What does ‘Wawa’ even mean? The company offers up a hint
In certain communities along the East Coast, the mere mention of the name “Wawa” conjures up visions of piping-hot coffee, scratch-off lottery tickets and pre-made Sizzli breakfast sandwiches. But ...
Hawaii’s only quintuplets find their passion in inline hockey
Now, the “quints” — Kapena, Kamali‘i, Kupono, Keahi, and Kaolu — have found a new passion that keeps them moving: inline hockey. The five siblings, along with their older brother Makaio, have immersed ...
Back-to-back earthquakes jolt Los Angeles area within hours
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 rattled the L.A. metropolitan area early Saturday just hours after a 3.8-magnitude quake shook the Malibu area shortly before midnight Friday.
African leaders elect Djibouti’s foreign minister as new leader of the African Union Commission
African leaders elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf ...
As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America’s most toxic sites are uncertain
Just over a mile from where Patricia Flores has lived for almost 20 years, a battery smelter plant spewed toxic elements into ...
20% down? The myth that could be holding home buyers back
Scraping together a down payment for a home is a challenge, especially in today’s housing market. But one persistent ...
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
As President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and ...
Which states have the lowest high school graduation rates?
Roughly 90% of Americans over the age of 25 have a high school diploma, according to the World Population Review, and in many ...
Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting ...
Middle East latest: Israel releases over 300 Palestinian prisoners after receiving 3 more hostages
Israel and Hamas completed their sixth exchange of hostages and prisoners on Saturday after their ceasefire survived its ...
Hungary’s transformation into an ‘electoral autocracy’ has parallels to Trump’s second term
Hours before President Donald Trump was sworn in to begin his second term, promising a “golden age” for America, the leader of a Central European country was describing ...
Hong Kong residents compete to name twin panda cubs who just turned 6 months old
Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old. The competition to ...