ATLANTA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days to support a loan program that collapsed amid tensions between Beijing and Washington. Read more: China says it will send giant pandas again in new round

The National Hurricane Center said the island of Hawaii is under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Nolo strengthens in the Pacific Ocean and could bring up to 3 feet of rain to the island this week. Forecasters said Nolo formed on Wednesday and could become a hurricane Thursday night,

Texas officials sent tens of thousands of delayed voter registration applications to county election officials this week after discovering errors, sparking chaos in processing them weeks after the midterm elections. The Texas Secretary of State’s office told election officials last week that an issue with the Department of Public Safety’s