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Trump rules out 2028 VP run, hints at third term
The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bars anyone from being elected to the U.S. presidency a third time. Read more
Two young fishermen die off Kaena Point
Honolulu police are investigating two unattended deaths after two 18-year-old fishermen were found unresponsive off Kaena Point on Saturday morning. Read more
Rainbows rally to exhibition win over Chaminade
Dre Bullock scored 23 points and Harry Rouliadeff contributed 17 as the University of Hawaii basketball team rallied for Sunday’s 93-77 exhibition victory over Chaminade at Bankoh Arena in Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Armed robber steals cash register from Halawa Heights Market
Honolulu police are investigating a robbery reported around 4 p.m. Sunday at Halawa Heights Market. Police said a man armed with a handgun took the store’s cash register and fled in a gold four-door Toyota sedan with dark-tinted windows. Read more
Motorcyclist critically injured on Pali Highway
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded today at approximately 2:05 p.m. to a crash on town-bound lanes of Pali Highway. Read more
Big Isle officer struck by SUV helping a stalled motorist
The on-duty police officer, 27, was reportedly struck while she was assisting a motorist whose vehicle was stalled near the intersection of Kekuanaoa Street and Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo, according to a news release. Read more
U.S. food banks brace for surge as shutdown threatens benefits
Now facing the prospect of nearly 300,000 West Virginians missing November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as food stamps, due to the federal government shutdown, there is little more she can do. Read more
Trump oversees truce signing and trade deal flurry on first Asian stop
“My administration immediately began working to prevent the conflict from escalating,” Trump said. “Everybody was sort of amazed that we got it done so quickly.” Read more
Suspects in Louvre jewel heist arrested near Paris, prosecutor says
Two men in their 30s and originally from the capital’s Seine-Saint-Denis suburb — which includes some of the country’s most deprived areas — were detained on Saturday evening, according to Le Parisien newspaper, which first broke the story. Read more
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Melissa becomes Category 4 hurricane as Caribbean braces for impact
Melissa is about 110 miles (180 km) south of Kingston and expected to make landfall in Jamaica Monday night or Tuesday morning and hit southeastern Cuba late Tuesday, the NHC said, with catastrophic floods, landslides and storm surges expected in the region. Read more
U.S. and China agree on trade framework ahead of leaders’ meeting
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and top trade negotiator Li Chenggang on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur for a fifth round of in-person discussions since May. Read more
California Gov. Newsom mulls 2028 U.S. presidential run
Newsom has made some moves this year to test the waters for a potential presidential run and has gained prominence within his party in confronting Republican President Donald Trump on a range of issues. Read more
Air traffic controller shortages emerge, Sean Duffy says
Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work even if they are not being paid during the shutdown, which started on Oct. 1 as lawmakers deadlocked over the federal budget. Read more
Workers reject Boeing’s latest offer after nearly 3 months on strike
Striking workers at Boeing Defense in the St. Louis area rejected the company’s latest contract proposal on Sunday, sending a strike that has already delayed delivery of fighter jets and other programs into its 13th week. Read more
Reid leads Rainbow Wahine to sweep of Fullerton
Hawaii’s Cha’lei Reid put down the final three kills in the second set and added seven of her match-high 14 in the third to help the Rainbow Wahine sweep Cal State Fullerton 25-19, 30-28, 25-14 tonight at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Donor who gave $130M to pay troops is reclusive heir to Mellon fortune
Timothy Mellon, a wealthy banking heir and railroad magnate, is a longtime backer of Trump and gave tens of millions of dollars to groups supporting the president’s campaign. Read more
June Lockhart, TV mom in ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost in Space,’ dies at 100
Lockhart portrayed planet-hopping mom Maureen Robinson on producer Irwin Allen’s “Lost in Space,” which ran from 1965 to 1968. Read more
Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% after ad airs during World Series
The ad features a video of former President Ronald Reagan, a Republican icon, saying that tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. Read more
Maui bicyclist, 79, dies after being hit by pickup truck
This was Maui County’s 14th traffic fatality of 2025, compared with 13 at the same time last year. Read more
Snow, sleet, freezing rain possible for Hawaii island summits
An upper level low will move over the Big Island tonight, forecasters said, bringing periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain to Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Read more
2 males in critical condition after being rescued from waters off Kaena Point
EMS spokesperson Shayne Enright said the males were probably in their late teens to early 20s. Read more
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