Alaska’s first financial report since Hawaiian acquisition shows combined strengths
Visitor arrivals still recovering from the pandemic, Maui wildfires
Russia fines Google $20 decillion over banned pro-Putin news outlets
Russia has fined Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, many times more than the world’s entire GDP, for blocking its YouTube accounts.
Being sugar-deprived had major effects on these childrens’ health
People who were restricted to limited amounts of sugar in the first few years of life were less likely to develop diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, a new study has found.
Biden-Harris and congressional Democrats saved 1.4 million union pensions
The Biden-Harris administration and congressional Democrats saved the pensions of more than a million union members, many of which could have become insolvent in the coming year, according to a new report out of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office.
In election’s final days, dark money and ‘gray money’ fund ‘dirty tricks’
The campaign literature that landed in Republican mailboxes in North Carolina this week was jarring. On one side was a sonogram image of a human fetus, with this message: “Her heart is beating. We all know it. Only the courageous few will protect her.” On the other side was a call to action: “You have the courage and the conviction to vote for Randall Terry.”
They’re giving scammers all their money. The kids can’t stop them.
When Chris Mancinelli walked into his father’s home for the first time after the 79-year-old man died last summer, he stopped to look at family photos displayed on the refrigerator door. Near a crayon drawing spelling out “grandpa” in rainbow colors were photos of his father’s three granddaughters at a swimming pool.
Why we may not know the winner of the US presidential election on Nov. 5
The U.S. presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, but the winner of the razor-thin race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump may not be known for days after the polls close.
$750K playground in Kapa‘au opens Saturday
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the new children’s playground at Kamehameha Park in Kapa‘au will open on Saturday.
Runnin’ with Rani: 17th annual Run for the Dry Forest
PU‘UWA‘AWA‘A — Over 250 runners took to the scenic trails of Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a Forest Reserve on Saturday, October 19th, for the 17th annual Run for the Dry Forest. Participants chose among the 10K or 5K trail running events, or the family-friendly Keiki Dash, with each course showcasing the natural beauty and unique landscape known of this historic area.
New travel plans taking flight for road Warriors
Israel wants to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal, Netanyahu tells US envoys
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. envoys on Thursday that Israel’s ability to counter threats to its security from Lebanon and return displaced people to the north were key elements of any ceasefire deal with Lebanon.
Environmentalists sue over US approval of ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
Environmental and Indigenous groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Interior Department’s approval of ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic source of the battery metal to be permitted by Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Las Vegas, groups including the Center for Biological Diversity argued the project posed an existential risk to the rare wildflower Tiehm’s buckwheat and could drive it to extinction.
NY mom, 2 kids presumed dead after jumping into Niagara Falls
NEW YORK — The upstate New York woman who leapt over a guardrail and into Niagara Falls, along with her child and baby, are all presumed dead, New York State Police said Thursday.
Lakers’ rookie ‘wasn’t above anyone else,’ his ex-teachers recall
BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Carrie Brown was an exasperated middle school teacher who had a famous student she knew she could count on.
Why Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes calls pursuing a WNBA expansion team a ‘no-brainer’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Putting his clout behind the quest for a WBNA team for Kansas City wasn’t a tough call for Patrick Mahomes.
There are now 90 victims in McDonald’s E. coli outbreak; lawsuits begin to roll in
At least 90 people have been infected with E. coli in a multistate outbreak that health officials say likely stems from onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders and could see the fast food chain taken to court.
Dozens of North Korean defectors caught by secret police ‘vanish’, says rights group
More than 100 North Koreans have gone missing after being caught by secret police while trying to defect from the isolated country or even for trying to call relatives in South Korea, a Seoul-based human rights group said on Thursday.
Island Life photo for November 1 — Cosmic comet
Island Life photo for November 1 — Cosmic comet