UHERO warns surging oil prices and March storms have worsened Hawaii’s near‑term outlook, slowing visitor growth and keeping wages behind rising costs. Construction holds out as the main bright spot.

More than 100 Seattle Art Museum employees announced a union drive and filed an NLRB petition, demanding higher pay, better benefits and clearer decision‑making.

Neighbors packed a town hall after the city proposed converting the Ramada on Empire Blvd into a men’s shelter; officials promise services, residents demand transparency.

City officials offered to move Mutual Aid Monday to Civic Center Park and waive permit fees; organizers refused, calling the weekly distribution a protest.

A Fraser man says a Zoltar fortune‑teller's numbers he played for 30 years matched the April 22 Powerball drawing for a $1M prize.

A new national report shows Wisconsin trailing most states in reading and math recovery, with wide gaps between districts and few clear short‑term fixes. Some districts are improving while many remain below pre‑pandemic levels.

Freeman Webb says it will not renew the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor’s lease at Nashville House and will donate profits to immigrant-rights groups.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will add a seventh moment of silence at the close of the names reading to honor people who later died of 9/11-related illnesses. Program data show about 55,000 cancer certifications tied to exposures.

A proposed redraw of Santa Rosa’s Wildland‑Urban Interface would add about 3,082 parcels and remove 811, affecting roughly 3,893 properties and triggering local defensible‑space and building rules.

A Canton woman matched all five Pick 5 numbers on three $1 tickets bought at a Cleveland mini‑mart, winning $150,000 and pocketing about $109,875 after taxes. She plans to use much of the money for a house down payment and to invest the rest.

A $1M Powerball Match‑5 ticket sold at a West Alton Gas Mart remains unclaimed two weeks after the April 29 draw; Missouri's 180‑day deadline could send the money to public education.

At Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics, four women foundation leaders argued for resident‑driven investment in Detroit schools, neighborhoods and youth programs.

Homeowners report surprise extra trash fees on SPU bills and say the utility should show proof before billing. The city says charges are valid and is updating its process.