The USGS said lava fountains from the north vent reached a maximum height of between 500 and 600 feet before they started to decrease.

Lester Holt, the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for a decade, announced that he is stepping down from the long-running broadcast at the beginning of the summer. NBC News did not immediately name Holt’s successor.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is at it again, with lava from the latest eruptive episode shooting nearly 600 feet into the air.