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The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.

Parents, lawmakers and county leaders across Hawaii have made a recurring request to the education department in recent years: open up school playgrounds and fields for the public when classes aren't in session.

World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start another season opener for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also was the opener last year when they went on to win their second consecutive championship.

Neymar has been left out of Brazil's two friendlies in the United States this month. The 34-year-old former captain has struggled to be fit since he tore his ACL in October 2023.

Aaron Nola will start the World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy against Venezuela rather than Michael Lorenzen.

Former Chicago Bears defensive back Nahshon Wright more than doubled his 2025 earnings thanks to a bonus from the NFL's performance-based pay program.

Families in Haiti plead for answers after gangs reportedly kidnapped two journalists in Port-au-Prince.

As the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case on the constitutionality of reverse location warrants, Minnesota lawmakers look to enact a ban.

Hawaii's 6,500 farms range from small operations that produce food and raise livestock for their families and their communities to large companies that supply big box stores and export coffee, macadamia nuts and other luxury foods.

Ousmane Dembélé is feeling ambitious heading into the crucial part of the season and fully intends to star for Paris Saint-Germain and France.