Hawaii Bets on Tech and Manufacturing to Keep Young Talent From Leaving the Islands
Hawaii is confronting a serious economic and demographic challenge: many of its young, highly educated residents are leaving the islands in search of better-paying jobs and more affordable lives on the U.S. mainland. Now, state officials, entrepreneurs and universities are betting that a new generation of technology and manufacturing companies could help diversify an economy […]
Trump Chooses White House Health Adviser Heidi Overton to Take Charge of the FDA
President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a senior White House health-policy adviser and physician, to become the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, placing a trusted administration figure in line to lead one of the country’s most consequential public-health agencies. Overton’s nomination comes during a turbulent period for the FDA, […]
U.S. National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion as Fiscal Pressures Intensify
The United States has crossed another historic financial threshold, with the national debt surpassing $40 trillion for the first time. The milestone underscores the accelerating growth of federal borrowing and intensifies concerns about the long-term consequences of persistent budget deficits, rising interest costs, defense spending and expensive programs such as Social Security and Medicare. The […]
