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Rainbow Wahine cool down UCSB for second straight win
Keiara Curtis poured in a career-high 19 points and added eight rebounds, four assists and three steals to help the Hawaii women’s basketball team defeat UC Santa Barbara 67-50 tonight at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Man and woman attack police at Pearl City nightclub
Police arrested a man, 22, and a woman, 21, at a Pearl City nightclub for allegedly attacking two police officers early this morning. Read more
Ocean Safety rescues pair from sinking kayak in West Maui
Ocean Safety officers and firefighters responded today to a 10:28 a.m. report of a sinking kayak with two people on board in West Maui. Read more
Man, 38, charged for use of homemade bomb in Kakaako
A 38-year-old man was charged today with first-degree criminal property damage and numerous other charges for throwing a homemade explosive device Jan. 8 in Kakaako. Read more
’Bows’ struggles at UCSB continue in 77-62 loss
Aidan Mahaney scored a game-high 17 points to lift the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team to a 77-62 victory over Hawaii today on the UCSB campus. Read more
John Harbaugh agrees to 5-year deal to coach New York Giants
The 63-year-old head coach was only out of work eight days after the Baltimore Ravens fired him over the phone last week, ending their 18-year partnership after missing the playoffs. Read more
Trump vows tariffs on 8 European nations over Greenland
A Reuters/Ipsos poll of U.S. residents this week found that less than one in five respondents support the idea of acquiring Greenland. Read more
Supreme Court to hear challenge to warrants for phone location data
Such warrants have become increasingly common in recent years, and the case will test the constitutional boundaries for the ways law enforcement officials use new technology to solve crimes. Read more
Whale carcass on Waimanalo beach attracts sharks, officials warn
Warning signs have been posted to alert beachgoers. Read more
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Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI, Microsoft in ‘wrongful gains’
OpenAI has called the lawsuit “baseless” and part of a “harassment” campaign by Musk. Read more
Honolulu police conduct e-bike, e-motorcycle enforcement operation in Ewa
The enforcement operation comes after a large spike in Hawaii traffic deaths in 2025. Read more
Trump announces largely American council to oversee Gaza
The challenges facing Trump’s peace plan will be enormous, and many details of how Gaza will be governed remain unclear. Read more
Rainbow Warriors sweep Roberts Wesleyan for fourth win in 3 days
Hawaii sophomore Kainoa Wade pulled double duty at opposite hitter for the third-ranked Rainbow Warriors, putting down a match-high 18 kills in a 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 win over Roberts Wesleyan today at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Study: No link between acetaminophen in pregnancy and autism
The new review comes after President Donald Trump told pregnant women during a news conference in September to “tough it out” and “fight like hell” not to take Tylenol, because he said the painkiller could cause autism in children. Read more
California orders Elon Musk’s xAI to stop sexual deepfake content
“The avalanche of reports detailing this material — at times depicting women and children engaged in sexual activity — is shocking and, as my office has determined, potentially illegal,” said California Attorney General Robert Bonta. Read more
DOJ probes Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Frey over immigration enforcement
Walz, reacting on social media to news of the investigation, said the justice system was being weaponized. Read more
Maui Beach Ballroom reopens with green placard
The Hawaii Department of Health on Thursday issued the establishment a green placard after a follow-up inspection showed that the cockroach infestation had been eliminated and all violations had been corrected. Read more
Measles cases in South Carolina explode to 558
“It is only a matter of time before a very severe or even fatal case occurs,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, infectious disease expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, noting that about one in every 1,000 measles cases results in death. Read more
Trump pardons repeat fraudster after earlier sentence commutation
President Donald Trump has granted a rare second act of clemency to Adriana Camberos, a convicted fraudster who returned to crime and was sent back to prison just years after Trump first commuted her sentence in 2021. Read more
Hawaii’s starters return to form in win over Rockhurst
The Rainbow Warriors (6-1) played their starting unit for the second straight match against the Hawks (1-4) and had a much easier time than in Wednesday’s four-set win. Read more
Man dies in head-on crash on Highway 19 in Hilo
Police said this was Hawaii island’s second traffic fatality this year, compared with two at the same time last year. Read more
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