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Suspected burglar shot by homeowner in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates
A 42-year-old woman critically injured in a shooting Monday in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision may have been involved in multiple thefts on the homeowner’s property over the weekend, according to Hawaii County police. Read more
DOH responds to 300-gallon fuel leak at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
DOH said Wednesday that there is no risk to public health or the environment. Read more
New interstellar object A11pI3Z surprises astronomers with size
This interstellar object, with a temporary, cumbersome designation of A11pI3Z, is still pretty far from the sun, located between the orbits of the asteroid belt and Jupiter. Read more
7 missing after fireworks warehouse explosions, fire in California
Evacuation orders remain in effect, and the site remains an active crime scene as firefighters, Yolo County sheriff’s deputies and state explosives investigators combed the sprawling scene that damaged or destroyed several structures, including at least two homes. Read more
Iran suspends cooperation with U.N. nuclear watchdog
The decision will further strain relations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which were already at a low point since the start of the 12-day war with Israel and the United States. Read more
U.S.-Japan trade talks stall over car and rice tariffs
In monthslong negotiations with their counterparts in the United States, the biggest buyer of Japan’s exports, Japanese officials have extended a number of offers they expected to be well received. Read more
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murders of 4 Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger, 30, previously pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and burglary charges in a gruesome multiple homicide in 2022 that stunned the small college town of Moscow in northwestern Idaho and drew national media attention. Read more
Judge blocks Trump asylum ban at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said in a 128-page opinion that Trump’s January 20 proclamation blocking all migrants “engaged in the invasion across the southern border” from claiming asylum or other humanitarian protections went beyond his executive power. Read more
House Republicans advance toward vote on Trump’s tax-cut bill
With only three votes to spare, it was not clear whether Republicans would be able to resolve the concerns of a handful of members who have threatened to vote against the legislation. Read more
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Social Security backs off listing living migrants as dead
In April, the Social Security Administration placed roughly 6,300 migrants whose legal status had been revoked on its “death master file,” a vital dataset that gets distributed to banks, lenders and other financial institutions. Read more
FCC commissioner: Paramount’s Trump deal threatens press freedom
Paramount needs approval from the FCC for an $8.4-billion merger with Skydance Media. Read more
Motorcyclist, 22, dies in high-speed crash in Kailua
The crash happened around 2:08 a.m. on Oneawa Street near Kaha Street. Read more
Diddy to remain jailed ahead of sentencing, judge rules
At a hearing in Manhattan federal court hours after the verdict was read, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said Combs must remain in federal lockup in Brooklyn for now, given the ample evidence presented at trial of violent acts Combs had committed. Read more
Scammers targeting Hawaiian Electric business customers
Hawaiian Electric is warning business customers about fraudulent phone calls from scammers threatening to shut off service if payments are not made via QR codes. Read more
Maui police employee, 5 others arrested in child sex sting
A probationary employee of the Maui Police Department was arrested Saturday for first-degree sexual assault and first-degree electronic enticement of a child as part of the multiagency Operation Keiki Shield. Read more
USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says
President Donald Trump’s administration, since taking office in January, has made funding cuts to USAID and its aid programs worldwide in what the U.S. government says is part of its broader plan to remove wasteful spending. Read more
Hawaii joins lawsuit against Trump over Medicaid data shared with ICE
The lawsuit seeks to bar the Department of Health and Human Services from sharing personal data with immigration authorities and to prohibit its use in enforcement actions. Read more
K-pop supergroup BTS promises new album, world tour next year
The seven members of the group, who have been reunited after completing South Korea’s mandatory military service, made the announcement during a livestream on Weverse, a superfan platform owned by HYBE, an entertainment firm that manages BTS. Read more
‘Diddy’ jury decides on some counts; verdict not yet known
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said the jury had informed him in a note toward the end of its second day of deliberations that it had reached a verdict on the two counts each of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution that Combs faces, but had not been able to reach a verdict on racketeering conspiracy. Read more
U.S. manufacturing mired in weakness as tariffs bite
The survey joined weak data on the housing market, consumer spending and swelling unemployment rolls that have suggested the economy’s underlying momentum slowed further in the second quarter even as gross domestic product probably rebounded as the drag from a record trade deficit faded due to falling imports. Read more
Colorado man, 51, dies after being pulled from waters off Hilo
Police said the man has been identified as Greg Durocher, 51, of Castle Rock, Colo. Read more
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