Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it continued to bring hurricane-force gusts, drenching rain and power outages to the Big Island. One person died and more than 130,000 households lost power, with total rainfall reaching nearly three feet in some areas.
NPR – US Hurricane Lala downgraded after skirting Big Island as one person dies and over 130,000 households are without power Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. Total rainfall of nearly 3ft (one meter) was expected on the higher windward slopes, turning rivers into raging torrents and thre…
NPR – US Hurricane Lala downgraded after skirting Big Island as one person dies and over 130,000 households are without power Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. Total rainfall of nearly 3ft (one meter) was expected on the higher windward slopes, turning rivers into raging torrents and thre…
Sky News – Front Page If the storm makes landfall, it will be Hawaii's first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.
NYTimes – US Jinny Lu, a rescued pug originally from South Korea, won the 50th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California. The competition, which promotes dog adoptions and celebrates imperfections, crowned Jinny Lu as its 2026 winner on Friday.
BBC Sport American swimmer Kate Douglass broke the women's 50m freestyle world record at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California. She clocked 23.49 seconds in the heats on Saturday, reclaiming the record from teammate Gretchen Walsh. Reports differ on whether she broke the record twice in one day; the Guardian frames the record as set in the heats ahead of a final showdown with Walsh.
