More than 200 people were rescued Friday as heavy rains pummeled the Hawaiian island of Oahu and triggered the worst flooding the island has in 20 years. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the damage could top $1 billion. Muddy floodwaters from severe rains have inundated communities and prompted e… Read more230 people are rescued as flash flooding hits Hawaii and officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press. DEA reco… Read moreDEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes. World Weather Attribution said Friday that the heat would have been virtually impossible without human-caused warming. Experts say extremes now hit … Read moreRecords shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March; 'This is what climate change looks like'

32-year-old Taylor Tomlinson’s fourth Netflix special “Prodigal Daughter” is all about the comedian’s religious trauma. And while the special’s f-bombs and sexual content wouldn’t be welcome at most nondenominational churches, the historic Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan has… Read moreTaylor Tomlinson’s Netflix special is too ungodly for many churches. This one welcomed her.