The European Union is drawing up plans to impose customs duties on cheap goods bought from Chinese online retailers including Temu, Shein, and AliExpress, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people briefed on the matter.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today it would revoke the regulation that authorized the use of brominated vegetable oil in food items, effective Aug. 2, as it was no longer safe.
NATAL, Brazil >> Passengers from an Air Europa flight diverted to northeastern Brazil due to severe turbulence on Monday said they feared for their lives during the incident which injured around 30 people and left six in hospital.
President Joe Biden will hold a meeting with Democratic governors on Wednesday, a White House official said, in the wake of his shaky debate performance last week with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Top U.S. automakers posted slower sales growth for the second quarter as a cyberattack at software systems provider CDK hit operations at several dealerships during the crucial selling period of late June.
WASHINGTON >> The Biden administration has revoked eight licenses this year that had allowed some companies to ship goods to Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, according to a document first reported by Reuters, as it seeks to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Eli Lilly’s treatment for early Alzheimer’s, making it the second therapy for slowing the progression of the brain-wasting disease that will be available to U.S. patients.
SINTRA, Portugal >> The U.S. is back on a “disinflationary path,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said today, but policymakers need more data before cutting interest rates to verify that recent weaker inflation readings provide an…
NEW YORK >> Rudy Giuliani — the former mayor of New York, top federal prosecutor and a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump — has been disbarred from the practice of law effective immediately, a New York state appellate court…
NEW YORK >> A New York judge today delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until Sept. 18, after the former U.S. president asked for a chance to argue he should…
Some of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board members say it’s time to improve the public image surrounding the nearly $10 billion Skyline project.
Hawaii’s congressional delegation has not shown the strength and courage others in their party have. Bad-mouthing and blaming Republicans, locally and nationally, has been a perennial strategy of the Democratic Party. Too bad reality…
Like 50 million other people, my wife and I watched the debate on Thursday. While we saw Donald Trump repeatedly lie (he is an experienced, pathological liar, so he is good at it), we also cringed at Joe Biden’s fumbling.
For Americans, the problem with Monday’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity is that justice delayed is justice denied. Now the criminal case against Donald Trump, which should have been tried ahead of the hush money case, will…
It’s a sad day for America. The Supreme Court shows its lack of integrity and character by handing down limp opinions. To rationalize that part of what Donald Trump did as president was covered by immunity is a falsehood. Trump attempted…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Friday ruling upholding a ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors may prove difficult for homeless populations in some states.
American tourists headed for Japan have surged this year, lured by a slump in the value of the yen, which is also driving a massive jump in foreign investor interest in the country’s lodgings market.
Google said on Monday it would make it mandatory for advertisers to disclose election ads that use digitally altered content to depict real or realistic-looking people or events, its latest step to battle election misinformation.
Steve Bannon, the longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, has reported for a four-month sentence in federal prison today after hosting the two final hours of his podcast from just outside the low-security facility in Danbury,…
Boeing agreed to buy back Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in stock and Airbus moved to take on the supplier’s loss-making Europe-focused activities, sending shares in all three companies higher in a rare transatlantic break-up.
WASHINGTON >> Top Democrats on Sunday ruled out the possibility of replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a feeble debate performance and called on party members to focus instead on the consequences of a second…
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a judicial decision rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to shield himself from federal criminal charges involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in a major ruling today involving the…
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Development, announced Wednesday that Hawaii will receive over $6.6 million in new federal grant funding to support housing development.
I agree 100% with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy that social media apps should come with a warning similar to tobacco. Raising children is very difficult. No argument here. Today it’s worse: Adding smartphones, the internet and social…
MONTREAL >> A strike by WestJet Airlines’ mechanics that has led to hundreds of canceled flights over Canada’s long holiday weekend will continue until a deal is reached, the union’s president told Reuters on Sunday.
For The Week Of April 22-26 Derived from state conveyance tax data. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Residential City and County of Honolulu Property Date Price Aiea, Halawa 99 1831 Aiea Heights Dr 4/25/24...
A year after it opened to the public, Honolulu’s Skyline rail system continues to see a mix of more than 1 million commuters, first- timers, lookie-loos and tourists who are already anticipating four more stations that are scheduled to…