Jayden Daniels: The NFL’s No. 2 Overall Pick is Showing The League That He’s Much More Than a Consolation prize
Almost every choice an NFL team makes has the potential to make a significant impact on an organization’s future. But when it comes to picking a quarterback, a decision really can be ‘franchise-altering’ – for better or worse. This is…
Nina Molloy: These Griefs, These Gardens
There’s a small party in a two-story house furnished with midcentury teak, warmly lit, located on the outskirts of a city with a tropical climate. The guests are foreign dignitaries, optometrists, and architects with their own firms—and because it is…
Review: Malpaso Returns, With Boundless Energy but Little Risk
This is the 10th season that Malpaso Dance Company, the Cuban contemporary dance troupe based in Havana and founded in 2012, has come to the Joyce Theater. Malpaso is an associate company of Joyce Theater Productions, and the longevity of…
Elon Musk and His Allies Storm Into Washington and Race to Reshape It
On Friday afternoon, the world’s richest person showed up at what sounds like one of the world’s most boring agencies to demand a list. Elon Musk had arrived at the Office of Personnel Management, a mundane-sounding agency with vast power…
RFK Jr. grilled on his views on vaccines and abortion in first confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before senators Wednesday for his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee for health and human services secretary, facing a grilling from Democrats on his views on vaccines and abortion. Kennedy sought to defend…
Honolulu resident works to clean the Ala Wai Canal
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After heavy rains left the Ala Wai Canal clogged from end-to-end, one man has taken it upon himself to clean it. They call him “Smurf,” and he lives on the streets, but tries his best to keep…
The Number Of People Living On The Streets Of Oahu Has Nearly Doubled In The Last Decade
More people than ever are sleeping on Oahu’s streets, parks and beaches, according to data from an annual homeless survey released Wednesday. The Point in Time count — a federally mandated effort to identify the number of people experiencing homelessness…
Where to order a bubble waffle
From the entrance between Target and Nordstrom Rack, up the escalator, past the Cinnabon and across from Forever 21 there is a young man, whose biceps must be burning, scraping ice cream into rolls, again and again, and stacking them…
A new Supreme Court case would force the government to create religious public schools
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will hear two cases that are likely to revolutionize the relationship between church and state, at least in the context of public schools. Both cases, known as Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board…
Study: No One Born In U.S. For Past 5 Years
ATLANTA—According to a new study published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not a single person has been born in the United States during the past five years. “While the general fertility rate has been decreasing for…
Quebec snowbirds fleeing Sunshine State in droves due to high costs, weak loonie
Many Quebec snowbirds living in Florida are listing their properties for sale, citing the high cost of living and a beneficial exchange rate due to the declining value of the Canadian dollar. Jasmin Gosselin has been escaping Quebec’s freezing temperatures for over…
Monster Devastated To See Film Depicting Things He Told Guillermo Del Toro In Confidence
THE DOOMFUL BOG—Saying he felt humiliated by such a public betrayal of his trust, a monstrous abomination known as the Bog Freak told reporters Friday that he was devastated to have seen a movie depicting things he told filmmaker Guillermo…
Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make public debut at National Zoo
Today’s the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of Lunar New Year next week. Bao Li and Qing…
N.Y. Migrants Fear Expulsion After Trump Expands Deportation Targets
By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jonah E. Bromwich Jan. 24, 2025 Marlon Luna said he and his girlfriend came into the United States three months ago after fleeing death threats in Venezuela. They waited in Mexico for four long months to…
Immigration Crackdown Begins In Hawaiʻi As Advocates, Lawmakers Push Back
The first signs that President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants had reached Hawaiʻi came this week, on the eve of hearings for state legislation intended to push back. While precise numbers are hard to come by, federal immigration authorities appear…
Costco’s food courts will no longer serve Pepsi
We have some good news for those who’ve yearned for the day they could enjoy a Coke again at the Costco food court, but bad news for those who prefer to wash down their hot dog with a Pepsi. On…
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
By Dana Goldstein Jan. 29, 2025, 12:01 a.m. ET In the latest release of federal test scores, educators had hoped to see widespread recovery from the learning loss incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the results, from last year’s National…