News in Kailua
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.
Trump unveils $15 billion planned Iowa steel project
President Donald Trump on Monday said that a Minnesota company plans to build a multi-billion-dollar steel mill in Iowa, handing the administration a marquee manufacturing investment to showcase as Republicans head into November’s midterm elections.
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?
Let’s Talk Food: Tokkuri Tei Izakaya in Kapahulu
Tokkuri Tei was a favorite restaurant for many years when I was working on my cookbooks for Mutual Publishing. It was where the publisher, Bennett and Gay, would take me for dinner.
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?
As AI accelerates, governments are increasingly being left behind
LONDON — Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, gathered senior officials for an exclusive meeting at a 19th-century palace outside Brussels this month.
Some Republicans issue a new call on Trump’s war with Iran: End it now
As President Donald Trump warned in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in recent days that he might “annihilate” Iran, a growing number of Republicans were scrambling to find distance from a costly war that has swelled into a midterm crisis for the party.
5 arrested on suspicion of terrorism near UK air base used by US
LIVERPOOL, England — British police arrested five men Sunday on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism after receiving a call around 1 a.m. about three suspicious vehicles headed toward an air force base used by the U.S. military.
Naalehu cemetery recovery continues after Lala flooding
HILO — Hurricane Lala caused catastrophic flooding in the Ka‘u District on Hawaii Island in August, sending floodwaters and debris through the Naalehu Cemetery and displacing an estimated 175 burial plots. More than 10 feet of debris covered portions of the cemetery, complicating…
Papa‘ikou resident files appeal challenging cell tower
Patrick Ferreira, who lives next to the intended site of a new Verizon Wireless cell tower in Papa‘ikou, has filed an appeal challenging the project and requesting construction be halted.