Honolulu police investigate fatal shooting of man in Wahiawa
Officers responded to a homicide call on South Kamehameha Highway after 9:30 p.m. Read more
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Officers responded to a homicide call on South Kamehameha Highway after 9:30 p.m. Read more
Honolulu Emergency Management director Hiro Toiya said the reservoir was at the 80-foot level and that evacuations would be required before the level reaches the dam’s 88-foot maximum. Read more
The outspoken sister of North Korea’s leader blasted accusations her nation is exporting weapons to Russia as a “fiction,” shortly after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the arms trade that Washington says is powering the Kremlin’s assault on Ukraine. Read more
Officers from about 10 nearby law-enforcement agencies converged on the campus after university officials requested help because protesters had occupied the lecture hall, leading the school to declare it a “violent protest,” police and university officials said. Read more
After a generational college run at Iowa, Caitlin Clark started her professional career this week in Indiana, where the median college graduate earns $52,267 annually, according to the U.S. Census American Consumer Survey. Read more
China’s factory output topped forecasts in April, helped by improving external demand, although retail sales unexpectedly slowed and the property sector remained a drag on the economy, piling pressure on Beijing to do more to support growth. Read more
China on Friday announced plans for local governments to buy “some” apartments and pledged forceful efforts to deliver unfinished homes, as part of a new round of measures to stabilise the crisis-hit property sector. Read more
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves staved off elimination by storming to a 115-70 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinals series on Thursday in Minneapolis. Read more
Breanna Stewart scored 20 of her 31 points in the first half, helping the New York Liberty spoil Caitlin Clark’s home debut with a 102-66 rout of the Indiana Fever on Thursday in Indianapolis. Read more
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A rampaging Xander Schauffele powered to the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard on Thursday, firing a record-equaling opening round nine-under 62 at Valhalla Golf Club, as the Olympic champion looked to atone for a shock loss at the Wells Fargo. Read more
The jobless rate hasn’t exceeded 3.1% since December 2022 when it was at 3.2%. Read more
A witness reported three men involved in an altercation and two of those men fled on foot, according to an HPD report. Read more
The 15-times major winner belongs in the pantheon of greats but found little comfort at Valhalla Golf Course, where he struggled early after starting on the back nine. Read more
White House officials said the president would veto it, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the majority leader, said it was “not going anywhere” in the Senate. Read more
Some U.S. retailers in recent weeks have fanned concerns that consumer spending is waning, but behemoth Walmart is not one of them. Read more
Patients in the study lived for a median of 14.3 months, compared with a typical survival rate of about five months. Read more
Shares of the videogame retailer GameStop tumbled 30% to close at $27.67 after jumping as high as $64.83 on Tuesday. Read more
The proposal, first announced in April, would reclassify cannabis from a so-called schedule one drug to a schedule three. Read more
The Biden administration’s move came hours before two committees, run by allies of Trump, were set to vote on a resolution holding Garland in contempt. Read more
Heavy rains pounded Oahu today, causing landslides and flooded roads across the island that prompted multiple road closures. Read more
The slow progress of Israel’s offensive, more than seven months after it was prompted by Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, highlighted the difficulty of achieving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aim of eradicating the militant group. Read more