By Kono Tasina Saturday, August 31, 2019 Florida's cities are building to fight rising seas. Small towns may struggle to defend themselves His home here is on the the town's barrier island and backs up to the Intracoastal Waterway, which separates the island from the Florida...
By Kono Tasina 9:33 PM Six weeks, 328 false claims. Breaking down Trump's dishonesty There have been ... a lot. Over the six weeks ending August 18, the President averaged 7.8 false claims per day. Here's a breakdown o...
By Kono Tasina 6:18 PM Franco Columbu, Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'best friend,' dies at 78 The 78-year-old Columbu was the best man at the wedding of Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver in 1986. He was also an actor. "From the ...
By Kono Tasina 6:18 PM Take an additional 50% off these already inexpensive TCL earbuds TCL is well known for its TVs, but its recent foray into the sound space has proven just as fruitful. The Socl200 wired earbuds are a grea...
By Kono Tasina 5:33 PM Defending champion Naomi Osaka ends Coco Gauff's US Open run In a blockbuster third-round matchup and in their first career meeting, the world No. 1 and 21-year-old from Japan bested the 15-year old Am...
By Kono Tasina 1:28 AM Hurricane Dorian heads for the US After being upgraded to a category 4 hurricane on Friday evening, Hurricane Dorian has maintained maximum sustained winds of up to 140 mph ...
By Kono Tasina 1:18 AM The 'mini Trump' who built a kingdom out of books (CNN) — He wore a golden crown made from cardboard, appointed a horse as his prime minister and declared his hometown an independent countr...
By Kono Tasina 12:08 AM Florida seeks shelter for 400 animals as Dorian gets closer. Some may be released into the wild The nonprofit South Florida Wildlife Center is in Fort Lauderdale, which is in the cone area that might be affected by the hurricane. The ce...
By Kono Tasina Friday, August 30, 2019 After arrests, thousands take to Hong Kong streets for 13th weekend of protests This 13th consecutive weekend of protest follows a week of escalation, including a sudden wave of arrests on Friday of pro-democracy lead...
By Kono Tasina 10:58 PM 64% of Americans support labor unions but membership is at a record low In theory, their demands are well supported by the American public. According to a recent Gallup poll , 64% of Americans approve of lab...
By Kono Tasina 10:58 PM Tyler Perry lived on this street before he was homeless. A nearby highway sign now bears his name The Atlanta filmmaker was driving to work this week when he noticed a sign on Georgia State Route 166 had changed. A green exit sign that on...
By Kono Tasina 10:43 PM Arkansas woman drowns in a flood after 911 dispatcher scolds her during her final minutes The final, desperate 911 call of the 47-year-old woman who delivered the Southwest Times Record to front doors came at 4:38 on the morning...
By Kono Tasina 10:33 PM At least 10 teens injured in shooting at a high school football game in Alabama The victims in the shooting in Mobile ranged in age from 15 to 18, police said. They were at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Friday night for the ...
By Kono Tasina 10:23 PM It'll take superpowers to unseat Boris Johnson. This comic book fan says he's got them The 25-year-old walks up the driveway of a redbrick house, on the outermost fringes of west London, and knocks. And waits. And rearranges hi...