Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia and the political hurdles President Trump faces at home are making it increasingly difficult for Trump to achieve his campaign goal of warmer relations between Washington and Moscow, according to political observers. Trump’s decision last week to expel 60 Russian diplomats accused of secretly operating as intelligence officers prompted Russian […]

It’s not about sleek graphics or the presentation software you use. It’s about whether the story you tell resonates with your audience’s needs. If you ask anyone what they think of PowerPoint presentations, they’ll probably give you a strong reaction. But whether you love, hate, or want to ban them from your world forever, the […]

It seems that getting stronger is on almost everyone’s list this. But just wanting it won’t make it happen. Just going to the gym and lifting weights without a plan won’t necessarily make you stronger either. There are many nuances you’ll need to consider before even getting to the gym. Here are some tried-and-true methods to get […]

Another day, another ’80s beauty trend rises from the dead. This time, the look comes courtesy of Kim Kardashian, who is working very hard to make electric blue eyeshadow cool again. And you know what? This is an army pants and flip flops-type situation we want to get in on, too. On March 31, Kim […]

Maya Angelou wrote about a car ride in Ghana with Malcolm X. It was the height of the Civil Rights era, and Angelou was expressing her disdain for a particular activist’s lack of faith, and isolation from the Black American struggle. Malcolm X’s response was swift and harsh. “Sister,” he said. “Picture American racism as […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of San Juan, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria’s destructive power. “See, that tree broke off that branch, which is as thick as a tree — and now it’s in my yard,” said Maldonado, a 65-year-old retiree. The downed tree […]

Is Tony Stark getting a Wakandan upgrade come Avengers: Infinity War? The armor-clad Avenger’s suit is a perennial work in progress, its genius-billionaire-playboy-philanthropist inventor doling out update after update to improve the design he originally conceived a decade ago (in a cave with a box of scraps). With Infinity War, Stark dons his most advanced and formidable suit yet: one […]

THE SAMSUNG Galaxy S9 is both beautiful to behold, and to hold. In the less than two weeks that we tested the phone, the most outstanding feature of the S9 has to be its design. Samsung has refined the design language that began in the S8, into an art form. In the hand, the Galaxy S9 […]

Eden Zang, managing director of Oceanwide Science Institute, will be at the Maui Nui Resource Council meeting Wednesday to explain how passive acoustic monitoring can be utilized to reveal clues about coral reef communities. The meeting, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Pacific Whale Foundation’s Discovery Center classrooms at the ocean level of the Maui Harbor […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid on Monday as China raised tariffs on U.S. goods in an escalating spat between the world’s two biggest economies, and stocks on Wall Street tumbled, led by a rout in technology shares, after U.S. President Donald Trump again attacked Amazon.com. China bumped up tariffs by as much as […]