By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — It’s a sweet tradition that a kama’aina business is struggling to continue — scrambling to find ingredients that cost much more than they did a year ago. But making mochi to ring in the new year is something the family that runs
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By HOLLY MEYER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of pews at his church. It wouldn’t fit. Nor could he sit in the aisles without awkwardly blocking the way. So he adapted. It’s a regular part of his new life with limited mobility that
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CNNEE (CNN) — El papa emérito Benedicto logró descansar en la noche de este miércoles y está “absolutamente lúcido y vigilante” este jueves, dijo el director de la Oficina de Prensa del Vaticano, Matteo Bruni, en un comunicado. “Está absolutamente lúcido y vigilante y hoy, aunque su estado sigue siendo grave, la situación en este
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CNN By Paradise Afshar and Dakin Andone, CNN Patrick Holland had only been on the heart transplant list for a few weeks when he said he got a call last Thursday from the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle that a donor match had been found. The 56-year-old Alaska man, who has congestive heart
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash and Scottie Andrew, CNN We’re at the end of 2022, folks, and what a year it’s been. From Bad Bunny’s world domination to that shocking moment at the Oscars; the chaotic “Don’t Worry Darling” press tour to the ascension of modern muse Julia Fox; Beyoncé going disco and “Abbott Elementary” winning our
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Christopher Hickey, CNN US drivers have never seen a year quite like 2022. Wild price swings at the gas pump throughout the year make predicting prices for 2023 even more difficult. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that it sparked on Russian oil sent the price of crude soaring in
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A photo was released by HPD, revealing the signing of the first permit. “Today chief Joe Logan signed the first license to carry a concealed firearm in Honolulu County,” HPD declared. But local guns right advocates told KITV4 that they do not
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By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate Democrats are closing out the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency having installed more federal judges than his two immediate predecessors. So far, 97 lifetime federal judges have been confirmed under Biden, a figure that outpaces both
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story GEORGIA (Clayton News Daily) — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will soon begin returning artifacts to culturally affiliated tribes from Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site in Cartersville. Repatriation is mandated by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a federal law
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week with the labor market remaining strong despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the economy and hiring. Applications for unemployment aid for the week ending Dec. 24 climbed 9,000 to 225,000, the Labor Department
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, the latest sign that the labor market remains strong despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the economy and hiring. Applications for unemployment aid for the week ending Dec. 24 climbed 9,000 to 225,000, the
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated recently. A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers “to accompany
Continue Reading By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The weather outside may be frightful, but the myriad viewing options inside can be nothing short of delightful. During press junkets in recent weeks, The Associated Press asked celebrities promoting their own projects in Europe what they planned to watch this winter season. Darren Star and Lucas
Continue ReadingBy Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “lucid and vigilant” but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday in an update on the former pontiff’s health. “He is absolutely lucid and vigilant and today while his condition remains serious, the situation at the moment is stable,” Vatican press office director Matteo Bruni
Continue ReadingBy KRISTY KEPLEY-STEWARD Click here for updates on this story NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana (KTBS) — Natchitoches police have arrested two people in connection with the death of a toddler on Christmas day. Damian Jewett, 27, and Jocelyn Crenshaw, 23, both of Natchitoches, are charged with negligent homicide, a NPD spokesman said Wednesday in a news release.
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — A medida que fuertes nevadas en las montañas, lluvias generalizadas y ráfagas de viento continúan barriendo el oeste y empujando hacia el centro de EE.UU. este jueves, más de 16 millones de personas a lo largo de la costa están bajo alerta de inundaciones de cara a condiciones climáticas severas que están
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN First-time claims for weekly unemployment benefits increased to 225,000 for the week ended December 24, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. That’s up 9,000 from the previous week’s tally of 216,000. Economists were expecting 225,000 initial claims, according to Refinitiv estimates. Weekly initial claims have been hovering at pre-pandemic levels
Continue Reading By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to acting, Maria Bakalova considers herself to be a person of extremes. “Cinema is supposed to be provoking. It’s not supposed to be, I think, something that is somewhere in the middle,” the Oscar-nominated actor said in a recent interview with The Associated
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Updated Post 7:10 a.m. The fire broke out at an abandoned structure in the back of the property. Fire crews needed extra resources because the structure was located far away from the fire hydrant. No one was injured in the fire. Updated Post 5:45 a.m. Cal Fire reported that crews contained the fire at 5:20
Continue ReadingBy KRISTY KEPLEY-STEWARD Click here for updates on this story CORNELIOUS, North Carolina (WLOS) — Police say the parents of a missing 11-year-old North Carolina girl know more than they’ve told investigators. Madalina Cojocari, 11, of Cornelius, was reported missing on Thursday, Dec. 15, by her mother, Diana Cojocari, 37, and stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60,
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