HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Green Fee will go into full effect on Jan. 1, 2026, the Department of the Attorney General announced, saying the majority of the claims challenging Act 96 have been dismissed.

In the new year, many Social Security rules are taking effect, affecting Americans' benefit amounts, the full retirement age and more. Some of the changes arrive courtesy of inflation adjustments, but ...

On Sunday night Bari Weiss, the editor of The Free Press and the new head of CBS News, abruptly stopped a forthcoming 60 Minutes report on the torture endured by migrants in the brutal El Salvadoran ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Central and Western New York are expected to get slammed with lake effect snow today through New Year’s Eve, piling up to 2 or 3 feet in some spots. The snow will be intense, coming ...

The next round of rain moves in Friday evening. After a New Year's Day filled with heavy rain and flash flooding, more rain is heading to drenched California. On Thursday, the rain was focused on ...

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory, in collaboration with Indranil Das's group at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (India), have found a surprising electronic feature in transitional ...

Beginning Jan. 1, South Carolina residents will see changes to laws regulating places that serve liquor and new income withholding tables to match federal changes. Also in March, fines will be ...

States across the country have also passed new rules around cellphone usage for minors, medically assisted death and gender-related care. By Chris Hippensteel and Sonia A. Rao Artificial intelligence.

A range of new state laws is set to take effect across the United States in 2026, covering wages, employment rights, housing standards, consumer data protection, artificial intelligence and other ...

As the new year begins, Texans will see dozens of new laws take effect on January 1 — from faster evictions for squatters to tax breaks on business inventory. The changes follow the more than 800 ...

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New state-level restrictions on what SNAP benefits can buy are set to begin in 2026, with some states banning items like soda, candy, energy drinks, and other “unhealthy” foods. Expanded work ...