Maui wildfires kill dozens, a winner for the Mega Millions is finally chosen, and more top news from the week
A flyover of historic Lahaina showed entire neighborhoods that had been a vibrant vision of color and island life reduced to gray ash. Find out more about that and more of the week's top news here.
- By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press
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Court documents allege Robertson referenced a “presidential assassination” and also allege threats against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York AG Letitia James.
- CHRIS JORGENSEN Billings Gazette
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“It was a hectic morning, I can tell you that,” Seeley said.
- By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
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Attorney General Merrick Garland says he's appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election.
- By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
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As the guitarist and lead writer for The Band, Robertson mined American music and history for such classics as “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”
- TY O'NEIL, AUDREY MCAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says 53 people were killed in the devastating Maui wildfires, and the death toll will likely continue to rise as search and rescue operations continue.
- By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press
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Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean.
- By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence to the 31-year-old Lanez, who was convicted in December of three felonies.
- By The Associated Press
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Because no one took the estimated $1.35 billion grand prize, the pot has increased to $1.55 billion for the next drawing Tuesday night. There now have been 31 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
- BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press
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A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan's Union Square for a popular livestreamer’s hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some in the crowd clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.
- MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
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The Supreme Court has blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids, linked to more than 70,000 fatal overdoses every year.
- By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
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The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers.
- By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer
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The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state's ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally.
- Associated Press, CNN
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Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months. Here's more on that, plus today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this day in history.
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