Remote Hawaiian immersion option 2 months into school year
HONOLULU — Education officials have launched a distance learning program for Hawaiian language immersion students — two months in the school year.
Mordecai throws 3 more TDs, No. 21 SMU beats Tulane 55-26
DALLAS — Tanner Mordecai threw three touchdown passes to push his nation-leading total to 29, ran for another score and No. 21 SMU dominated the first half in a 55-26 victory over Tulane on Thursday night.
McDavid scores Nos. 200, 201 in Oilers’ victory over Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Connor McDavid scored twice to eclipse 200 career goals and had an assist, Zach Hyman had two goals and the Edmonton Oilers remained undefeated with a 5-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
Taylor hits 3 HRs, Dodgers beat Braves 11-2 to extend NLCS
LOS ANGELES — Chris Taylor hit three homers and drove in six runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers broke loose at the plate to beat Atlanta 11-2 on Thursday, cutting the Braves’ lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series.
White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan
WASHINGTON — The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming the social services and climate change programs and rethinking new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for a scaled-back package.
COVID-19 vaccine: CDC panel backs expanded booster rollout
WASHINGTON — Millions more Americans are closer to getting a COVID-19 booster as influential government advisers on Thursday endorsed extra doses of all three of the nation’s vaccines — and opened the possibility of choosing a different company’s brand for that next shot.
Empowering keiki to ride with aloha
For the nearly three decades, People for Active Transportation Hawaii (PATH) has facilitated regular bike education classes for Big Island youth. Thankfully, with respect to COVID, this year was no different.
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House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt
Jerry Pinkney, award-winning illustrator, dies at 81
NEW YORK — Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The Sunday Outing,” has died.
