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by New York Times / 20min
A gunman opened fire at a neighborhood bar in the small town of Anaconda, Montana, this morning, killing four people before disappearing into the rural foothills of southwestern Montana, prompting a daylong search.
London knife crime skyrockets
by Reuters / 1h
LONDON >> At least 1,000 weapons have been surrendered under a British government amnesty launched last month to combat knife crime, the interior ministry announced today, as a new ban on ninja swords came into effect.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 1h
The Hawaii Department of Health has shut down Kenichi Pacific, a sushi, steak and seafood fusion restaurant in Kailua-Kona, for multiple food safety violations.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 2h
Honolulu lifeguards this morning pulled an unresponsive man out of waters off of Paradise Cove Public Beach in Ko Olina.
by Reuters / 3h
Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for helping the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said today.
by New York Times / 4h
President Donald Trump unleashed his fury about weakness in the labor market today, saying without evidence that the data were “rigged” and that he was firing the Senate-confirmed Department of Labor official responsible for pulling together the numbers each month.
by Reuters / 4h
SAN FRANCISCO >> Apple forecast revenue well above Wall Street’s estimates today, following strong June-quarter results supported by customers buying iPhones early to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Tesla faces 345 million Autopilot lawsuit
by Reuters / 5h
A Florida jury today found Tesla liable in the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S and ordered it to pay $243 million to the victims, in a verdict that could encourage more legal action against Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 6h
Honolulu lifeguards on Thursday pulled an unresponsive man from the surf at a popular surf spot known as “Point Panic” on Oahu.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 6h
A 91-year-old man is in serious condition after being broadsided by another car while driving Thursday morning, according to Honolulu police.
Tensions escalate with nuclear threats
by Reuters / 7h
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “the appropriate regions” in response to remarks from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between the nuclear-armed adversaries.
by Peter Boylan / 8h
Former Honolulu police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan filed a civil lawsuit Thursday, accusing Mayor Rick Blangiardi of forcing him to retire by threatening to “make it very difficult” for him and his family if he refused to step down.
by Reuters / 8h
WASHINGTON >> U.S. employment growth was weaker than expected in July, while the nonfarm payrolls count for the prior two months was revised down by a massive 258,000 jobs, suggesting a sharp deterioration in labor market conditions that puts a September interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve back on the table.
by Reuters / 8h
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down its operations after the loss of federal funding, the nonprofit said today, in a blow to local TV and radio stations that have relied on its grants for nearly six decades.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 9h
UPDATE: 1 p.m.
Global stocks decline on tariffs
by Reuters / 10h
NEW YORK >> U.S. stocks slumped today, with the S&P on track for its biggest daily percentage decline in more than three months as new U.S. tariffs on dozens of trading partners and a surprisingly weak jobs report spurred selling pressure.
Trump enforces August tariffs deadline
by Reuters / 10h
ZURICH/WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners sent global stock markets tumbling today and countries and companies scrambling to seek ways to strike better deals.
Jason Momoa's Hawaiian historical epic
by New York Times / 11h
Nearly everything written about “Chief of War” — the new series set in 18th-century Hawaii for which Honolulu-born Jason Momoa was a creator, writer, director and star — has referred to the show as a passion project. And for about four minutes, at the show’s beginning, it feels like one.
Yesterday
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 1d
Honolulu firefighters have classified a Waipahu fire Wednesday that caused an estimated $514,000 in damage to three abandoned homes as incendiary.
Tsunami warnings disrupt Pacific cruises
32by New York Times / 1d
Tsunami waves generated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia on Tuesday did less damage than had been feared. But some cruise passengers were distressed to learn they had been left behind when all ships were ordered out of port by local authorities.
Triple H attends White House fitness event
by New York Times / 1d
Flanked by LIV Golfer Bryson DeChambeau, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, controversial New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor and WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque, President Donald Trump signed an executive order today establishing the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test.
21by Reuters / 1d
NEW YORK >> U.S. stocks closed lower today as early gains faded, following the latest round of corporate earnings and economic data, as investors awaited results from megacaps Amazon and Apple due after the closing bell.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 1d
A 62-year-old man was critically injured after being struck by a car late Wednesday night in Waianae, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services.
by New York Times / 1d
KERR COUNTY, Texas >> As soon as the raging waters receded on July 4 in Central Texas, Mike Richards led a group of volunteers to his property along the Guadalupe River to search for survivors. Instead, they found corpses, 10 of them, including a man who appeared to have bled to death as he waited for help.
by New York Times / 1d
In June 2017, a Republican donor posed for a photo with President Donald Trump and Melania Trump at a ritzy dinner supporting his reelection at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. Admission cost $35,000 per plate.
by Reuters / 1d
Vaccination rates for several diseases, including measles, diphtheria and polio, decreased among U.S. kindergartners in the 2024-25 school year from the year before, according to federal data posted today.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 1d
UPDATE: 3:20 p.m.
by Star-Advertiser Staff / 1d
Tropical Storm Iona continued racing west across the Central Pacific early today while Tropical Storm Gil strengthened far to the east, with both systems posing no threat to Hawaii, forecasters said.
Trump announces US South Korea trade
by Reuters / 1d
WASHINGTON/SEOUL >> President Donald Trump said today the U.S. will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25%, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a top-10 trading partner and key Asian ally.
by Reuters / 1d
LONDON >> World coffee prices rose today, but gains were muted overall as traders continued to hold out hope that the United States could exempt coffee from its 50% trade tariff on most Brazilian goods.
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