• Democrats vow to block Marjorie Taylor Greene effort to remove House speaker

    Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries says far-right Georgia congresswoman’s motion to oust Mike Johnson ‘will not succeed’Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives vowed that the Georgia extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene “will not succeed” if she triggers an attempt to remove the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, from his role.In response, Greene promised to press on in her quest to show Johnson the door. Continue reading

  • Hard-line House Republicans heat up Rep. Gonzales’s primary after he slammed Gaetz and Good

    Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is facing the heat from his hard-right Republican colleagues over comments he made this weekend, fueling more endorsements for his primary opponents. The Texas Republican, who is facing a runoff in the GOP primary against Brandon Herrera next month, included Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Bob Good (R-VA) among the “scumbags” […]

  • Floating housing for LNG workers rejected by Squamish

    Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council.

  • House rejects proposed shelter system changes

    House Democrats defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.

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    Bellows Air Force Station continues conservation effort

    WAIMANALO, Hawaii – Bellows Air Force Station is home to a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals along a stunning stretch of shoreline. In an ongoing effort to preserve this beach, Bellows AFS is undergoing a cleanup of military munitions.

  • Senate reaches deal to pass FISA reauthorization by deadline

    After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a trajectory to pass before a midnight deadline. The expanded surveillance powers authorized by

  • 5 airport lines you can ditch (and how to skip them for free)

    With planning, you can skip some of the longest and most annoying lines at airports for free.

  • 5 airport lines you can ditch (and how to skip them for free)

    With planning, you can skip some of the longest and most annoying lines at airports for free.

  • 5 airport lines you can ditch (and how to skip them for free)

    With planning, you can skip some of the longest and most annoying lines at airports for free.

  • Kokua Line: When is last day to claim 2020 tax refund?

    Question: Taxpayers should be warned that May 17 is the deadline for amending their 2020 tax return or claiming refunds still not received for that year. After May 17 it will be too late. While taxpayers have a three-year deadline after filing to make corrections or claim refunds, the IRS has 10 years to collect from them for any tax due.

  • Court Rejects Roxbury's Request to Block School Budget Vote

    A Washington County judge has rejected the Town of Roxbury's request to stop an April 30 vote on a revised school budget that, if passed, would lead the town's elementary school to close. The town had also asked the court to nullify the results of the first budget vote, which failed on Town Meeting Day. Roxbury officials argued that Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools had failed to hold a state-mandated informational budget meeting 10 days before ballots were cast. The revised budget...

  • Last ditch goal keeps Leverkusen unbeaten run at Dortmund

    Josip Stanisic scored a 97th-minute equalizer as Bayer Leverkusen maintained their unbeaten season run, drawing 1-1 against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday afternoon. It seemed that the newly crowned Bundesliga winners would suffer their first defeat of the campaign when Niclas Fullkrug struck in the 81st minute to give Dortmund the lead but Stanisic’s header prevented Josip Stanisic scored a 97th-minute equalizer as Bayer Leverkusen maintained their unbeaten season run, drawing 1-1 against...