HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand beaches and bustling city streets. Predicting Honolulu will start experiencing frequent flooding within the next 15 to 20 years, state lawmakers are trying to pass legislation that would spend millions for a…
Month: April 2019
Everything Between Jon And Daenerys On ‘Game Of Thrones’ Just Got Awkward
Aegon Targaryen, Sixth of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, has entered the game. But yeah, we’re going to go ahead and keep calling him Jon Snow. The second installment of the last season of “Game of Thrones” didn’t leave us…
‘Saved By The Bell’ Stars Reunite To Toast 30 Years Of Friendship
“Saved by the Bell” is turning 30 in August, so it’s only fitting that the teen sitcom’s stars got together over the weekend to celebrate decades of friendship. Photos posted to Instagram show actors Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Elizabeth Berkley and Tiffani Thiessen having dinner together on Saturday night with all their spouses in tow….
‘A Masterpiece!’ John Oliver Revels In His Favorite Moment Of The Mueller Report
John Oliver said President Donald Trump was saved from criminal charges by two things described in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report: incompetence and disobedience. But the “Last Week Tonight” host also paused on Sunday to appreciate the moment Trump learned that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate the 2016 election and his campaign. “This…
Mitt Romney ‘Sickened’ By Mueller Report Findings On Trump
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Friday he was “sickened” by some of the findings in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report about the Trump campaign’s ties with Russia. Romney, one of the few vocal GOP critics of President Donald Trump’s administration, said though he was happy the findings didn’t justify charging the president, he was appalled…
The Dirty Secret Behind The Perfect Fruits And Vegetables At Your Grocery Store
Well-presented, shiny and uniformly sized apples, carrots and other fruits and vegetables are what we’ve come to expect in our local grocery store. But it’s a perfection that does not always reflect the produce being grown on farms across the U.S., says Danielle Nierenberg, co-founder of the nongovernmental organization Food Tank. “Food grows in…
‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Finally Brings Back Ghost
“Game of Thrones” fans will no longer be ghosted. On Sunday, during the second episode of Season 8, Ghost, the direwolf of Jon Snow (Kit Harington), finally made his return. It’s been a long time coming. The direwolf didn’t appear in Season 7, and he was scarcely in Season 6, though he showed up when Jon Snow…
Zookeeper Mauled By Topeka Zoo Tiger, Rushed To Hospital
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in northeastern Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, when a Sumatran tiger named Sanjiv attacked the worker in a secured, indoor space. Topeka Zoo director Brendan Wiley says the zookeeper was awake…
Easter Weekend Bombings In Sri Lanka Kill 138 At Churches, Hotels
COLOMBO, April 21 (Reuters) ― Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and four hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago. The explosions, some of which officials said were suicide…
This Is The Part Of ‘Medicare For All’ That You Never Hear About
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his allies talk a lot about how “Medicare for All” would take back money from insurers and drug companies, and use those savings to help make sure every American has generous health insurance. That is accurate. But Sanders and his allies rarely mention that Medicare for All would also restrict the…