As the sun rose over the small island some 90 miles from Miami, the new school year started with both hope and difficulty.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took a long-overdue step toward correcting distortions in commonly used world maps, particularly the Mercator projection, which is seen as misrepresenting ...

HONOLULU—Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii’s western islands Sept. 8, knocking out power to thousands and ripping up stretches of beachside roads. Along the Southern ...