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Man, 25, seriously injured after crashing e-bike in Kapolei
A 25-year-old man is in serious condition after “flying off” his e-bike, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. The accident happened Thursday evening in Kapolei. Read more
Trump can keep National Guard deployed to Los Angeles, appeals court rules
Earlier today, San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found that Trump’s deployment of the Guard was unlawful. Breyer had ordered the National Guard to return to the control of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had brought the case. Read more
Israel targets Iran’s nuclear program in major attack; Tehran vows ‘harsh punishment’
The strikes were a massive blow to Iran’s chain of command. Read more
Spotify, Discord disrupted by brief Google Cloud outage
“The issue with Google Chat, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Cloud Search, Google Tasks, Google Voice has been resolved for all affected users,” the company said. Read more
Filipino families flee Irish town amid anti-immigrant riots
Filipino families fled their home in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, after masked men attacked their property during a second night of anti-immigrant rioting. Read more
Trump blocks California EV mandate, sparking legal showdown
The Republican-led Congress passed the resolutions in May to reverse the Biden administration’s approval of California’s electric vehicle efforts. Read more
HFD: Empty Waipahu house fire was intentionally set
HFD’s investigator said the fire originated in the dining room, where an ignitable liquid was sniffed out by HFD’s accelerant detection dog. Read more
Visitor, 52, dies after falling ill on boat in Makaha
According Honolulu Police Department highlights, the 52-year-old visitor became sick while on the boat and was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. Read more
Waianae house fire displaces 7
The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a 911 call at 7:33 a.m. for a building fire on Leihua St. in Waianae. Read more
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Senator forced to ground, handcuffed after questioning DHS secretary
“I am Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary,” Padilla said during the press conference where Noem was discussing protests in Los Angeles over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Read more
Democratic governors clash with House GOP on immigration
Governors JB Pritzker of Illinois, Tim Walz of Minnesota and Kathy Hochul of New York appeared before the Republican-controlled House of Representatives Oversight Committee a week into protests in downtown Los Angeles over the Trump administration’s aggressive ramping up of arrests of migrants. Read more
Trump ramps up immigration raids in L.A. amid protests, legal fight
“We have more assets now today than we did yesterday. We had more yesterday than we did the day before, so we are only building momentum,” Noem said during a press conference in the city. Read more
Trump: Israeli strike on Iran could happen, but prefers diplomacy
Trump’s comments came after the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations and Tehran announced counter-measures, as an Iranian official said a “friendly country” had warned it of a potential Israeli attack. Read more
Trump could send troops to more cities as protests expand
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators at an Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday that the same legal authorities the Pentagon used to send nearly 5,000 Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles in recent days could be employed in other cities “if there are riots in places where law enforcement officers are threatened.” Read more
U.S. labor market weakens as jobless claims hold near 8-month high
In the absence of economic uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs on imported goods, the softening labor market conditions and benign producer inflation reported by the Labor Department today would support a move by the Fed to resume its interest rate cuts soon. Read more
Over 240 dead after Air India plane crashes into college hostel
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with 242 people on board, which was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital, had only one survivor after it crashed onto a medical college hostel during lunch hour. Read more
Maui fire damages building, church; displaces 2 people
Estimated damages are at $125,000 for both structures and their contents, MFD said. Read more
Kilauea’s Episode 25 ends after bringing 1,000-foot lava fountains
Scientists from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the eruption began precisely at 11:57 a.m., with a marked increase in the “volume and vigor” of lava fountains from the north vent starting at 12:30 p.m. Read more
S&P 500 ends lower; traders focus on Middle East tension
Wall Street erased modest gains after sources said the United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy due to heightened security risks in the region. Read more
Cargo plane landing gear collapses on Honolulu airport runway
According to the FAA, the landing gear of a Short SD3-60, a commuter aircraft, collapsed upon landing at about 9 a.m. today at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Read more
5 people, including 3 keiki, seriously hurt in H-1 exit crash
Paramedics treated all five patients took them to emergency rooms. Read more
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