What Does It Mean To Be ‘Local’ In Hawaii?
You eat Spam musubi. You call your elders “Auntie” or “Uncle.” You leave your slippers at the door wherever you go. People in Hawaii talk a lot about what it…
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Adventures in ramen: Japan’s ever-changing soup scene
To chart its different flavors is to embark on a journey along a road of influences and regional variations that has more twists and tangles than a mouthful of noodles….
Jeh Johnson: Furloughs coming at DHS if funding stalls
READ: Rand Paul defends shushing interview – He said otherwise, he won’t be allowed to fund new initiatives for border security, hire extra Secret Service agents for the 2016 presidential…
Father’s hunch saves toddler, wife from TransAsia plane crash
But a noise made Lin uneasy, and shortly before take-off, he asked cabin staff if they could take an empty row on the rear right hand side of the plane,…
Man Towed By Car Skis Through Suburban Detroit, Gets Busted On Camera
You won’t see this at the Winter Olympics. A man skiing the streets of suburban Detroit while being towed by a car was caught on camera during a local newscast…
The day scientists tried to drown me … for my own good
At the Extreme Environments Lab, elite sailors are quite literally thrown in the deep end, undergoing harrowing survival training in a pool as close to the Southern Ocean as you’ll…
FCC To Consider New Net Neutrality Proposal
Whose Internet is it anyway? Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says he’s keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the telecommunications…
Egypt releases one Al Jazeera journalist, but 2 others remain
Australian journalist Peter Greste left Egypt at about 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) and is in the air, Egyptian Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel Latif said. – Egypt’s…
Obama Moves To Protect Against Flooding From Rising Sea Levels
President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday directing federal, state and local agencies to incorporate projections for sea level rise in planning and construction along the coasts. –…
Bodies in streets as shelling rocks Ukraine city of Donetsk
Five of the bodies, concealed under sheets, could be seen at a spot by the Hotel Europe, where a local billionaire has organized food aid handouts by his staff. A…
How to be a Brisbane local: 11 tips for faking it
Cultural survival in the river-looped city relies on respecting some vital local lore. In the words of one local paper, “You’re not from Brisbane until you …” Get undressed This…
Washington women slashes her children’s throats to get them to be quiet
The 28-year-old and her husband Thomas Booth have three children, a 2-year-old and two 6-month-old twins. When officers arrived at the Olympia, Washington home on Saturday night, they found a…
Dismissing Hong Kong’s disability taboo
“The hardest part was sewing the bottle cap on,” she said. “I researched different types of bags. Sometimes you need a bigger bag if you want to put more things…
Teen girl suspected of stealing diamond necklace worth $4.6 million
While exact details of how the girl shoplifted the necklace are still under investigation, local media reports said the girl stole a key from a drawer to open the display…
Obama and Modi: Best broments
Indian weavers are hurriedly piecing together saris as gifts for the first lady. The normally congested Indian capital has been rid of its stray monkeysat least in the places Obama…
Stacked agenda and high expectations meet Obama in India
Obama hopes to capitalize on his young friendship with new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to achieve diplomatic progress on climate, defense and trade that’s escaped U.S. leaders in the…
Campaigners Call For State Investigation Into Fatal New Jersey Police Shooting
National police reform advocates have called for a state investigation into the fatal police shooting of Jerame Reid, a 36 year-old black man who was confronted by two officers –…
No, Hillary Clinton didn’t go to Canada with 65 Secret Service agents
Poll: Clinton clobbers potential GOP foes – Because Clinton is a former first lady and secretary of state, she regularly travels with a cadre of agents who protect her wherever…
Spray-painting Dubai: Graffiti gang’s Middle East art mission
So it seems an anomaly, perhaps, that the city should be host to the first gallery in the UAE, and possibly the Middle East, dedicated to the art of the…
At Least 7 Killed in Shelling of City Bus in Eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine — Local authorities in the separatist stronghold in east Ukraine say at least seven people have been killed after a city bus was hit by an artillery shell….
States seize cash, property from motorists
Before that stop was over, the officers had seized $100,000, which the men said was money to play poker. The troopers also called ahead to California authorities, who raided the…
Yemen at Risk of Fragmenting, Posing Challenge for U.S.
WASHINGTON — Only months ago, American officials were still referring to Yemen’s negotiated transition from autocracy to an elected president as a model for post–revolutionary Arab states. Now, after days…
6 Things You Should Know About Donating To Charity
It’s hard to know which charities are most deserving — and yet questioning the merits of a nonprofit (Where is my dollar really going? Is this a scam?) can make…
Dozens Killed In Airstrike On ISIS-Held Village In Syria: Activists
An airstrike on a crowded market in a Syrian village controlled by the Islamic State group killed dozens of people on Tuesday, activists said. Two activist-run monitoring groups, the Britain-based…
To Eliminate Sexism From The Kitchen, Women Chefs Just Start Their Own
Kathleen Blake always knew she wanted to farm and cook, but when she was growing up in Iowa, her parents told her that she would be better off marrying a…
Man dies after fall at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
The man was preparing to test for leaks inside the 10-meter high tank on Monday morning, local time, when he fell, according to a statement from the Tokyo Electric Power…
Wanted Teen Agrees To Return Home To Kentucky, Will Face Charges
The drama surrounding two teenage sweethearts on the run from the law ended quietly and unceremoniously in a Florida beach town. Dalton Hayes, an 18-year-old suspected of committing a string…
From Antwerp to Aleppo — and back: Europe’s nightmare
His family and friends were stunned. One friend told the local newspaper SudInfo: “He doesn’t even speak Arabic very well.” On Friday, the day after Belgian police killed two extremists…
Purple, Pulsating, Diamond-Shaped UFO Videotaped Over UK
When venture capitalist Craig Lowther took his dog out of his Tynemouth, England, home at 11:30p.m. on Jan. 12, an unusual object in the late night sky caught his eye….
Arsonists target German newspaper that reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoons
The arson attack at the Hamburger Morgenpost occurred about 2 a.m. local time, the newspaper said on its website. – The same day, police killed Said and Cherif Kouachi, the…