As Donald Trump staffs up for second term, only MAGA loyalists need apply
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — As advisers and allies of Republican President-elect Donald Trump search for personnel to staff his coming administration, one quality is absolutely paramount: unquestioning loyalty.
Nation and world news in brief for November 12
Mattel mistakenly lists porn site on packaging for ‘Wicked’ dolls
Cowboys’ Micah Parsons can’t blame the media; he has no one to blame but his mouth
ARLINGTON, Texas — Most of us missed, in real time, the exact moment when Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons grabbed a verbal shovel to bury his head coach, because it sounded too harsh to believe.
Dolphins end 3-game skid with hard-fought win over Rams
Tua Tagovailoa passed for 207 yards with a touchdown as the visiting Miami Dolphins ended a three-game losing streak with a 23-15 victory Monday night over the Los Angeles Rams at Inglewood, Calif.
Wander Franco arrested in Dominican Republic after gun-related incident
TAMPA, Fla. — Rays shortstop Wander Franco, already facing a December trial on charges stemming from a relationship with a minor, was arrested Monday in the Dominican Republic following a gun-related incident.
Alcaraz given Ruud awakening with defeat in ATP Finals opener
TURIN, Italy (Reuters) — An off-colour Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock 6-1 7-5 defeat against Norway’s Casper Ruud in his opening match at the ATP Finals as the Spaniard’s hopes of winning the year-end title for the first time suffered a blow on Monday.
Army private is identified almost 80 years after death in World War II
Seven months after the pivotal D-Day invasion of the French coast, a baby-faced Army private from Chicago and his anti-tank company were resupplying and reinforcing Allied forces for weeks along a 40-mile-wide front on the France-Germany border in early January 1945.
Welcome chiller months with these vibrant chili recipes
There’s something about fall that just calls out for a great, big, steaming bowl of chili.
Let’s Talk Food: Immunity health
With the coming of cooler and wetter weather, keeping our immune system in check with the right foods could mean the difference between getting sick or not.
Will French tacos be the next big thing? They should be
My friend Namratha has an idea: She wants to start a chain of French taco restaurants in the United States.
LAX security popped open student’s suitcase, found her clothes soaked in meth, officials say
LOS ANGELES — A student was arrested at LAX after security found her pink suitcase was filled with what federal authorities allege was more than a dozen white T-shirts that had been soaked in liquid methamphetamine.
Spirit Airlines plane hit by gunfire in Haiti and forced to divert
A Spirit Airlines flight attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was shot at Monday and forced to divert, marking a sharp escalation in the violence that has gripped the nation.
Cell tower bill showdown: Competing measures on permitting process to be heard at Dec. 5 meeting
Two competing bills changing Hawaii County’s permitting process for cell towers are set for a showdown next month.
Three die in two East Hawaii vehicle crashes
It was a deadly weekend with two fatal vehicle collisions in East Hawaii.
Israeli strikes kill 37 as attacks intensify in central and southern Gaza, medics say
CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike killed seven people late Monday at a café near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medics said, bringing the death toll from Israeli strikes since Sunday night to at least 37.
Trump names Lee Zeldin, Stephen Miller to key posts in new administration
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to install loyalists into prominent posts in his new administration, underscoring his intention to move quickly to implement sweeping new immigration and regulatory policies in the first days of his new term.
‘A day of reflection, gratitude and celebration’
Sunshine broke through a previously overcast Monday morning as the emcee of Hilo’s Veterans Day ceremony proclaimed it an “amazing, amazing Veterans Day.”
At the pandemic’s start, Americans began drinking more. They still are
Americans started drinking more as the COVID-19 pandemic got underway. They were stressed, isolated, uncertain — the world as they had known it had changed overnight.
Biden, Harris honor veterans in first event after US election loss
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris honored U.S. military veterans on Monday in their first joint appearance since Harris lost Democrats’ presidential bid to Republican Donald Trump in last week’s election.
Tuesday’s election showed the democratic system works
Whether Wednesday morning brought jubilation or despair, American voters should agree that the nation’s electoral system worked. President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping victory came remarkably smoothly on Election Day. While there was some isolated trouble at polling places across the country, voting to a vast degree was orderly, safe and convenient, which should underscore public confidence in the result.
