Death toll on Maui climbs to 80, as questions over island’s emergency response grow Rescue teams continue to search for survivors on the Hawaiian island after wildfires destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina. Over 1,400 people remain in emergency evacuation shelters. Read more on NPR

Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United States, barrels of life-saving water for wayward migrants traveling on foot have vanished. Read more on NPR

The years-long journey to save a tiny snail you’ve never heard of Researchers in upstate New York are working to rehome some tiny, rare snails. Understanding their decline could help mitigate broader climate changes. Read more on NPR

Amid streaming chaos, Dropout carves out its own niche As big media companies struggle to become profitable, smaller companies like Dropout think they can make it work by offering niche content instead of going after a mass audience. Read more on NPR

A new gray wolf pack is found 200 miles south of California’s nearest-known pack Gray wolves used to roam most of North America before being hunted, trapped and driven out of most of the continental U.S. by the early 1900s. They are native to California. Read more on NPR

A visa program created to help law enforcement solve crimes puts immigrant victims at risk instead The U visa program was created to both help law enforcement solve crimes and protect the immigrant crime victims reporting them. But it puts applicants in limbo for years, unable to work legally. Read more on NPR