On a Chinese Island, a Sunny Sanctuary for Russian Tourists

Russians find a refuge on the beaches of Sanya from sanctions and “sideways looks,” toasting the New Year beside a Chinese ...
Newsday

Northwell Health nurses at 3 Long Island hospitals authorize strike without deal by Dec. 31

Nurses at Huntington Hospital and their counterparts at Northwell Health hospitals in Plainview and Syosset have voted a approve a strike if negotiations fail to result in a contract by Dec. 31, union ...
Staten Island Advance

N.Y. nurses union authorizes strikes at 12 hospitals including one on Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A New York nurses’ union voted Monday to authorize strikes at a dozen different hospitals, including West Brighton’s Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC). Members of the New ...
Southern Living

The Vacation-Ready Charm Of South Carolina's Largest Island May Be Hiding In Plain Sight

California may have the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park, but Johns Island has the Angel Oak, a Lowcountry gem that’s known for being the largest Southern Live Oak tree east of the ...
The Australian

US pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ to turn Gaza into hi-tech metropolis

Welcome to “Project Sunrise,” the Trump administration’s pitch to foreign governments and investors to turn Gaza’s rubble into a futuristic coastal destination. A team led by President Trump’s ...
KHON2

Smith’s Union Bar oldest bar on island, watering hole of USS Arizona to close after 91 years

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Smith’s Union Bar is the oldest bar on the island, having been around since 1934. Not only that, but it’s the official watering hole of the USS Arizona. But employees of the bar ...
Island

Union Bank choir performs at ‘Sounds of the Season’

Union Bank partnered with Port City Colombo and the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors to present “Sounds of the Season” an evening of Christmas Carols in aid of communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah ...