Texas’ abortion law maximizes suffering
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has chosen chauvinist power over the health of a Texan in need.
Try a tagine, the ultimate one-pot meal
Tagine, a North African stew, is distinguished by the conical, earthenware pot in which it is cooked. The heavy cone-shaped lid helps trap steam so moisture trickles back down into the stew.
Island Life photo for Monday, December 25, 2023 – ‘Gecko grinds’
Island Life photo for Monday, December 25, 2023 – ‘Gecko grinds’
Obituaries for Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023
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Sports briefs for Monday, Dec. 25, 2023
Sports editors out of office for the holidays
Jason Sanders’ last-second field goal gives Dolphins 22-20 win over Cowboys and a playoff berth
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jason Sanders kicked his fifth field goal of the game, a 29-yarder as time expired, and the Miami Dolphins secured a playoff berth with a 22-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Chanticleers rely on best available QB to upset Spartans at Hawaii Bowl
Throughout high school, quarterback Ethan Vasko wore the same golden cleats, even as they needed to be resoled.
The NBA’s annual Christmas slate awaits. Teams insist it’s special to be picked
MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 seasons with the Miami Heat.
BIIF hoops: Honma, Huihui combine for 50 in KSH’s rout of Kohala
KAPAAU — From the opening tip, No. 23 Kamehameha-Schools Hawai‘i girls basketball never let up.
‘This building helped us touch many lives’: Pohai Malama Adult Residential Care Home hosts open house
After closing its doors to inpatient services last year, Pohai Malama will be reopening as an adult residential care home beginning next year.
Hawaii lags in preparing kids for kindergarten, state DOE report shows
In the Hawaii public schools’ first statewide assessment of children’s kindergarten readiness, less than one-third of children entering kindergarten this fall demonstrated “baseline readiness” for school, according to new state Department of Education data that evaluated basic language, math and social skills, and physical development.
A cheerful return: Project Hawaii brings back annual Christmas Party for underprivileged kids
The Christmas cheer was heavy in the air Thursday as more than 250 Hawaii Island youth were treated to a party featuring food, games, gifts and a visit from Santa Claus.
With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump’s lawyers press immunity claims before lower court
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a federal appeals court in arguing that he is immune from prosecution.
At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend’s bloodshed
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 15.
As starter in the Cotton Bowl, QB Devin Brown gets a chance to show he can be No. 1 for Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Devin Brown can thank the transfer portal for his first career start at quarterback for Ohio State, coming up against Missouri in the Cotton Bowl.
Shohei Ohtani gives a Porsche to Joe Kelly’s wife for his No. 17 with the Dodgers
After the wife of reliever Joe Kelly offered her husband’s uniform number to help lure Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two-way star responded by giving her a Porsche.
On the weekend before Christmas, ‘Aquaman’ sequel drifts to first
“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday. The DC and Warner Bros. superhero sequel starring Jason Momoa earned an estimated $28.1 million in its first three days of release in 3,706 locations in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. By Monday it is projected to have around $40 million in domestic ticket sales.
Why we need the Workplace Psychological Safety Act
In October, the Massachusetts state legislature heard testimony from hundreds of activists in support of the Workplace Psychological Safety Act (WPSA), an anti-bullying bill that could set a new national precedent. The measure — which was first put forward in Rhode Island earlier in 2023 — would hold employers accountable for psychological abuse committed on the job. Advocates for the bill define psychological abuse as “bullying and mobbing that violate an employee’s basic human right to dignity.”
Ways to help victims of war this holiday season
This holiday season is a bleak time for Ukrainian civilians facing another winter of brutal Russian bombing — especially when GOP members of Congress have sent Vladimir Putin a huge Christmas gift by blocking further U.S. aid to Kyiv.
From AI and inflation to Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, the business stories that dominated 2023
The tide turned against inflation.
As climate warms, that perfect Christmas tree may depend on growers’ ability to adapt
CHICAGO — Christmas tree breeder Jim Rockis knows what it looks like when one dies long before it can reach a buyer.
Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn’t request a cease-fire
RAFAH, Gaza Strip— More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes in Gaza, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned that nowhere is safe in the territory and that Israel’s offensive creates “massive obstacles” to distribution of humanitarian aid.
Nation & world news – at a glance – for Saturday, December 24, 2023
Shootings dip in Chicago but grow in domestic violence cases
US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?
WASHINGTON — In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. More than three decades later, he had a prestigious professorship in California and was conducting promising research on Parkinson’s disease.
Czech Republic marks a day of mourning for the victims of its worst mass killing
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence for the victims of its worst mass killing that left 14 dead and questions about the shooter’s motive.
