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Speeding suspected in fatal Fort Weaver Road crash
A 29-year-old man suffered fatal injuries in a one-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on Fort Weaver Road in the Ewa Beach area. Read more
Fire damages Kahuku home occupied by college students
A house fire in Kahuku late this afternoon temporarily displaced 13 college students, one of whom suffered burns to his hands and feet, according to the Honolulu Fire Department. Read more
Man, 25, in serious condition after assault at Kalihi park
Paramedics used advanced trauma skills to stabilize the man who they said appeared to have sustained a bleeding head wound from an attack. Read more
Man, 25, arrested for allegedly firing handgun in Keeaumoku
No injuries or property damage were reported. Read more
Man, 69, arrested after fight in Chinatown
Honolulu police arrested a 69-year-old man Saturday evening on suspicion of second-degree assault after a fight in the Chinatown area. Read more
2 injured in apparent shooting in Kalihi
The 31-year-old man was taken to an area medical center for treatment. Read more
Kris Kristofferson, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 88
Kristofferson had been suffering from memory loss since he was in his 70s. A family spokesperson said in a statement that Kristofferson died peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii, surrounded by family, but a cause of death was not listed. Read more
Syrians mourn Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, amid a significant escalation in the hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli military playing out in parallel with the Gaza war. Read more
Pope Francis criticizes military attacks in Lebanon
On the flight back to Rome from Belgium, the pontiff said countries cannot go “over the top” in using their military forces. “Even in war there is a morality to safeguard,” he said. “War is immoral. But the rules of war give it some morality.” Read more
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Spotify back up after outage hits over 40,000 users
Downdetector, which tracks outages through a range of sources including user reports, reported less than 600 users were still having issues in the U.S as of 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT). Read more
China: U.S. missile deployment in Philippines undermines peace
Speaking to South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in New York on Saturday, Wang also called for avoiding “war or chaos on the Korean Peninsula”, the ministry said in a post on its website. Read more
Israeli airstrikes kill 11 Palestinians in Gaza
A school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip was among buildings hit, killing four people and wounded several others, Gaza medics said. Read more
Hurricane Helene kills at least 90 in the U.S.
Damage estimates ranged from $15 billion to more than $100 billion, insurers and forecasters said over the weekend. Property damage and lost economic output will become clearer as officials assess the destruction. Read more
Locked-out Kapi‘olani nurses will get health benefits as talks continue
The locked-out nurses had been expected to lose their health benefits on Oct. 1 if a deal wasn’t reached. Read more
Hawaii women’s volleyball sweeps Fullerton
A SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center crowd of 5,014 saw the Rainbow Wahine (7-5, 1-1 Big West) end a four-match losing streak, their longest in a season since 1984. Read more
Public warned of fake calls from law enforcement agency
The state Department of Law Enforcement today warned the public to beware of callers impersonating law enforcement officers “and intimidating people with false information about impending or nonexistent court cases.” Read more
In ‘dark’ speech, Trump calls Harris ‘mentally disabled’
A recent New York Times/Siena College poll found 69% of likely voters described Harris as intelligent, including 71% of independent voters — higher than the 60% who said the same of Trump. Read more
Russia’s Lavrov warns West against fighting ‘with a nuclear power’
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Sergei Lavrov took aim at backers of Ukraine who support Kyiv’s peace proposal. Read more
Iran’s supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say
The move to safeguard Iran’s top decision-maker is the latest show of nervousness by the Iranian authorities as Israel launched a series of devastating attacks on Hezbollah. Read more
Hezbollah chief killed in Israel’s massive airstrikes in Lebanon
The killing pushed Israel’s nearly yearlong war against Iran-backed forces — Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen — into new territory. Read more
Helene’s death tolls rises as Southeast starts massive cleanup
At least 47 deaths were reported as of today, and officials feared still more bodies would be discovered across several states. Read more
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