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Hiker who fell off volcano trail in Indonesia is found dead, her family says
“With great sadness, we inform you that she did not survive,” said a post on an Instagram account set up by Marins’ family to publicize her plight. Rescue workers had been able to reach her Tuesday, according to the post. Read more
First patients use Queen’s newly expanded emergency department
The department welcomed its first patients at 8 a.m. today at the Queen’s Medical Center campus downtown. Read more
Man shot by police after Sunday confrontation has been identified
Latimore’s cause of death is deferred at this time and the manner of his death is pending, according to the city Department of the Medical Examiner. Read more
Foreign Service agency urges State Dept to halt planned layoffs
The department has prepared to start sending hundreds of reduction-in-force notices to its domestic workforce as early as Friday, sources familiar with the plan said, but a final decision on the timing is yet to be taken. Ongoing litigation may well delay that timeline. Read more
Meta fends off authors’ U.S. copyright lawsuit over AI
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in San Francisco, said in his decision that the authors had not presented enough evidence that Meta’s AI would dilute the market for their work to show that the company’s conduct was illegal under U.S. copyright law. Read more
Police arrest man, 52, in Pearl City gambling raid
“Officers recovered 16 gambling machines and $3,855 in cash. During the search, an adult male suspect was arrested for Promoting Gambling in the 2nd degree and Possession of a Gambling Device,” read the posted statement from police. Read more
U.S. military to create two new border zones, officials say
The Pentagon has already created two military zones, but only four people have been temporarily detained on them, a U.S. official said. Read more
North Korea opens landmark coastal Wonsan tourist zone
With “great satisfaction”, Kim attended an inaugural ceremony for the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area that could accommodate about 20,000 visitors and said the country would build more large-scale tourist zones swiftly, KCNA news agency said. Read more
Likelike, Honolulu bound, to be closed for Wilson Tunnel work
Work is expected to continue until Aug. 8, weather permitting. Read more
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Coast Guard rescues man, 59, after boat sinks off Molokai
The man confirmed he had made the mayday calls and was the only person aboard the 29-foot Hana Hou, which sank after taking on water in the Kaiwi Channel. Read more
Trump cannot end union bargaining for federal workers, judge rules
Eliminating collective bargaining would allow agencies to alter working conditions and fire or discipline workers more easily, and it could prevent unions from challenging Trump administration initiatives in court. Read more
Trump says Washington to hold talks with Iran after U.S. ‘victory’
Trump said his decision to join Israel’s attacks by targeting Iranian nuclear sites with huge bunker-busting bombs had ended the war, calling it “a victory for everybody.” Read more
Jeff Bezos and fiancee arrive in Venice for marathon wedding party
Around 90 private jets are set to land in local airports this week, bringing A-listers from show-business, politics and finance to the widely-dubbed “wedding of the century” that will cost Bezos an estimated 40-48 million euros ($46-$56 million). Read more
Returned deportee Abrego to be released without bail
Abrego wore an orange jail-issued t-shirt and a headset to listen to a Spanish interpreter translate the proceedings in the Nashville courtroom of U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes. Read more
Zohran Mamdani stuns Andrew Cuomo in New York mayoral primary
Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist from Queens, tapped into a current of anxiety around New York City’s growing affordability crisis. Read more
U.S. to stop funding global vaccine alliance, Kennedy says
The Trump administration has previously indicated that it planned to cut its funding for Gavi, around $300 million annually, as part of a wider pullback from international aid. Read more
Trump plays down ‘inconclusive’ intel report on impact of attack on Iran
The Trump administration has not disputed that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment exists, but Trump described it as preliminary. Read more
NATO commits to spending hike sought by Trump and to mutual defense
Trump said, “we had a great victory here,”adding that he hoped that the additional European funds would be spent on military hardware made in the U.S. Read more
Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian on Kahekili Highway
This was Oahu’s 38th traffic fatality so far this year, compared with 15 at the same time in 2024, police said. Read more
CEO: Qatar Airways’ diverted passengers all put on new flights
The attack forced Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain to shut their airspace temporarily while Dubai’s two airports in the United Arab Emirates briefly halted operations. Read more
U.S. Northeast faces record high temperatures
Temperatures in Washington and Boston are expected to soar to 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), beating previous records by as much as 6 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Read more
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