Kabosu, a Shiba Inu whose “much wow” face helped launch one of the defining memes of the last decade and inspired the cryptocurrency dogecoin, died today. She was 18 years old.
Families of the victims of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, filed two lawsuits today against Instagram’s parent company Meta, Activision Blizzard and its parent Microsoft and the gunmaker Daniel Defense, claiming they…
A New Mexico judge today rejected Alec Baldwin’s bid to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge for the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, opening the way for an unprecedented trial of a Hollywood actor for an on-set…
THE HAGUE >> Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel today to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide.
The state Health Department has issued an alert, warning of possible fecal material in waters near Honolulu’s Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant outfall.
WASHINGTON >> Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will turn over his duties temporarily today while he undergoes a non-surgical procedure related to his previously reported bladder issue, the Pentagon said.
WASHINGTON >> Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin was traveling to a campaign rally aboard Donald Trump’s private jet in early April when he decided to broach the delicate issue of early voting.
PARIS >> Police shot dead a man in riot-hit New Caledonia Friday evening, a day after President Emmanuel Macron visited to the French-ruled Pacific island to try to calm tensions, local media said, citing the local prosecutor’s office.
Exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo scammed his followers out of more than $1 billion after Chinese authorities seized his property, a federal prosecutor said today as Guo’s fraud trial began in New York.
MOSCOW/LONDON >> Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognizes the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv…
SEOUL/TOKYO >> South Korea and Japan announced on Friday a series of sanctions applied to individuals, organisations and ships related to Russia’s alleged procurement of weapons from North Korea in breach of U.N. Security Council…
BEIJING/TAIPEI >> China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live missiles along with bombers on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV said, as part of exercises Beijing has said were launched to punish Taiwan’s new…
A recent investigation by the state Department of Health into the Navy’s Oahu drinking water system found no petroleum or jet fuel compounds in drinking water samples collected in February but did not rule out the possibility of residual…
Hawaii island police say officers who raided a cockfight Saturday in Hawaiian Paradise Park recovered 25 dead roosters, four injured birds and about $20,000 in cash.
Emotions ran high Thursday at the Board of Education’s general business meeting, where board members spent 90 minutes discussing updates on rebuilding Maui schools, including over an hour of testimony from
The latest from Bjorn Lomborg claims that “if wind and solar energy really were cheaper than fossil fuels, there wouldn’t be a need for billions of dollars in taxpayer spending,” while ignoring the fact that fossil fuel companies have been…
To the jurors in the Keith Kaneshiro and Dennis Mitsunaga trial: My deepest appreciation from my family for your diligent service and quick decision. After listening to 41 government witnesses, the correct decision was made. Not one…
Alaska Airlines is partnering with the state, Marriott International and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement to offer more than 3,000 round-trip flights to families affected by the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui. In July, the first 180…
Police removed around 100 roadblocks across New Caledonia on Friday after what territorial authorities described as a “relatively calm” night following President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the French Pacific island after over a week of…
PARIS >> French President Emmanuel Macron said on a visit to New Caledonia on Thursday that inequalities had widened on the French-ruled Pacific archipelago and were a driving force in the deadly civil unrest that broke out last week.
A former CIA officer accused of stealing classified information and giving it to China in exchange for money, travel reimbursements and a set of golf clubs will plead guilty Friday in U.S. District Court.
Prosecutors charged a 33-year-old man Thursday afternoon with first-degree assault for allegedly causing a 33-year-old woman serious bodily injury in Waimanalo on May 8.
SYDNEY >> Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide leveled dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early today, a resident said.
President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White Housetoday for a state visit, pledging a new era of partnership on technology, security and debt relief to the leader of one of Africa’s strongest democracies.
WASHINGTON >> The United States is preparing a $275 million military aid package for Ukraine, which will include 155mm artillery shells, precision aerial munitions and ground vehicles, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Honolulu police have arrested a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed a man early this morning in Aiea.