Man, 35, charged with attempted murder after Honolulu car crash

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 4:03 p.m.
•  10

If convicted, Anthony Corpuz, 35, faces a life sentence with the possibility of parole. Read more

Sotomayor apologizes to Kavanaugh for ‘hurtful’ remarks

• By Andrew Chung / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 3:07 p.m.
•  36

Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh at an event in Kansas last week for an opinion he wrote in September concurring with the court’s decision backing roving immigration raids in California. Read more

White House can’t estimate Iran war cost, seeks funding surge

• By Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 3:04 p.m.
•  28

Jury says Ticketmaster owner Live Nation is a monopoly

• By Ben Sisario / New York Times
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 12:03 p.m.
•  6

The verdict came after four days of deliberations in which the nine-person jury parsed a long list of questions it was asked to consider in a complex case that involved weeks of expert testimony. Read more

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs as stocks rally

• By Sinéad Carew and Niket Nishant / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 11:33 a.m.
•  20

The Nasdaq notched a record finish for the first time since October 29 and briefly touched an intraday record high with boosts from software stocks and the broader technology sector. Read more

Robinhood jumps after SEC approves removal of day-trading limits

• By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Prakhar Srivastava / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 10:45 a.m.

The move will lower barriers for smaller investors and allow them to place unlimited day trades within the framework of the new margin requirements. Read more

Trump posts image of himself with Jesus amid feud with pope

• By Helen Coster / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 10:09 a.m.
•  113

The original post had a caption that included the words: “God might be playing his Trump card!” Read more

Senate again blocks bid to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

• By Patricia Zengerle / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 9:30 a.m.
•  24

The Senate voted 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution, underscoring his party’s continuing support for the Republican president’s war policy more than six weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on February 28. Read more

After latest Trump attack, pope tells Cameroon ‘rich and powerful’ threaten peace

• By Joshua McElwee / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 10:35 a.m.
•  5

“It is time to examine our conscience and take a bold leap forward,” the first U.S. pope told Biya, Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and other leaders shortly after arriving in Cameroon from Algeria. Read more

Super Typhoon Sinlaku slams Saipan, Tinian, causing widespread damage

• By Laura Chung / New York Times
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 7:51 a.m.
•  1

Hours after the storm, named Sinlaku, made landfall overnight, Mayor Ramon Camacho of Saipan said he was out on the streets this morning assessing the damage. He added that there had been no reports of fatalities. Read more

Trump says Iran war ‘close to over’

• By Tala Ramadan, Elwely Elwelly and Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 7:20 a.m.
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Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries, led by Britain, called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full. Read more

China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show

• By Greg Torode and Karen Lema / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
• Last updated 6:43 a.m.
•  114

Scarborough is one of Asia’s most hotly disputed maritime sites, where some diplomats and analysts fear long-running frictions and confrontations could degenerate into armed conflict. Read more

Snap to cut 1,000 jobs after activist pressure

• By Jaspreet Singh, Anhata Rooprai and Akash Sriram / Reuters
• April 15, 2026
•  8

The move, which also includes the closure of more than 300 open roles, comes weeks after Irenic Capital Management pushed the Snapchat parent to optimize its portfolio and improve performance. Read more

Tiger Cuff will join older brother Tanner on UH basketball team

• By Stephen Tsai
• April 14, 2026
•  9

Tiger Cuff, the younger brother of Hawaii guard Tanner Cuff, will join the Rainbow Warriors in June after completing a church mission in Brazil. He will have five years to play four UH seasons. Read more

Flood advisory canceled for Oahu

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 14, 2026
• Last updated 6:24 a.m.
•  3

The National Weather Service has canceled the flood advisory for Oahu. Read more

Green appoints Amemiya and Laderta to UH Board of Regents

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 14, 2026
•  8

Gov. Josh Green today announced the appointment of Keith Amemiya and Marie Laderta to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents, subject to confirmation by the Hawaii State Senate. Read more

Abandoned Kalihi home fire caused by electrical junction box

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 14, 2026
•  3

After an offensive fire attack, firefighters were able to fully extinguish the blaze at 10:33 a.m. Read more

Gov. Green: Storms caused $700M in damage as Hawaii recovers

• By Nina Wu
• April 14, 2026
• Last updated 12:22 p.m.
•  9

That includes damage to roads, including the rockfalls at Waimea Bay, and to schools, homes, and infrastructure, along with Kula Hospital on Maui. Read more