HONOLULU — People were flocking to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday to get a glimpse of fountaining lava. The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano has paused periodically. It resumed Wednesday morning as a “small sluggish lava flow,” and then increased into a fountain that appeared […]
Pope Francis falls, injures arm at residence, Vatican officials say
LONDON — Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. “This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a bruise to his right forearm, without fractures,” the Vatican said in a statement in Italian. “The arm was immobilized as a precautionary measure.”
83-year-old woman’s lottery winnings stolen by man who attacked her in store parking lot
Police are hunting for a suspect who was allegedly caught on camera violently robbing an 83-year-old woman of her lottery winnings shortly after claiming them from a convenience store, police said. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning shortly after 8 a.m. outside a store on Curry Ford Road, near the intersection of S. Goldenrod Road […
Trump adviser says president-elect is exploring options to ‘preserve’ TikTok
Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, said in an interview on Wednesday that the president-elect is exploring options to “preserve” TikTok. Waltz made the comment when Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked him about a report from The Washington Post that said Trump was considering an executive order to suspend enforcement
FDA proposes limiting nicotine levels in cigarettes, other tobacco products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new rule on Wednesday limiting nicotine levels in cigarettes and other tobacco products. The FDA says the move could reduce the addictiveness of tobacco products and make it easier to quit. If the rule is finalized, the U.S. would be the first country to impose such a […]
