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Gold tops $3,800 as Fed rate cut bets, shutdown fears boost demand
Gold, which benefits from lower interest rates and thrives during geopolitical and economic uncertainty, has gained more than 45% year-to-date. Read more
Pa‘ia Elementary School on Maui to remain closed
Professional cleaning of the campus was completed on schedule over the weekend, but soot continues to affect the campus, and additional precautions are being taken to ensure a safe return for students and staff. Read more
Green orders flags to be half-staff after Michigan church shooting
Flags are to be flown at half-staff from Monday at sunrise, through sunset Wednesday. Read more
With scant information, federal workers brace for possible shutdown
With days left before the government runs out of money at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, federal workers were grappling with a deepening sense of uncertainty about the ramifications if congressional leaders cannot come to an agreement over the budget. Read more
U.S., Mexico launch joint initiative for cross-border gun trafficking
The announcement came during the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Security Implementation Group, formed earlier this month during Secretary Rubio’s visit to Mexico to enhance joint action against narcotrafficking and arms smuggling. Read more
Russia fails to win back U.N. aviation council seat in rebuke
Russia received 87 votes, just short of the 93 votes it needed to win back a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organization’s 36-nation governing council during the agency’s assembly, which runs through October 3 in Montreal. Read more
Republicans urge Democrats to agree to short-term bill as shutdown looms
Without passage of funding legislation, parts of the government would close on Wednesday, the first day of the U.S. government’s 2026 fiscal year. Read more
Shooter kills 4, wounds 8 at Mormon church in Michigan
The perpetrator, identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old man from the nearby town of Burton, also set fire to the church, which was engulfed in flames and billowing smoke. Read more
Trump says he will tell U.S. military leaders ‘we love them’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned senior U.S. military leaders from around the world for a meeting in Quantico on Tuesday — a rare gathering of the country’s military leadership in one location. Read more
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HPD investigates gunpoint robbery, ATM theft in Waipio
Honolulu Police Department District 3 Patrol officers responded to the robbery at a gas station on Ka Uka Boulevard just after 3:30 a.m. Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams drops re-election bid
Adams announced he was dropping out in a nearly nine-minute video that showed him walking down stairs to Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” while holding up a large photo of his late mother, just as he did when he voted for himself as mayor four years ago. Read more
Reid hurt in Wahine’s loss to UC Davis
A crowd of 4,059 watched the Aggies (6-4, 2-0 Big West) defeat Hawaii (5-8, 1-1) on the Rainbow Wahine’s home floor for the second straight year. Read more
Woman accused of assaulting man with baseball bat at Schofield Barracks
A 36-year-old woman was arrested today for allegedly assaulting a man with a baseball bat. Read more
Search suspended for 2 men missing in waters off Kauai
Separate multiagency searches were suspended this afternoon for two men missing since Tuesday in the waters and surrounding areas of Kauai. Read more
Singer Teddy Swims cancels weekend concerts in Waikiki
Singer Teddy Swims, best known for his hit single “Lose Control,” canceled his weekend concerts at the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell due to medical reasons. Read more
Trump to meet Congressional leaders on Monday as shutdown looms
Trump had previously scrapped a meeting with the top Congressional Democrats — Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer — to discuss government funding. Read more
Warriors, Alejado upset Air Force, 44-35, in Colorado Springs
The Rainbow Warriors relied on a resilient quarterback, defiant defense and gutsy coaching to conjure a victory over Air Force before a crowd of 22,677. Read more
Puna man, 20, faces felony charges in firearms case
Noa Lolohea made his initial appearance in Hilo District Court Friday. Bail was maintained at $261,000. Read more
Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold ban on birthright citizenship
Trump issued the executive order on his first day in office, but it has been blocked by the courts ever since. Read more
Faster, more frequent transfers of ICE detainees sow fear, cut resources
The Times analyzed ICE data and found that transfers between facilities in the first half of this year are happening faster and more frequently compared with the same period last year. Read more
Whales getting entangled in lines, ropes in record numbers
Humpback whales were hardest hit, accounting for 77 of the cases. Read more
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