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McCain Courts Small Towns

His two-day bus tour through Ohio was a red, white and blue salute to small-town America. But a big-city mayor also pitched in.

The new upgraded Honolulu Emergency Services Department ambulances and AmbuBus.

Honolulu Emergency Services upgrades over half of its ambulances

The Honolulu Emergency Services Department is upgrading over half of its 23 ambulance units. The department received six brand-new ambulances and remounted eight.

Student Nicola Hopper, 11, and Jake Hensley, 11, load milk cartons and other food collected by students at Franklin Sherman Elementary School into crates to be taken across the street to Share food pantry at McLean Baptist Church.

When Food Banks Say No To Sugary Junk, Schools Offer A Solution

Food banks are increasingly saying no to cakes, holiday candy and other junk food donations. But some schools are sending them healthier donations by salvaging uneaten foods in their cafeterias.

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A view of what the locals call the "green zone," an area Afghan National Police say is controlled by the Taliban, as seen from a police outpost along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, outside Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, on Nov. 7, 2020.

The Taliban Are Getting Stronger In Afghanistan As U.S. And NATO Forces Exit

As foreign troops withdraw, the Taliban have seized parts of Afghan highways and closed in on cities. One arms dealer in the country says they're even buying heavier weaponry.

FILE - This Feb. 8, 2009, file photo, shows Aloha Stadium before the start of the NFL's Pro Bowl football game, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

The Conversation: Aloha Stadium; Niʻihau landowners

Steve Wood, president of the Aiea Community Board, discusses concerns he's heard from the community about the development of the new Aloha Stadium; Freelance investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour reports on the Robinson family's ownership of 100,000 acres of Hawaiʻi land, including the island of Niʻihau

Incoming Migrants Overwhelm Spain's Refugee Centers

Spain is taking in more migrants than Greece or Italy — the first time that's happened since the crisis began in 2015. The numbers are expected to rise, and that's straining Spain's migrant services.

Gloria Steinem and South Korean peace activists march along a military fence at a checkpoint after crossing the border separating North and South Korea.

Controversy Follows As Activists Cross North-South Korean Border

The symbolic gesture was aimed at reunifying two nations still technically at war. But an event staged in the name of peace ended up exposing some distrust that's lasted for decades.

In this photo released by the U.S. Army, AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, fly over a mountain range near Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on June 3, 2019.

U.S. Army grounds aviators for training after fatal crashes

The U.S. Army has grounded the units after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday.

A HOLO card terminal alongside the standard cash box on TheBus in Honolulu.

New HOLO cards cost $2 starting March 1

The HOLO card has been free of charge since its debut in 2018, but starting on March 1, getting a new card or replacement will have a $2 charging fee.

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