Leftovers, pantry staples make better fried rice
The secret to a great fried rice is all in the leftovers.
In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents
After returning to metro San Francisco following a college football career, Anthony Giusti felt like his hometown was passing him by. The high cost of living, driven by a constantly transforming tech industry, ensured that even with two jobs he would never save enough money to buy a house.
E komo mai: La‘i‘opua 2020 fetes Prince Kuhio Day with crafts, talk story
A day of Hawaiian crafts and talk story was open to residents and visitors as a celebration of Prince Kuhio Day Saturday at La‘i‘opua 2020.
At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple’s feel-good ‘CODA’ triumphs
LOS ANGELES — After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama “CODA,” best picture Sunday, handing Hollywood’s top award to a streaming service for the first time in a ceremony that saw the greatest drama when Will Smith strode onstage and slapped Chris Rock.
Two broadband internet-related bills still alive
Most broadband internet-related bills are dead in the state Legislature, while a surviving bill will create another state agency to develop broadband infrastructure.
N. Korea’s Kim vows to develop more powerful means of attack
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.
North Carolina ousts Peacocks, sets up Final Four Duke clash
PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina crushed all hope of a March Madness miracle in the early going Sunday, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s.
Badosa feeling right at home, moves on at Miami Open
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Paula Badosa was midway through an on-court interview after another victory at the Miami Open when a thought crossed her mind.
Top seeds South Carolina, Stanford headed to women’s Final 4
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Aliyah Boston scored 19 points and led top-seeded South Carolina to its second straight Final Four with an 80-50 victory over Creighton on Sunday night, ending the 10th-seeded Bluejays’ surprise run through the NCAA Tournament.
Council advances Waikoloa timeshares
A plan to replace nine holes of golf at Waikoloa Beach Resort with 900 timeshare units, a 140-unit workforce housing complex and 25 single-family home lots was advanced Wednesday by the County Council after a dispute between council members over whether asking for a list of community benefits amounts to “pay to play.”
Ukraine pleads for help, says Russia wants to split nation
LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of cowardice Sunday while another top official said Russia was trying to split the nation in two, like North and South Korea.
US-backed group gets lifesaving meds to Ukrainians amid war
WASHINGTON — Thousands of patients in Ukraine are receiving lifesaving medicines to treat HIV and opioid addiction through a U.S.-funded group still operating despite the Russian invasion. Supplies are running short and making deliveries is a complicated calculus with unpredictable risks.
Obituaries: March 28, 2022
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Much of Shanghai locked down as mass COVID-19 testing begins
BEIJING — China began locking down most of its largest city of Shanghai on Monday as a coronavirus outbreak surges and amid questions about the economic toll of the nation’s “zero-COVID” strategy.
National and world news at a glance
After Biden’s fiery speech, nine unscripted words reverberate
NFL owners not likely to make as much news as free agency
PALM BEACH, Fla. — There’s virtually no chance NFL owners will be competing during their meetings this week with the stream of big news made by trades and in free agency thus far this year.
Hook em! Scottie Scheffler wins Match Play and goes to No. 1
AUSTIN, Texas — Scottie Scheffler is the hottest player in golf and now has the ranking to prove it.
The Bright Side: Normalcy returns, big fish still here
You know things are getting back to “normal” when the fishing tournaments return to the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club, especially those raising funds for local nonprofits. Although the Ccub has been running one day a month tourneys to try and keep people fishing, it was a sign of good things to come when Hospice of Kona held their Love 2 Fish tournament last weekend. Fishermen love good signs.
AP-NORC poll: Low marks for Biden on economy as prices rise
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans say they don’t blame President Joe Biden for high gasoline prices, but they’re giving his economic leadership low marks amid fears of inflation and deep pessimism about economic conditions.
High from hemp: States wrestle with chemically made THC
Over the past few years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts to be used in things like gummy bears and vape oils.
