Former Democratic President Bill Clinton, 78, was hospitalized today with a fever, according to his deputy chief of staff.

NEW YORK >> The man accused of burning a woman to death on a subway train in Brooklyn over the weekend was identified by federal immigration officials today as a 33-year-old from Guatemala who was in the United States illegally.

NEW YORK >> Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, pleaded not guilty today as he was arraigned in New York state Supreme Court.

Don Quijote in Waipahu is closing for good at the end of the year, the owners have announced. The store’s last day will be Dec. 31.

The state is installing two speed tables near King Kekaulike High School in Pukalani on Monday, resulting in lane closures, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation.

Lava from Kilauea volcano resumed flowing into Halemaumau crater today after a dramatic early Monday morning eruption followed by a pause in the flow later that afternoon, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officials.

Honolulu crime boss Michael J. Miske Jr., 50, died of “Toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl” in what appears to be an accidental death while Miske was being held in the Federal Detention Center awaiting sentencing, the Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner said today.

VATICAN CITY >> Pope Francis said the story of Jesus’ birth as a poor carpenter’s son should instil hope that all people can make an impact on the world, as the pontiff on Tuesday led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas.

The Hokule‘a, the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoe, has returned home to Sand Island for the holidays.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was expected to make history today by flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth’s closest star.

Kauai police say a 25-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Kuhio Highway on foot.

A Honolulu Fire Department investigator has determined that a Pearl City house fire Friday was intentionally set.

NEW YORK >> The dollar edged higher today in thin holiday trading as the expected slower path of interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve compared with other global central banks continued to command market direction.

A box jellyfish advisory has been issued for Waikiki and Ala Moana beaches, in whose waters the stinging invertebrates have been spotted, the City and County of Honolulu announced this morning.

WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton has been released from a hospital in the Washington area after being treated for the flu, an aide said today.

LOS ANGELES >> Northern California braced for another day of deadly waves topping 40 feet today as officials in Santa Cruz search for survivors and assess the damage from a partial collapse of the city’s landmark pier.

President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed legislation to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a once widely bipartisan measure that would have been the first major expansion of the federal judiciary since 1990.

Over the past two days, President-elect Donald Trump has made clear that he has designs for American territorial expansion, declaring that the United States has both security concerns and commercial interests that can best be addressed by bringing the Panama Canal and Greenland under American control or outright ownership.

Wall Street’s main indexes all closed higher today, with gains in megacap and growth stocks bolstering benchmarks in a truncated Christmas Eve session.

American Airlines said today its flights had resumed after a technical glitch forced the carrier to issue an hour-long ground stop, disrupting travel for thousands on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest periods of the year.

A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie “Rust” in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case’s dismissal.

A strike at Starbucks will expand to over 300 U.S. stores today, with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job before the five-day work stoppage ends later on Christmas Eve, the workers’ union said.

TOKYO >> Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan’s auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to the world’s long-dominant legacy car makers.

Honolulu-based developer Avalon Group has purchased the Topa Financial Center for an undisclosed amount.

The Honolulu Police Department is setting up impaired driver checkpoints at unannounced times and random locations from January 1 through February 28, 2025, as part of an effort to reduce traffic accidents and deaths due to impaired driving.

COPENHAGEN >> Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the “ownership and control” of the vast Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.

WASHINGTON >> The House Ethics Committee said today that its lengthy investigation had found that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump’s initial choice for attorney general, had regularly paid women for sex, had sex with an underage girl and used illegal drugs.

WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden today commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole, before he hands power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.

Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales.

A 56-year-old woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision on Mailiilii Road in Waianae on Saturday evening.

The Nordstrom family teamed up with Mexican retailer Liverpool to clinch a $4 billion deal to take iconic department store chain Nordstrom private, six years after a similar attempt fell short.

A 31-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle while walking through the traffic lanes of the H-1 freeway in Waipahu on Sunday night, according to the Honolulu Police Department.