I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. As an editor, writer, and translator, I’ve been experimenting with AI—not because I think it’s a replacement for artists or because it makes my work easier. I…
For more than three decades, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo followed the same routine. Before sunrise, he would leave the Houston home he shared with his wife, climb into his white work van, pick up members of…
Meteorologists say 2026 is off to an unusually active start in the western Pacific. The strengthening El Niño pattern has shifted tropical cyclone formation farther east over exceptionally warm ocean waters, allowing storms more time…
Good news! The Meram crew is finally home. At the beginning of this month, the MV Meram caught fire while traveling between Namu and Ebeye, forcing the crew to abandon ship and spend hours adrift…
A chance encounter while working as a door-to-door salesman in Springdale, Arkansas, changed Jacob Hawkes’ life forever. Hawkes, who is Marshallese and was adopted as a child and raised in Utah, had little knowledge of…
Community organizations and local governments in Benton and Washington counties can now apply for $100,000 Community Placemaking Grants to transform underused public spaces into welcoming places where neighbors can gather, connect, and build community. Project…
When Super Typhoon Sinlaku devastated Saipan earlier this year in April, thousands of families began the long process of rebuilding. Emergency shelters opened, relief supplies arrived, and government agencies began assessing damage. But not every…
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — Less than three months after Super Typhoon Sinlaku devastated the Mariana Islands, another powerful storm has forced thousands of residents to shelter once again. On Monday, July 5, Super Typhoon…
MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The MV Meram, a fuel and cargo vessel owned by the Marshalls Energy Company (MEC), caught fire while en route to Ebeye earlier this week, forcing its crew to abandon ship…
One week after the devastating June 6 fire in Monkubok Weto, new information is providing a clearer picture of the disaster’s impact. The Marshall Islands Journal reports that approximately 160 people have been left homeless…
