Turning red-hot lava from an active volcano into electricity would be dangerous and unreliable. Volcanoes don’t erupt on predictable schedules, and lava cools too quickly. But many countries, including the U.S., have found ways to tap volcanic heat to make electricity.

Welcome to Nebraska the home of Vice Presidents.

Tim Walz joins Gerald Ford and Dick Cheney as the latest vice presidential candidate to be born in the Good Life State. And while it’s true all of them left the state before they got the gig, that doesn’t stop a lot of Nebraskans from having a little bit of hometown pride in what he’s accomplished.

KANAIO, Hawaii (AP) — Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Depression. Overwhelmed.

Janice Dapitan began her second counseling session by writing those words on a whiteboard, reflecting what she felt in that moment. The day fire destroyed her hometown of Lahaina — and the struggles that have followed for nearly a year — still haunted her.