The beauty of Super Bowl week, from an NFL marketing perspective, is that so many mish-mashy, dim-bulb storylines are wafting in the air that sometimes the real stuff ends up getting lost.

Jimmy Butler has been traded. Our long national nightmare is over.

Jimmy Butler has been traded. Our long national nightmare is over.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports, a directive that supporters say will restore fairness but critics say infringes on the rights of a tiny minority of athletes.

The year is 1846, U.S. President James Polk just sent General Zachary Taylor and a number of horse soldiers to Texas to force the claim that the southern border of America is the Rio Grande River.

The first practice of the Hawaii football team’s spring training brought new titles (running backs coach Anthony Arceneaux to offensive coordinator; analyst Cade Socha to quarterbacks coach), a new No. 1 quarterback (Micah Alejado succeeding Brayden Schager, who completed his NCAA eligibility) and a new routine (healthy-snack breaks after an hour of workouts).

NEW ORLEANS — Saquon Barkley doesn’t have a lot of love for the Giants general manager who let him walk out the door. He does for the one who drafted him.

The first practice of the Hawaii football team’s spring training brought new titles (running backs coach Anthony Arceneaux to offensive coordinator; analyst Cade Socha to quarterbacks coach), a new No. 1 quarterback (Micah Alejado succeeding Brayden Schager, who completed his NCAA eligibility) and a new routine (healthy-snack breaks after an hour of workouts).

Bloomberg News — The first volleys in the latest U.S.-China trade war made clear that Xi Jinping is taking a more cautious approach than during Donald Trump’s first term.

The first U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay departed on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump’s administration prepares to potentially house tens of thousands of migrants at the naval base in Cuba.

TLAXCALA, Mexico — Hundreds of Mexican soldiers were mobilized on Tuesday to the border with the United States as part of an agreement that halted U.S. tariffs on Mexican imports under the condition the Latin American country cracks down on fentanyl trafficking.

TLAXCALA, Mexico — Hundreds of Mexican soldiers were mobilized on Tuesday to the border with the United States as part of an agreement that halted U.S. tariffs on Mexican imports under the condition the Latin American country cracks down on fentanyl trafficking.

IRVINE, Calif. — Hawai’i Hilo Softball closed its season-opening action at the Concordia Kickoff Classic with a marathon 12-inning loss to No. 15 Cal State Dominguez Hills, a 16-13 victory over Sonoma State and an 8-0 mercy-rule defeat to Cal State East Bay at the Orange County Great Park.

As we absorb the news of the Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Dallas Mavericks, a three-team deal that also involved the Utah Jazz, we can make some key takeaways. This is perhaps the most shocking trade in NBA history: Out of the blue, a 25-year-old superstar with time left to run on his contract has changed teams. On the face of it, it looks like an enormous risk for ...

For the fifth consecutive year, bills have been introduced in the state Legislature to reduce the blood-alcohol content threshold for a drunken driving charge from 0.08% to 0.05%.

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to become director of national intelligence received a major boost on Monday when Senator Susan Collins said she would back President Donald Trump’s nominee.