Hawaii Braces for Hurricane Lane, a Rare Category 4 Storm

The storm, with 145 mile-per-hour winds, weakened slightly on Wednesday after reaching Category 5. Officials had placed food, water and generators in every county.

ACLU of Georgia Slams Plan to Close Many of County’s Polls

Civil rights advocates are objecting to a proposal to close about 75 percent of polling locations in a predominantly black south Georgia county.