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Is ‘reef safe’ sunscreen really safer for the ocean?
There are two kinds of UV filters in sunscreens on the market today. Read more
Trump pardons former sheriff convicted of bribery
Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff who served an area about two hours outside Washington, D.C., was convicted by a jury in December 2024 for accepting more than $75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointments as auxiliary deputy sheriffs. Read more
Driver plows car into crowd along parade route in Liverpool
Video from the scene showed a major response by police officers and ambulances along Water Street in the city center. Read more
Trump links Memorial Day tribute to his return to office
In remarks commemorating Memorial Day, Trump thanked those who had fought in some of the nation’s defining battles, and cited specific stories of sacrifice by soldiers and their families. Read more
HFD, lifeguards respond to distressed sailboat off Lanikai
A 30-foot sailboat was reported to be taking on water. Read more
Dodgers turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto in clash vs. Guardians
The Dodgers will open a three-game series in Cleveland today, one day after completing a set in New York against the Mets. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-3, 1.86 ERA) takes on fellow right-hander Gavin Williams (4-2, 3.94) of the Guardians. Read more
Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift compete for American Music Awards
The red-carpet show will be broadcast live on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Hawaii time), and singer Jennifer Lopez will host. Read more
Trump may shift $3B from Harvard grants to trade schools
His comments on his social media platform Truth Social come less than a week after his administration sought to block the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students as part of Trump’s extraordinary effort to seize some government control of U.S. academia. Read more
No NCAA baseball bid for Rainbows
As expected, the University of Hawaii baseball team’s 2025 season officially came to an end. The Rainbow Warriors were not among the 64 teams selected for the 2025 NCAA Regionals. The NCAA announced the field this morning. Read more
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Charles B. Rangel, longtime Harlem congressman, dies at 94
Rangel retired in 2016 after winning a 23rd term despite ethics allegation — making him the ninth-longest continuously serving member of the House in American history. Read more
Trump says Putin has ‘gone CRAZY’ after Russia’s biggest drone attack
Trump posted the remark on Truth Social as sleeping Ukrainians woke to a third consecutive night of massive Russian aerial attacks, listening for hours to drones buzzing near their homes and eruptions of Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire. Read more
French President Macron plays down apparent shove from wife in Vietnam
In a video, Brigitte Macron appeared to shove her husband before he descended from the presidential plane late on Sunday, causing him to step back before he recovered. Read more
Kilauea’s lava fountains reach over 1,000 feet in short-lived ‘episode 23’
According to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, lava from the north and south vents began to shut down shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Read more
King Charles visits Canada amid Trump’s push to annex it
Following an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney, Charles will open parliament in Ottawa on Tuesday, the first time a British monarch has carried out the duty since his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, did so 68 years ago. Read more
Fetterman says he’s been ‘shamed’ into showing up for Senate duties
In an interview, Fetterman, who represents 13 million people, said he felt he had been unfairly shamed into fulfilling senatorial duties, such as participating in committee work and casting procedural votes on the floor, dismissing them as a “performative” waste of time. Read more
Record beef prices raise Memorial Day cookout costs
Higher prices hit consumers who are increasingly nervous about the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s trade policy and after Washington halted cattle imports from Mexico over a pest called New World screwworm, which could hike up beef prices further by tightening the cattle supply. Read more
Russia launches largest air attack on Ukraine, kills at least 12 people
The dead included three children in the northern region of Zhytomyr, local officials there said. Read more
As Trumps monetize presidency, profits outstrip protests
The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency than anyone who has ever occupied the White House. Read more
Trump says he is not happy with Putin for bombing Ukraine
“I don’t know what’s wrong with him. What the hell happened to him? Right? He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that,” Trump told reporters at the airport in Morristown, New Jersey, as he prepared to return to Washington. Read more
Father in ICU after 9 kids killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
Abdul Aziz Al-Farra, a thoracic surgeon, said Najjar had undergone two operations to stop bleeding in his abdomen and chest and that he sustained other wounds including to his head. Read more
‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ sell nearly $500M in tickets
“Lilo & Stitch’ set a domestic box office record for the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend, besting 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” according to Comscore. That helped propel ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada to a record $262 million, Comscore reported. Read more
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