The Newby Awards sends out an invitation to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
In a year when “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated the Oscars, Taylor Swift took that theme to a whole new level before 2023 was done.
Magic beat Knicks 117-108 in front of franchise-record home crowd of 19,587
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner had 32 points and nine rebounds, Paolo Banchero added 29 points and 10 rebounds and the Orlando Magic held off the New York Knicks 117-108 on Friday night.
Resilient economy energizes investors, as financial markets end 2023 up 24%
NEW YORK — The S&P 500 closed out 2023 with a gain of more than 24% and the Dow finished near a record high, as easing inflation, a resilient economy and the prospect of lower interest rates buoyed investors, particularly in the last two months of the year.
Maui’s economy needs tourists. Can they visit without compounding wildfire trauma?
LAHAINA, Maui — The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii’s historic town of Lahaina this summer.
Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024, with big spending expected
CHICAGO — The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the battle for control of Congress, but another series of races is shaping up to be just as consequential.
Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California
VENTURA, Calif. — Bulldozers built giant sand berms Friday to protect beachfront homes in one of California’s coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells from Pacific storms.
DeSantis delivers a political smackdown as Miami teachers union struggles to survive
Trashing labor unions, in particular teachers unions, has become a talking point for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the presidential trail. He told California Gov. Gavin Newsom during their Fox News debate that Democrats are “owned lock, stock and barrel, by the teachers union.”
Curbing exposure to weed and alcohol marketing can improve teens’ mental health
Sometimes, it seems that we’re doing all we can to sabotage our own efforts to reverse the nation’s mental health and addiction crises, which disproportionately affect children, teens and young adults. Particularly here in Illinois, where we’re on pace to surpass our current record highs in overdose deaths, and youth suicide lifeline programs are struggling to keep up with overwhelming demand.
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a judge.
Maine secretary of state who opted to keep Trump off primary ballot is facing threat of impeachment
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s top election official could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature over her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the Republican primary ballot.
Mexican president inaugurates centralized ‘super pharmacy’ to supply medicines to all of Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president inaugurated a huge “super pharmacy” Friday in a bid to end the woes of patients throughout the country who are often told they need a specific medicine — but the hospital in question doesn’t have it.
Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the center of the strip, as a senior U.N. official on Friday criticized Israel for continuing to impose “severe restrictions” on access to aid.
Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war.
Poland says ‘everything indicates’ a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace and left
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, and that all indications pointed to it being a Russian missile.
Perspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad decisions, regardless of race
ALEXANDRIA, La. — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the intersection of 12th and Magnolia streets shortly before 1:30 a.m., Jan. 20.
Buenos Aires is incredibly cheap for tourists right now — but will it last?
Buenos Aires was in the throes of Southern Hemisphere springtime, with bold, budding purple jacaranda trees lining the boulevards. Genial locals filled up the sidewalks and plazas and flocked to countless city parks. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift was gearing up for her first concerts ever in Argentina, and the media and fans were in a frenzy.
Driver sought in Hilo hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian
Police are searching for the driver involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run traffic collision Thursday night in Hilo that left a 75-year-old male with serious injuries.
Joe Flacco throws 3 TD passes and Browns clinch unlikely spot in playoffs with 37-20 win over Jets
CLEVELAND — Joe Flacco passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns and the Cleveland Browns clinched an unlikely playoff berth — just their second since 2002 — despite numerous injuries this season with a 37—20 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night.
College football postseason changes have all but ended the chances of a split national championship
The question seemed like a valid one moments after unbeaten ACC champion Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff.
No. 14 Arizona forces 6 turnovers, rallies to beat No. 12 Oklahoma 38-24 in Alamo Bowl
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gunner Maldonado returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown and also had an interception as No. 14 Arizona forced six turnovers in a 38-24 comeback victory over No. 12 Oklahoma on Thursday night in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
Tyler Herro scores 26 points, short-handed Heat beat Warriors 114-102 for 4th straight win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Herro had 26 points and seven rebounds to help the short-handed Miami Heat beat the Golden State Warriors 114-102 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
PHOTOS: Kona shuts out Kea‘au
KEALAKEKUA — Konawaena girls soccer made quick work of Kea‘au on Saturday at Julian R. Yates Field — winning 4-0 and notching its first victory of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) season.
Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas
LOS ANGELES — Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on Thursday as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushed toward shorelines, causing localized flooding.
Emotions run high as Hilo man is sentenced for near-fatal stabbing
A 27-year-old Hilo man who almost fatally stabbed the mother of his son 2 1/2 years ago and then turned the knife on himself was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison.
Election officials see a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists
ATLANTA — For election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security challenges just keeps growing.
