News in Hilo
Networks suspend pool coverage of Trump after White House bans CNN
The major television networks Monday suspended their pooled coverage of President Donald Trump, breaking a practice that dates back decades, after Trump refused to allow CNN to serve as a pool representative.
Curtis Murayama: 49ers, Hawaii fans have to wait to see Stribling prove his NFL worth
This is so sad.
Quick fix: Fish Piccata
Here’s a simple, elegant dinner featuring tender cod fillets topped with a silky lemon-caper sauce. The bright lemon complements the mild cod, while briny capers add just the right amount of savory flavor.
Let’s Talk Food: Bitter melons are easy to grow
Bitter melon, or Momordica charantia , has many names including bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam pear and it belongs to the Curcurbitaceae family, along with cucumber, pumpkin and zucchini.
Sizing up a 2028 bid, he used a weight-loss drug to drop 80 pounds
WASHINGTON — Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois has traveled to early primary states.
Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 32% — the lowest of his political career — as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Paramount wins Warner Bros takeover after settling states, union lawsuits
Paramount Skydance emerged victorious on Monday from a legal battle over its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after settling with a California-led group of US states and a Hollywood writers union, paving the way for one of the largest media mergers in history.
Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, dies at 27
Presley Gerber, the only son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber, died Sunday.
AI’s logic is no substitute for human emotion
Artificial intelligence may be the closest thing our age has produced to “Star Trek”’s Mr. Spock: brilliant, analytical and seemingly governed by pure logic.
US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say
COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON — The US plans to reopen a former Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up a military presence at an east coast base now used by the Danish dog sled patrol under an agreement to be signed by the US, Denmark and Greenland today, according…
The cruel politics that pit struggling Americans against each other
The funny thing about American capitalism is that it requires abundance to truly thrive, and yet capitalists prefer the illusion of exclusivity and scarcity to control the market.
Tropical disturbance expected to bring heavy rain, potential flooding later in week
In what’s become almost a weekly occurrence, Big Islanders are once again being advised to batten down the hatches, as a tropical rainstorm is forecast to bring heavy rain and perhaps thundershowers with potential flooding.