FBI ex-chief James Comey indicted on criminal charges

• By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 3:28 p.m.
•  236

The grand jury’s indictment came after the president pressured Attorney General Pam Bondi for not moving quickly enough to bring criminal charges against Comey and other prominent Trump critics. Read more

Sabrina McKenna to lead Hawaii Judiciary as acting chief justice

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 1:11 p.m.
•  23

Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald leaves the state Supreme Court due to the state’s mandatory retirement age of 70 for justices and judges. Read more

Flood watch posted for Kauai County

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 5 p.m.

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible as a cold front stalls near Kauai today, forecasters said, bringing widespread showers. Read more

Coast Guard joins search for Princeville man in Kauai waters

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 10:46 a.m.
•  1

Police began searching for Kyle Barrett, 37, of Princeville, who was last seen at 7:30 p.m. near the Queen’s Bath trailhead entrance on Wednesday, along with the fire department and Kauai Search and Rescue. Read more

FBI: Dallas shooter researched ICE agents, facilities before attack

• By Joseph Ax / Reuters
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 10:27 a.m.
•  3

The perpetrator was later identified as Joshua Jahn, 29, a Dallas-area resident who previously attended a community college and had worked as a solar panel installer. Read more

Ho‘ailona the monk seal has returned to Waikiki Aquarium

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 10:12 a.m.
•  3

The Waikiki Aquarium announced the seal’s return earlier this week and invited the community to a special homecoming party scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday. Read more

Pentagon chief summons top U.S. generals, admirals to Virginia

• By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart / Reuters
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 4:31 p.m.
•  91

It was not clear why Hegseth has ordered the generals and admirals to meet in one place on such short notice. Read more

New Aloha Stadium takes big step forward after contracts signed

• By Dave Reardon
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 10:20 a.m.
•  62

Two contracts that give the state and its private partnership group the go-ahead to build the new stadium at the site of the existing one were signed this week. Read more

Starbucks to close Seattle roastery, hundreds of stores in revamp

• By Juveria Tabassum, Waylon Cunningham and Heather Schlitz / Reuters
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 8:09 a.m.
•  28

Man, 32, arrested for alleged brick attack on 65-year-old in Waikiki

• By Peter Boylan
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 7:26 a.m.
•  9

On Sep. 23, shortly before 5 a.m., District 6 patrol officers responded to a bus stop at Kuhio and Paoakalani avenues and found the 65-year-old man lying on a mattress, bleeding from his head. Read more

Shutdown threat escalates as White House warns of job losses

• By Bo Erickson, Courtney Rozen and Kanishka Singh / Reuters
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 11:37 a.m.
•  112

“Programs that did not benefit from an infusion of mandatory appropriations will bear the brunt of a shutdown,” the OMB said in the memo, which the White House provided to the media. Read more

Amazon to pay $2.5B to settle claims it tricked Prime customers

• By Karen Weise and Cecilia Kang / New York Times
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 3:43 p.m.
•  14

The settlement announced today came days into a jury trial that began in Seattle this week over the issue, which stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission in 2023. Read more

Wall Street falls as data clouds Fed rate-cut outlook

• By Caroline Valetkevitch / Reuters
• Sept. 25, 2025
• Last updated 2:31 p.m.

Investors are bracing for Friday’s release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation measure. Read more

Pa‘ia Elementary School to remain closed today

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 24, 2025
• Last updated 7:04 a.m.
•  1

Although the campus did not sustain direct fire damage, cleaning and restoration are needed due to smoke and soot from Tuesday’s brushfire in Paia that burned 300 acres and prompted initial evacuations. Read more

Prosecutors to seek indictment of former FBI Director Comey

• By Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters
• Sept. 24, 2025
• Last updated 7:29 a.m.
•  3

Any charges against Comey would mark the starkest example of the Trump administration using its law enforcement authority against a prominent critic — after the president promised retribution in his election campaign. Read more

Stocks drop as dollar gains, gold eases with Fed cuts uncertain

• By Sinéad Carew, Noel John, Amanda Cooper and Gregor Stuart Hunter / Reuters
• Sept. 24, 2025
•  11

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 171.50 points, or 0.37%, to 46,121.28, the S&P 500 fell 18.95 points, or 0.28%, to 6,637.97 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 75.62 points, or 0.33%, to 22,497.86. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 171.50 points, or 0.37%, to 46,121.28, the S&P 500 fell 18.95 points, or 0.28%, to 6,637.97 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 75.62 points, or 0.33%, to 22,497.86. Read more

Democrats press DOJ for records on Trump border czar bribery probe

• By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters
• Sept. 24, 2025
•  22

A recording captured Homan accepting $50,000 in cash in a bag, sources told Reuters. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, both Trump appointees, have said the probe “found no credible evidence of any criminal wrongdoing.” Read more

Statue of Trump, Epstein holding hands removed from National Mall

• By Ali Watkins / New York Times
• Sept. 24, 2025
•  124

“Best Friends Forever,” the title read on a plaque nestled below the two figures that held hands, frolicking before the U.S. Capitol. Read more