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Man, 30, is in critical condition after struck by apparent gunshot
The incident occurred about 10:30 p.m. at Auld Lane in Honolulu. Read more
Male hiker on Koko Head Trail suffers medical emergency
He was transported in serious condition to an area hospital. Read more
Schatz co-introduces bill addressing post office moves
The legislation requires the USPS to seek community input before relocating post offices and gives local governments the ability to request new facilities to better serve their residents. Read more
Senators seek to end EV tax credit, add $1,000 road tax
Senator John Barrasso, joined by 14 senators including Senate Majority Leader John Thune introduced legislation to repeal the tax credit for new EVs and kill the $4,000 used EV credit, end the federal investment tax credit for EV charging stations and end credits for leased EVs. Read more
Judge allows Trump to proceed with government employee buyout
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston dissolved an earlier order he issued that had paused the program at the urging of unions representing more than 800,000 federal employees. Read more
Companies warn of more pain as Trump tariff threats escalate
Executives around the world are scrambling to offset the cost of the U.S. president’s move to impose 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel and keep up with changing U.S. trade policies that threaten to upend industries from autos to consumer goods to energy. Read more
U.S. frees cybercrime boss after Russia releases Marc Fogel
He operated a cryptocurrency exchange, BTC-e, through which he was suspected of funneling $4 billion in proceeds from ransomware attacks, identity theft, drug rings and other criminal activity. Read more
Musk’s DOGE targets conservative foes, not major budget items
Of the 15 agencies Musk’s team has targeted so far, nine were singled out for elimination or downsizing in Project 2025, a controversial 900-page blueprint compiled by conservative think tanks to remake the U.S. government. Read more
Man, 30, fatally shot at illegal game room in Kalihi
Officers responded around 10:15 p.m. to reports of gunshots on Laa Lane, where they found the man with an apparent gunshot wound. Read more
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Belarus releases three detainees, including an American
“We can confirm the safe release of one American and two individuals from Belarus,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Leavitt did not name the American who had been released. Read more
Federal budget deficit hits $129B in January as spending rises
The Treasury said that January receipts came in at $513 billion, up 8% or $36 billion from a year earlier. January outlays were $642 billion, up 29% or $143 billion from a year earlier. Read more
Chevron to lay off 15% to 20% of global workforce
The layoffs come as the company has said it is targeting $3 billion in cost cuts through 2026. Read more
U.S. inflation rises at fastest pace in nearly 1.5 years
The hotter-than-expected inflation reported by the Labor Department today was likely partly due to businesses raising prices at the start of the year, evident in a record surge in the cost of prescription medication and an increase in motor vehicle insurance. Read more
JPMorgan Chase begins planned layoffs for 2025, source says
Fewer than 1,000 employees are going to be laid off in February, according to Barron’s, which first reported the news. Read more
Hegseth: Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders, NATO bid unrealistic
Speaking at a meeting of Ukraine’s military allies at NATO headquarters in Brussels today, Hegseth delivered the clearest and bluntest public statement so far on the new U.S. administration’s approach to the nearly three-year-old war. Read more
Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief
The Senate voted 52 to 48, mostly along party lines, to confirm Gabbard to the position overseeing the 18-agency intelligence community and acting as Trump’s top adviser on intelligence issues. Read more
Heineken’s shares surge on strong profit performance
The world’s No.2 brewer’s shares saw their biggest one-day gain since 1989 after it reported 8.3% growth in annual organic operating profit. Read more
Elon Musk, alongside Trump, alleges federal fraud
Among Musk’s claims was that some officials at the now-gutted U.S. Agency for International Development had been taking “kickbacks.” Read more
Trump loses bid to pause judge’s order barring funding freezes
The Department of Justice had asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late on Monday to put on hold an order that a Rhode Island federal judge issued earlier that day, after finding the administration had defied his January 31 ruling by continuing to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding. Read more
Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui featured on new $1 coin
On the “tails” side, the coin features Pukui wearing a hibiscus flower and kukui nut lei, along with “United States of America.” Read more
Elon Musk’s financial disclosure will not be made public
There has never been a White House staff member with the vast potential for conflicts like Musk, the world’s richest person and the head of leading companies in electric vehicles, space exploration and artificial intelligence. Read more
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