Advocates press U.S. House to act soon on compensation for nuclear testing victims
New Mexico Democrats Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, at the lectern, and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, and Guam’s Republican House delegate, James Moylan, along with advocates, on May 16, 2024, urged…
Congressional panel debates who should foot the bill for rebuilding Baltimore bridge
Debris is cleared from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge as efforts begin to reopen the Port of Baltimore on March 31, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge, which was…
More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. (Getty…
Medicare Advantage driving home health crisis
MOST AGREE that Massachusetts is on the precipice of a public health emergency. Workforce shortages combined with an uncertain future for eight hospitals in the Commonwealth threaten to push our…
Shootz! Dealing With A Kona Low, Disappearing Beaches And Fire Recovery
Even paradise has its challenges, and some of them were on display for our photographers this week.
A ‘very shady’ meat monopoly in Egypt dominates day in Menendez corruption trial
Sen. Bob Menendez strides into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan federal courthouse in Manhattan on Friday, May 17, 2024, the fifth day of his corruption trial. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey…
Delta County canvassers switch gears, vote to certify recall election results
Delta County Board of Commissioners meeting, April 4, 2024 | Screenshot After initially refusing to certify the results of a recent recall election, officials in Delta County have reversed course…
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to protect ‘freedom’ to buy gas vehicles
Canva image Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to prohibit any state agencies from limiting the use or sale of combustion engine vehicles and to protect the public’s “freedom of…
Not Guilty: Ex-Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro, Businessman Dennis Mitsunaga And Others Walk In Bribery CaseÂ
Tearful defendants and their attorneys embraced after the clerk read the verdict.
Paul R. Philbrook
Born Nov. 6, 1931 Norwich, Vermont Died March 3, 2024 Venice, Florida Details of services Celebration of Life: Sunday, June 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Snow Farm…