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Video shows raid on ship near Strait of Hormuz
The video showed the attack earlier reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Read more
Man stabs to death 6 people in Sydney shopping center
A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. Multiple people, including a small child, were also injured in the attack. Read more
Hawaii clinches No. 3 seed in Big West tournament with win over UC San Diego
Hawaii will open the Big West tournament in the nightcap of Thursday’s first round at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center against the loser of Saturday’s match between Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara. Read more
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Man who killed 6-year-old in freeway shooting gets 40 years to life
Marcus Eriz, now 27, was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana for killing Aiden Leos in May 2021 while the boy was on his way to kindergarten. Read more
House passes 2-year warrantless surveillance law extension
It was a remarkable resuscitation of the measure from a collapse just days ago on the House floor after Trump had urged lawmakers to “kill” FISA. Read more
Big second inning propels UCSB to win over visiting Rainbows
The Rainbow Warriors fell to 19-12 overall and 4-6 in the Big West. The Gauchos are 19-10 and 6-4. Read more
Dead whale in New Jersey had fractured skull, other injuries
The animal’s cause of death is of intense interest to many amid an ongoing controversy involving opponents of offshore wind power. Read more
Ohtani’s ex-interpreter ordered to get gambling addiction treatment
Ippei Mizuhara exploited his personal and professional relationship with Ohtani to plunder millions from the two-way player’s account for years, prosecutors said. Read more
Jury finds man guilty of murder, arson in Pearl City stabbing
Scott David DeAngelo showed little emotion as the verdict was read, and carefully looked at jurors as they were polled. Read more
Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden’s gun case
Hunter Biden is charged with lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun. Read more
Another case of travel-related dengue reported on Oahu
Highly dense populations of the Aedes albopictus mosquito — a vector of the dengue virus — were found around the resident’s home and surrounding area. Read more
Judge declines to delay Trump’s hush money trial
It’s the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial’s start Monday with jury selection. Read more
1 dead, 11 hurt after shuttle bus crashes at Honolulu Harbor
Police said the driver “attempted to stop the vehicle (but) pressed the gas pedal instead of the brakes and collided with two concrete barriers and five pedestrians.” Read more
USC remains silent on O.J. Simpson’s death
The silence — atypical for the Trojans, who have lauded their passing football greats with flowery public statements — is an obvious statement in itself. Read more
Health officials say it’s safe to surf and swim off Lahaina
The Health Department’s announcement didn’t address the safety of eating fish and other marine species. Read more
Kona airport reopens, but will close overnight for runway repair
The Hawaii Department of Transportation said in an advisory it anticipates being able to reopen the runway by noon. Read more
Robert MacNeil, earnest news anchor for PBS, dies at 93
MacNeil spent time at NBC News early in his career and was a reporter for the network in Dallas on the day President John Kennedy was assassinated. Read more
‘HELP’ sign points rescuers to men stuck 9 days on Pacific atoll
The men were fishing when they hit a coral reef, putting a hole in the boat’s bottom and causing it to take on water, Lt. Keith Arnold said in a Coast Guard video. Read more
Travel warnings issued as Israel prepares for possible Iranian strike
Iran has repeatedly vowed to strike back at Israel over the bombing of an Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, Syria, this month that killed three generals and four other military officers. Read more
NPR in turmoil after it is accused of liberal bias
Uri Berliner, a senior business editor who has worked at NPR for 25 years, wrote that “people at every level of NPR have comfortably coalesced around the progressive worldview.” Read more
China sanctions U.S. defense firms over Taiwan arms sales
The announcement freezes the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems held within China. Read more
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