The trial in Ohio attracted outsize attention because the defendant, Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor, auditioned on “American Idol” in 2013.

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Not much is publicly known about how Niihau, a privately owned Hawaiian island with fewer than 100 residents, fared during Hurricane Lowell.

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The lawsuits accuse the company of failing to adequately warn passengers about the risks to riders of the X2 coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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A gunman opened fire near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville as congregants gathered for Yom Kippur, the authorities said.

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Survivors of a 2023 Hawaii wildfire on Maui are returning to their Lahaina neighborhoods but the mail isn’t coming.