Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Lawsuit challenges city’s approval of new hotel at Turtle Bay

The beach on the Kahuku side of the existing Ritz-Carlton Turtle Bay resort is seen in this 2024 file photo. Host Hotels & Resorts LP, a Maryland-based lodging real estate investment trust, in 2024 ...
The Atlantic

A Hidden Lesson of the Minnesota Welfare Scandal

At the federal level and on down, American government has come to rely heavily on nonprofits to deliver public services. This dependence is in many ways understandable, but it comes with serious risks ...
Press-Telegram

Aquarium of the Pacific opens new sea turtle rehabilitation area

For the first time, visitors at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach will be able to see rescued sea turtles as they go through rehabilitation for an eventual return to their natural habitat. The ...
MIT Technology Review

Generative coding

AI coding tools are rapidly changing how we produce software, and the industry is embracing it—perhaps at the expense of entry-level coding jobs. Generative AI’s ability to write software code has ...
Los Angeles Times

Alleged L.A. bomb plot: What we know about the Turtle Island Liberation Front

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Federal officials announced Tuesday that additional terrorism charges were ...
MIT Technology Review

AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced.

Developers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented ...
People

Department of Justice Doubles Down on Use of Franklin the Turtle by Sharing Image of Him as ‘Deportation Judge’

The image's release comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a separate photo of Franklin firing a bazooka U.S. Department of Justice/X; SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty The Department of Justice ...
Wall Street Journal

The Lesson of Minnesota’s Fraud

Federal prosecutors have charged dozens of people, many from Minnesota's Somali community, for defrauding the state's welfare programs. Does the outrage suggest that the GOP can win the debate over ...
The Daily Dot

“Stands for kindness”: Publisher condemns Pete Hegseth’s use of Franklin the Turtle in parody meme

The publishers behind Franklin the Turtle books have issued a response after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth co-opted the beloved kids' character to push a violent MAGA agenda. Over the weekend, ...
PBS

Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn the Trump administration's use of their work on social media

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children's character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration's use of their music and imagery to ...
NPR

'Franklin' publisher slams Hegseth for his post of the turtle firing on drug boats

The publisher of the Franklin children's book series has rebuked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he posted a meme of the anthropomorphic turtle firing on drug boats. Hegseth's social media post ...