News across Hawaii County
Big Island officials, residents relieved after Hurricane Nolo passes without causing major damage
"I would say we're very fortunate on this one," said Darryl Oliveira, acting administrator for Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency. "It could have been a lot worse."
Beige? No. We’re bedazzling and whimsymaxxing.
Rebecca Williams had been trying to shake up her routine. After long shifts as a nurse in Montreal, she found she was not doing enough after work that felt fulfilling.
Pearl Harbor-based ship crew return from Iran
After a grueling 10-month deployment, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. returned to Pearl Harbor on Monday.
Nolo dropped less rain than Lala before spinning away
Big Island residents over the weekend braced for rain that could’ve caused a second dose of Hurricane Lala-type destruction from flooding but were spared any major damage when Hurricane Nolo took a hard turn to the west.
NHL power rankings: Avs, Canes lead strong pack of Cup hopefuls
A strong case can be made for a dozen or more teams hoisting the Stanley Cup when the 2026-27 NHL season is completed, even though the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes outclassed the field in last season’s playoffs.
Nvidia adds $150 billion to massive stock buyback, the largest ever
Nvidia said Monday it would spend another $150 billion buying back its own shares, adding to what it said was the largest repurchase in history, as the chip company continues to cash in on a global race to dominate artificial intelligence.
Release of 5 men in UK prompts new questions over possible terror plot
LIVERPOOL, England — Counterterrorism police in Britain on Monday said that five men arrested Sunday near an air base were being released on bail, an unexpected development in what officials originally said was a major incident involving a possible terrorist act.
China, US pledge tariff cuts on $60 billion of goods including agriculture, toys, toasters
BEIJING — China and the United States said they will pursue tariff cuts on $60 billion worth of goods imported from each other, including products from U.S. corn to cosmetics, and from Chinese toys to household appliances, with some notable omissions on each side.
Despite setbacks, NASA gives Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft a boost
NASA has not given up on Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft.
Five Weeknight Dishes: ‘You could serve cardboard with this sauce, and it would be good’
In addition to being your weeknight dinner correspondent and a professional recipe recommender, I’m the editor of New York Times Cooking. One question I get a lot is: What do we look for in the recipes we publish? Put another way: What makes a dish right for NYT Cooking?
There’s a secret third path to escaping America’s debt trap
The U.S. deficit has reached $1.97 trillion and is on track to pass 6% of gross domestic product this fiscal year, the latest milestone in a remarkable deterioration of the federal budget. With national debt at a record $40 trillion, the feeling that the music must stop at some…
The workplace war over iced coffee reveals a bigger issue
Is it acceptable to bring an iced coffee to a job interview?