Month: January 2020

The quest for a Real ID, the federally compliant driver’s license that can be used as identification by air travelers to board domestic flights starting Oct. 1, has hit another bump. The passport you might try to use as proof of your identity in the application process sometimes is rejected, the State Department has said.…

FRENCH POLYNESIA Cruises through Tahiti’s isles Go island hopping in the South Pacific, seeing the turquoise lagoons and green peaks of Tahiti and its islands during new eight-day French Polynesia cruises by small ship. The Variety Cruises tours will sail round trip from Papeete, Tahiti, visiting Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and Moorea. Excursions will…

When was the last time you paid less than $300 for a round-trip fare to Hawaii? I know. I can’t remember either. But now comes news of a $298 round-trip fare on Hawaiian Airlines from LAX. This one is on Hawaiian Airlines and it’s to Kona on Hawaii Island. This is the drier side of…

The price of oil surged Friday as global investors were gripped with uncertainty over the potential repercussions after the United States killed Iran’s top general. Click Here: Malaysia Rugby Shop News that Gen. Qassem Suleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an air attack at the Baghdad international airport prompted expectations of…

Health products powered by artificial intelligence are streaming into our lives, from virtual doctor apps to wearable sensors and drugstore chatbots. IBM boasted that its AI could “outthink cancer.” Others say computer systems that read X-rays will make radiologists obsolete. AI can help doctors interpret MRIs of the heart, CT scans of the head and…

1/10 AFTER: After Juliette Hohnen bought two 1920 Venice cottages it 2014, the homes were taken down to framing, and then rebuilt with replicated gables and rooflines.  (Steve Magner) 2/10 AFTER: The former bungalows were initially dark. But the solution was to add vaulted ceilings punched with skylights.  (Steve Magner) 3/10 AFTER: The new kitchen’s…

1/12 Found within a historic building in downtown Long Beach, this penthouse offers sweeping views, a massive wraparound balcony and Mills Act status, which helps save on property taxes.  (Peter McMenamin) 2/12 The penthouse has two bedrooms and two bathrooms in 2,810 square feet.  (Peter McMenamin) 3/12 The penthouse price: $2.9 million   (Peter McMenamin)…

The snow arrived just after Christmas, a fuzzy fleece draped over the local mountains. You can only imagine the local stir this caused … the post-holiday encore we won’t soon forget. Nor will we forget Christmas itself. One of my sisters was in town, and I spoke in church, which is something of a challenge…

SEATTLE —  Washington state sued Johnson & Johnson on Thursday, claiming the company was negligent when it used deceptive marketing to say opioids were effective for treating pain and unlikely to cause addiction. The multinational company that supplies raw materials used to make opiates drove the pharmaceutical industry to recklessly expand the production of opioids to…

LOUISVILLE, Ky.  —  Kentucky’s new Republican attorney general has asked the FBI to investigate a flurry of pardons by former Gov. Matt Bevin. The pardons have drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle after media reports highlighted some that went to convicts who had wealthy or politically connected families. Atty. Gen. Daniel Cameron…