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A Florida deputy and a resident are both "lucky to be alive" after they were sucked into a drainage pipe by flood water, according to the Escambia County Sheriff. A Florida deputy and a resident are both " lucky to be alive" after they were sucked into a drainage pipe by flood water during a torrential downpour, according to Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons. Escambia County Deputy William Hollingsworth was on patrol Friday when he spotted a motorist who was stranded after getting caught in rising water, the sheriff said. "At one point, Deputy Hollingsworth exited his patrol car to approach a citizen who was trapped in these rising waters," the sheriff said. "As he approached, Deputy Hollingsworth witnessed the citizen go underwater and rushed to his aid without regard for his own safety." MORE: Hundreds of thousands without power in Oklahoma as severe thunderstorms continue throughout US The motorist and Hollingsworth were "sucked in...

West Maui is set to reopen for tourism on Oct. 8, sparking outrage from residents. West Maui, an area devastated by wildfires that ravaged the historic town of Lahaina less than two months ago, is set to reopen for visitors on Oct. 8. Lahaina will remain fully closed to the public until further notice, according to the Hawaiian Tourism Authority. The decision to open up for tourism has prompted outrage from some residents, many of whom remain displaced and have yet to pick up the pieces of their destroyed homes. Jeremy Delos Reyes, one of the roughly 7,500 displaced resident s, is living with his family at a nearby hotel and is angered to learn that the state is planning for the return of visitors to the disaster area. Reyes has lived on Maui for 48 years. "Why am I stuck at a resort right now every day, waking up wondering if me and my wife and my family are going to get kicked out because tourists need a place to stay?" he told ABC News in an interview. He continued: "...

The Carter Center says former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, took a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival in their Georgia hometown over the weekend PLAINS, Ga. -- Former P resident Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, on Saturday made a surprise appearance at the Plains Peanut Festival in their Georgia hometown, the Carter Center wrote in a social media post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The former p resident and his wife are seen in a reposted video riding through the festivities in a Black SUV. “Beautiful day for P resident & Mrs. Carter to enjoy a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival! And just a week before he turns 99,” the Carter Center wrote on X after sharing the video taken by a spectator. The former p resident is 98 and has been in home hospice care since February. He turns 99 on Oct. 1. The former first lady has since been diagnosed with dementia. The couple this summer marked their 77th wedding anniversary, extending their record as the nat...

President Joe Biden has spoken with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- P resident Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian P resident Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow human itarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians. The weekend calls in Washington came ahead of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's announcement that the U.S. was moving up a second carrier strike group in support of Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken intensified diplomatic outreach across the Middle East and beyond to rally an international response to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding. The broad U.S. efforts reflect the international concern about the number of civilians at risk and the potential ramifications of a...

In the wake of the May 14, 2022, mass shooting in Buffalo, loved ones of some of those killed have take matters into their own hands to help their community recover. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the wake of the racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store a year ago this week, there was an outpouring of sympathy and support. Vice P resident Kamala Harris addressed the funeral for Ruth Whitfield, at 86 the oldest of the 10 Black victims, decrying the "epidemic of hate" in America and saying "no one should ever be made to fight alone." But 10 days after the May 14, 2022, attack, the national spotlight shifted to Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were gunned down at an elementary school. A number of mass shooting s followed, drawing attention away from Buffalo, leaving survivors, loved ones and the community where the massacre occurred, saying, once again, they felt on their own to pick up the pieces. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentl...