The U.S. government, in what an attorney says is a “monumental admission,” said last year that it caused injury to thousands of people on the Hawaiian island of Oahu when jet fuel from its storage facility leaked into the drinking water system. On Monday, thousands of military family members and locals are headed to trial … Read more
Customers admire a Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle at a Tesla store in Honolulu, Hawaii. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images U.S. consumers have been making the move to all-electric vehicles more slowly than many expected — but a growing leader in EV adoption is Hawaii. The tropical island state this … Read more
A SCOTTISH seaside town has been ranked among the world’s best surfing spots. Thurso dubbed Scotland‘s equivalent to Hawaii, made the list alongside legendary global hotspots for the water sport. 2 Thurso was named among the world’s most iconic places for the sportCredit: Alamy 2 Three-time Scottish National Surfing Champion Mark Boyd riding the waves … Read more
So many states, so little time! Fear not, weary travelers – influencer Lee Abbamonte has traversed all fifty so you don’t have to. In a post to Instagram, the 45-year-old laid out the lot of them in preferential order, so you know where to head first. The rankings show some distinct domination from both the … Read more
For plant lovers looking to travel this summer, here’s a handy piece of information: Members of the Denver Botanic Gardens can enjoy fragrant blooms year round with free admission at over 300 other gardens across North America. The American Horticulture Society Reciprocal Garden Network gives members of participating gardens free admission and discounts at many … Read more
Delta Air Lines pilot, Keith Rosenkranz, went all out to commemorate his retirement as he brought along many of his friends and family on a special 24-hour trip to Hawaii. The retirement party brought an end to the captain’s 33-year tenure with the major American airline. It total, 112 people made the trip to the … Read more
A new regulation proposed in the Denver City Council would mandate that restaurants list just two drink options on their menus as part of combo meals for children: Water or milk? The proposal aims to sideline sodas and sugary drinks and help drive healthier dietary choices for young Denverites at a time when health care … Read more
As It Happens6:291st images humpback whale sex is between 2 males When biologist Stephanie Stack first saw the photographs of two humpback whales mating in the warm waters of Hawaii, she says her mind was “completely blown.” “When I realized that it was two males, it was not what I was expecting,” she told As … Read more
As It Happens6:13More than 100 possible new marine species discovered in a single deepsea expedition During a research expedition off the coast of Chile, Erin Easton says her colleagues were constantly showing her some amazing new sea creature they’d just discovered. “It would just be, like, ‘Erin, Erin, Erin, look!’” Easton, a marine scientist at the University … Read more
The first private spacecraft to softly land on the moon carries a Canadian instrument that will test the possibility of building an observatory at the Lunar south pole. The phone booth-sized lander by Intuitive Machines, named Odysseus, launched on Feb. 15 and touched down on Thursday near a small impact crater about 300 kilometers from the moon’s south … Read more
