Governor wants to make it easier for travelers from Japan to visit the islands

Hawaii leaders want to make it easier for tourists from Japan to visit the U.S. state by creating a pre-clearance program allowing travelers from the country

Truce deal for hostage release hits last-minute snag, expected to start today

An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appeared to have hit a

In political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Wilders wins big

Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won a huge victory in Dutch elections, according to a near complete count of the vote yesterday, in a stunning lurch to the

France remains ‘le grand fromage’, and Camembert remains in a wooden box

The European Union has long known that the way to France’s heart is through its stomach. So, don’t touch the Camembert — never, ever.

Truce deal set to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting worst Mideast violence in decades

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held

JFK assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses to history

Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene and immediately

Charles III welcomes president Yoon with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink

King Charles III hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace yesterday , as Britain rolled

Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO just days after being removed, along with a new board

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech industry and

Timing for the Israel-Hamas pause in fighting to be announced in the next 24 hours

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week.

Hamas officials say hostage agreement could be reached soon

Senior Hamas officials said yesterday that an agreement could be reached soon in which the militant group would release hostages and Israel would free Palestinian prisoners.

Musk’s X sues Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups’ posts

Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America yesterday , saying it manufactured a report to

A Canadian mining company central to Panama protests says it may have to suspend operations

The Canadian mining company whose contract with Panama’s government has triggered weeks of protests said yesterday that it has reduced operations and soon may have to suspend them

Cease-fire: Hamas officials say hostage agreement could be reached soon

Senior Hamas officials said today (Tuesday) that an agreement could be reached soon in which the militant group would release hostages and Israel would free Palestinian prisoners.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, take 25 hostages

Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route yesterday and took its 25 crew members hostage, officials said, raising

OpenAI’s new CEO says he’s launching investigation into Altman’s firing

The new head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said yesterday that he would launch an investigation into the firing of co-founder Sam Altman and work to reform the

Heavy fighting breaks out around another Gaza hospital as babies evacuated to Egypt

Heavy fighting erupted around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israel pressed an offensive it says is aimed

The lion, the wig and the warrior. Who is Javier Milei, Argentina’s president-elect?

His legions of fans call him "the crazy" and "the wig" due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair, while he refers to himself as "the lion." He thinks

UN team says 32 babies are among scores of critically ill patients stranded in Gaza’s main hospital

A United Nations team said yesterday that 291 patients were left at Gaza’s largest hospital after Israeli troops had others evacuate. Those left included 32 babies

Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa  division as it plows resources into AI

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence. In a note to employees on

Wider offensive possible in Gaza’s south, where hundreds of thousands have fled

Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, residents said yesterday, signaling a possible expansion of their offensive to areas where hundreds

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