The earthquake, which didn't cause a tsunami and which the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported as magnitude 6.3, was centered on Mauna Loa's southern flank at a depth of 23 miles (37 kilometers), 1.3 miles (2 kilometers) southwest of Pahala.
Hur's selection as special counsel in January 2023 was clearly meant to show a nonpartisan approach by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Hur had held senior leadership roles in the Trump Justice Department, both in Washington and as U.S. attorney for Maryland, and as a younger lawyer he clerked for William Rehnquist, the conservative Supreme Court chief justice.
In the run-up to the San Francisco 49ers battling the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, pop culture is awash in stories about WAGS -- the wives and girlfriends of the players, including Taylor Swift.
Advocates for overhauling the Medicare payment system will lose three of their biggest Capitol Hill supporters to retirement next year, raising questions about next steps.