CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say

• By Zeba Siddiqui / Reuters
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 1:31 p.m.
•  7

CrowdStrike released information to fix affected systems, but experts said getting them back online would take time as it required manually weeding out the flawed code. Read more

Trump mocks Democrats in first campaign rally since assassination attempt

• By Tim Reid / Reuters
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 2:42 p.m.
•  121

“Last week, I took a bullet for democracy,” Trump said. Read more

From honor student to gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump

• By Emily Cochrane, Steve Eder, William K. Rashbaum, Amy Julia Harris, Jack Healy and Glenn Thrush / New York Times
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 11:42 a.m.
•  29

Federal law enforcement officials said they believe Crooks flew a small drone over the rally grounds on the day of the shooting in what might have been an attempt to surveil the scene. Read more

Gunman fatally shoots far-right politician in Ukraine

• By Constant Meheut / New York Times
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 9:53 a.m.
•  1

A linguist who belonged to a hard-line nationalist party, she was despised by some for her denunciation of Russian-speaking fighters in elite Ukrainian military units. Read more

Trump campaign prepares attack plan for Harris in case Biden withdraws

• By Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan / New York Times
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 9:22 a.m.
•  96

The Trump team has prepared opposition research books on Harris, and has similar dossiers on other Democrats who could become the nominee if Biden drops out of the race. Read more

Kauai fire 70% contained, Kokee Road to reopen

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 12:21 a.m.

Kauai County officials reported that the Kokee fire first reported Thursday night was estimated to be 70% contained as of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, with approximately 1,300 acres burned. Read more

Israeli jets bomb sites in Yemen linked to Iran-backed Houthi militia

• By Aaron Boxerman, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman / New York Times
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 9:14 a.m.
•  3

The airstrikes targeted gas and oil depots and a power station that Israel said were used for military purposes in the area of the Red Sea port of Hodeidah. Read more

HFD airlifts lost hikers from Friendship Trail in Kaneohe

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• July 20, 2024
• Last updated 12:17 a.m.
•  1

Two female hikers were rescued by Honolulu Fire Department crews Saturday evening after losing their way on the Friendship Trail in Kaneohe. Read more

Mahatma Gandhi sculpture restored in Waikiki

• By Nina Wu
• July 19, 2024
•  9

City officials today announced that the Mahatma Gandhi statue, which toppled off its base last August, has been fully restored, and is back at its spot at the corner of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues in Waikiki. Read more

Gov. Green, David Letterman to co-host Biden fundraiser at Martha’s Vineyard

• By Dan Nakaso
• July 19, 2024
•  216

Green has continued to express his support for Biden while three of his predecessors — former Govs. John Waihee, Ben Cayetano and Neil Abercrombie — have called for Biden to step aside. Read more

Biden fundraisers on hold, July donations plunge, sources say

• By Stephanie Kelly, Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose / Reuters
• July 19, 2024
•  6

A source familiar with the situation said former late-night comic David Letterman would headline a fundraiser for Biden at the home of Hawaii Governor Josh Green in about 10 days, a sign of forward movement for Biden. Read more

Most Kauai DMV services restored after Microsoft disruption

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• July 19, 2024

The DMV is still able to conduct road tests and motor vehicle transactions, unless they involve out-of-state vehicles. Read more

Kauai police seek help IDing body found near Nawiliwili Harbor

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• July 19, 2024
•  1

Police responded to a call Thursday morning reporting the discovery of human remains. The Kauai Fire Department assisted in retrieving the body, which was taken to Wilcox Medical Center. Read more

Democrats urge Biden to end campaign, he vows to fight on

• By Makini Brice, Andy Sullivan and Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters
• July 19, 2024
•  140

U.S. to support Philippines’ efforts to resupply ship on atoll

• By Trevor Hunnicutt and Eric Beech / Reuters
• July 19, 2024
•  13

Sullivan said the U.S. would prefer that the Philippines conducts the resupplies of the small crew on the warship Sierra Madre, which Manila beached in 1999 to reinforce maritime claims in the South China Sea contested by China. Read more

Major U.S. carriers restore some flight operations amid cyber outage

• By Shivansh Tiwary and Maria Ponnezhath / Reuters
• July 19, 2024

More than 2,200 flights were canceled across the U.S., with nearly 7,000 delayed, as of 1:23 pm ET on Friday, according to data tracker FlightAware. Read more

Motorcyclist is Maui County’s 10th traffic fatality this year

• By Nina Wu
• July 19, 2024
•  1

Police said at about 12:40 p.m., the 68-year-old man was riding a 2012 Harley-Davidson Switchback northwest on Pulehu Road when he attempted to overtake a vehicle despite a double-solid, yellow line. Read more

Russian court jails WSJ reporter for 16 years in spying case

• By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan / Reuters
• July 19, 2024
•  5

Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American who denied any wrongdoing, went on trial in the city of Yekaterinburg last month after being accused of trying to gather sensitive information about a tank factory. Read more