
A new indictment filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn said Shkreli and his former attorney Evan Greebel schemed to defrauded potential investors of his former drug company Retrophin Inc., based in San Diego. Greebel's lawyer said he had no comment. He might request that Shkreli be tried separately from Greebel because Shkreli's defense could hinge on "reliance of counsel", which would mean that Shkreli was acting on his attorney's advice.
Baby born in US to Honduran mom with Zika has birth defect
Al-Kahan noted that the mom did not want to be identified as she is just visiting the country from Honduras. "The mother, who is visiting the United States, is receiving exceptional care during this hard time and we would appreciate everyone respecting the mother's privacy", Sheri Hensley, senior media specialist at Hackensack University Medical Center , said in an email.
After morning storm, more rain still possible
Daytime high temperatures should reach the 80s through the holiday, with lows in the 60s. Friday's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 63 and a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. On Friday , temps will fall back into the upper-70's and the chance for thunderstorms moves up to 80 percent, again with up to a quarter-of-an-inch of rainfall possible.
Schools Across US and UK Evacuated After Receiving Bomb Threats
At 1:10 p.m., the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office tweeted out that there was a bomb threat at Pueblo Liberty Point Elementary in Pueblo West . A MALDON school was evacuated earlier today after receiving a "threatening call". Police say it was part of the policy at Charlestown Primary while searches were carried out. "School will resume tomorrow as normal". Check back for more updates, and follow MacKenzie Elmer on Twitter .
Xi Jinping offers condolences over EgyptAir plane crash
He added that the priority now was to find the two flight recorders, known as black boxes, containing cockpit voice recordings and data readings, from the Airbus A320 AIR.PA which vanished from radar early on Thursday. Egypt's tourism industry, one of the main sectors of income for the Egyptian economy and a crucial foreign exchange earner for the country, has suffered since the outbreak of the 2011 uprising that toppled then-president Hosni Mubarak from power.
CONFIRMED lineups: Real Madrid vs Valencia, La Liga 2016
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were coming off hard games in the semifinals of the Champions League, when both advanced to the May 28 final in Milan. " Levante played a great match and was better than us, " Simeone said. Zidane does have some injury concerns, however, with Keylor Navas, Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale all missing the Valencia game.
Prince had opioid medication on him at time of death
CNN reported that the pain-killing substance was found on Prince while the Star Tribune in Minneapolis reported that prescription pills were found where the musician died at the age of 57 last week at his home in suburban Minneapolis .
If You're Poor, A Long Life May Depend On Where You Live
These data were used to estimate race- and ethnicity-adjusted life expectancy at 40 years of age by household income percentile, sex, and geographic area, and to evaluate factors associated with differences in life expectancy. The longest life expectancy for poor residents existed in NY, where the life expectancy was 81.8 years , according to the research. In some ways, this finding is surprising: Health experts suspect that higher inequality may be connected to poor health.
Miss. governor signs law protecting religious rights
The legislation, HB 1523 , promises that the state government will not punish people who refuse to provide services to people because of a religious opposition to same-sex marriage, extramarital sex or transgender people. The governor, however, resisted those calls , signed the law and emphatically said it does not permit legal discrimination. "It's time that we stand up and do the work of the people and protect the freedoms that they enjoy", he said.
This PSA puts you in the shoes of a kid with autism
In his open letter, Ralph says: "I was diagnosed at the age of 4 and have grown up to become a responsible, delightful adult.....and meddler sometimes!" Captioning the video , which was posted to You Tube, Alex continues: "For autistic people like me, the world can be a terrifying place".
Hillary Clinton: Anti-abortion women can still be feminists
You had said you think there is room for some restrictions. Dianne Feinstein brought Clinton and Obama together for a meeting, few Democrats are in position to broker peace between Clinton and Sanders. Clinton's invitation for a televised debate on CNN on April 14. Clinton , the former secretary of state who has adopted Chappaqua as her home, said she'd agree to April 14 or the morning of April 15.
Hundreds in Guinea get Ebola vaccine in fight against flare-up
The deadliest Ebola outbreak killed more than 11,300 people, mostly in Sierra Leone , Liberia and Guinea since December 2013. Liberia's newest case comes less than three weeks after neighboring Sierra Leone reported a number of deaths from Ebola .
New abortion drug label could undo several state laws
They claim that some women that have taken the drugs had negative health reactions and some have died. Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, are continuing to investigate fetal-tissue research and on Wednesday issued subpoenas as part of that effort.
Whoopie Goldberg to launch line of medical marijuana products aimed at women
In addition to products that contain both THC (the chemical that gets you high) and CBD (the chemical that chills you out and relieves pain), there will be products that only contain CBD for people who don't want to get at all stoned off their Midol substitute.
Improved California spring snowpack won't end drought
Thanks largely to winter storms spurred by El Niño, the monitoring point in the northern Sierra, known as the Phillips Station, was covered Wednesday with 58.4 inches of snow. George Kostyrko of the State Water Board said officials will consider the difference in those regions while setting new conservation targets in the months ahead.