How to help survivors of the 2023 wildfires on Maui

(NEW YORK) -- Last year’s devastating wildfires on Maui were the deadliest in modern United States history, claiming over 100 lives.The fires also destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and cultural and historical sites, particularly in and around the town of Lahaina, which was at...

Helping hands in Hawaii: Beyond the poolside Mai Tai

(NEW YORK) -- On the southeast coast of O’ahu, a group of visitors from Renton, Washington, has arrived to volunteer with 808 Cleanups, a local organization working to remove invasive species from along the shoreline."I could not come to Hawai'i, to the island of...

Noah Lyles’ Olympics drama prompts concern over Paris COVID spread

(LONDON) -- Noah Lyles’ characteristically exuberant walkout for Thursday’s 200-meter final gave little indication that the American sprinter was among the dozens suffering from COVID-19.But within minutes, the track star was being pushed from the stadium in a wheelchair, in visible discomfort following his...