National and world news at a glance
Philadelphia to end mask mandate, days after reinstating it
Surprisingly low Shanghai COVID death count spurs questions
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lu Muying died on April 1 in a government quarantine facility in Shanghai, with her family on the phone as doctors tried to resuscitate her. She had tested positive for COVID-19 in late March and was moved there in line with government policy that all coronavirus cases be centrally isolated.
Editorial: US backs Australia’s bullying of Pacific islands
It seems that the United States is throwing its weight behind Australia’s bid to scupper the security cooperation agreement reached between China and the Solomon Islands, with Kurt Campbell, who serves as the U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, reportedly paying a trip to the South Pacific nation this month.
Commentary: Let’s get Earth Day right
Every April, right around Earth Day, we see stories of multinational corporations pouring millions of dollars into new technology to fix climate change.
Inflation drives up Passover food prices for US Jews
NEW YORK — Shopping for Passover on a recent day at a kosher supermarket in the Hasidic Jewish section of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, Moshe Werzberger worried about how inflation is driving up prices during one of the most important holidays for Jews.
Island Life: Hiding in plain sight
A large grasshopper clingS to a lilikoi tendril swinging in a gentle breeze in South Kona.
Big Island Chocolate Festival returns
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Big Island Chocolate Festival is presenting a reimagined edition.
