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Somali forces end extremist siege of hotel; 26 dead

Somali forces end extremist siege of hotel; 26 dead

Somali forces on Saturday morning ended an all-night siege on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo, in which the death toll has risen to 26 people, including a prominent Canadian-Somali journalist and several foreigners, officials say.
by Associated Press

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Thousands in Maui evacuated after brush fire rages in Hawaii

Thousands in Maui evacuated after brush fire rages in Hawaii

The evacuation in Maui, the second-largest Hawaiian island, has filled up local shelters, some of which are being run by the Red Cross.
by Bobby Allyn

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New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season

New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season

Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with torrential rains that could pose a severe test of New Orleans' improved post-Katrina flood defenses.
by Associated Press

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Motorcycle crash shows bioethicist the dark side of quitting opioids alone

Motorcycle crash shows bioethicist the dark side of quitting opioids alone

When medical bioethicist Travis Rieder tried to taper off pain medication after a roadway accident, he was disappointed by his doctors' reaction: "Everybody had a reason to send me to somebody else."
by Terry Gross

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Quakes push Californians to prepare for the next big jolt

Quakes push Californians to prepare for the next big jolt

Shaken residents were cleaning up Sunday from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded "Big One" strikes.
by Associated Press

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Man dies after tubing accident on Crow River

Searchers recovered the body of a man from the Crow River northwest of the Twin Cities on Saturday evening after he went missing while tubing earlier in the day.
by MPR News Staff

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Months of aftershocks may follow big California earthquake

Months of aftershocks may follow big California earthquake

Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren't worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicing concerns about the possibility of major aftershocks in the days and even months to come.
by Associated Press

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