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Firefighters extinguish Aiea apartment fire
According to the Honolulu Fire Department, a 911 call came in at 10:13 p.m. for a building fire at 98-142 Lipoa Place, the address for a three-story complex called White Pearl Apartments. Nine units with 34 personnel responded. Read more
Teen arrested with gun at Waianae High School, police say
A pistol with a partially defaced serial number was recovered. Read more
Man on e-scooter critically injured in Kihei car crash
Police said at about 7:47 p.m., a 51-year-old man on a Bird e-scooter collided head-on with a silver Toyota Corolla on Keonekai Road near Liloa Hema Drive. Read more
Trump says U.S. ending trade talks with Canada
In ceasing talks, Trump once again upended the increasingly fraught relationship between the United States and Canada, which has traditionally been one of America’s closest allies and largest trading partners. Read more
S&P 500 surges past pre-tariff levels despite trade turmoil
It is a remarkable turnaround for a stock market that just a few months ago was being battered by investors’ fears that President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals would bring chaos to global trade. Read more
Asian American groups urge solidarity with Latinos over ICE raids
Organizers say many Asian immigrants have already been affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants working in the country without documentation. Read more
Eric Thompson sentenced to life for killing wife’s ex-lover
Thompson’s wife, Joyce, along with members of both their families, sat behind him in court. Tokuhara’s family and many of his friends sat behind the prosecutors. Read more
U.S. consumer spending drops as inflation pressure looms from tariffs
The Commerce Department’s report today likely will have no impact on near-term monetary policy. Read more
Japan hangs ‘Twitter killer’ in first execution since 2022
Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment in Zama city in Kanagawa near Tokyo. Read more
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University of Virginia leader steps down after DOJ threats
For the leader of a major public university to take such an extraordinary step demonstrates President Donald Trump’s success in harnessing the investigative powers of the federal government to accomplish his administration’s policy goals. Read more
High court limits judges’ power to block birthright citizenship order
However, the court’s 6-3 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, did not let Trump’s policy go into effect immediately and did not address the policy’s legality. Read more
Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare
The ruling means that certain life-saving tests and treatments must continue to be provided cost-free under most insurance plans. Read more
Canadian citizen dies at ICE detention center in Florida
The man, Johnny Noviello, 49, was found unresponsive Monday at about 1 p.m. at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Detention Center in Miami, according to the statement. Read more
Kapahulu man, 22, pleads not guilty in Waikiki road rage incident
A 22-year-old Kapahulu man pleaded not guilty today to all three felony charges related to a June 16 road rage shooting incident in Waikiki. Read more
Disbarred lawyer pleads not guilty in estate theft scheme
Robert Earl Chapman appeared in Oahu Circuit Court before Judge Ronald Johnson, who maintained his bail amount at $1 million without objection from either his defense attorney or the state. Read more
Major drug, weapons seizure unveils meth lab in Pahoa
Hawaii County Police’s Vice Section and Homeland Security Investigations executed a federal search warrant Tuesday at the homes on Oceanview Parkway in the Black Sand subdivision of Pahoa, resulting in “a major drug and weapons seizure,” police said. Read more
Coast Guard medevacs sick crew member from ship off Kauai
The Coast Guard launched an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew early Thursday morning for a briefing with the 636-foot cargo ship and to provide support for the medevac. Read more
Top Tesla executive leaves the company, sources say
Afshar was part of the CEO’s office and, since last year, had overseen sales and manufacturing in Europe and North America. Read more
Hawaiian Airlines hit by cybersecurity breach, flights unaffected
The airline said in a statement posted to the top of its website that the safety and security of its guests and employees remains its top priority. Read more
Punahou’s Kamuela Wilhelm commits to UH football for 2026
Kamuela Wilhelm said he will sign a scholarship agreement with the Rainbow Warriors in December, when the early-signing period opens for football prospects, and join UH as an edge blocker. Read more
Treasury chief warns GOP over ‘retaliatory’ tax on global investors
The retaliatory tax proposal has stirred alarm on Wall Street, as fund managers, venture capital firms and others have warned it could disrupt financial markets, which have already been spooked by President Donald Trump’s push to impose steep tariffs on top U.S. trading partners. Read more
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