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Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says
Militants staged attacks in Mali’s capital Bamako and in several locations in the interior of the country on Saturday morning, the Mali army said, in an apparently coordinated assault involving multiple groups. Read more
Baseball Rainbows fall in opener at No. 6 Oregon State
The sixth-ranked Oregon State baseball team powered its way to a 12-4 victory over Hawaii today at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Read more
Hawaii heats up late to reach final of Big West volleyball tournament
The Rainbow Warriors (27-4) reached their sixth Big West tournament final in eight tries with a four-set victory over UC San Diego. Read more
49ers take Kapolei’s Stribling with first pick in second round
Former Kapolei High School star De’Zhaun Stribling was drafted with the first pick in the second round, 33rd overall, on the second day of the NFL Draft today in Pittsburgh. Read more
Trump probe finds no evidence of election-rigging
Virginia-based Mojave Research Inc. had been brought on by Trump’s director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, to search for vulnerabilities in the machines Puerto Rico used during its 2024 gubernatorial elections. Read more
Microsoft targets about 7% of its U.S. workers with buyout offer
Eligible employees amounted to roughly 7% of the company’s U.S. workforce, a person familiar with the program said. Microsoft employed about 125,000 workers in the United States at the end of its fiscal year in June. Read more
Scenic stretch of Kalanianaole Highway to close Monday for filming
Kalanianaole Highway— between Lanai Lookout and Halona Lookout — will be closed from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday for the film production, along with grass and shrub trimming. Read more
S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs on Iran peace talk hopes
For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.55%, the Nasdaq rose 1.5%, and the Dow fell 0.44%. Read more
U.S. consumer confidence hits record low as inflation fears rise
Consumer confidence dropped to a record low this month despite a ceasefire extension in the Iran conflict. Read more
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Woman seriously hurt in Pearl City bus-pedestrian crash
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said crews responded with other first responders to a bus-versus-pedestrian crash near Waimano Home Road and Kamehameha Highway at about 8:09 p.m. Read more
Iran foreign minister heads to Pakistan amid U.S. peace push
Islamabad was the venue for talks between the U.S. and Iran on ending their war that collapsed earlier this week. Read more
Justice Department backs firing squads for executions
The report was a fulfillment of President Donald Trump’s promise to resume capital punishment in his second term. Read more
Justice Department drops criminal investigation into Fed
The decision came just two days after Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, vowed to continue the investigation despite a federal judge dealing the inquiry a crippling blow in court last month. Read more
Pentagon email weighs suspending Spain from NATO over Iran war, source says
Asked for comment on the email, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson responded: “As President Trump has said, despite everything that the United States has done for our NATO allies, they were not there for us. Read more
Trump extends Jones Act waiver 90 days to ease energy costs
The decision adds roughly three months to the existing waiver that was set to expire on May 17, enabling foreign-flagged vessels to move commodities between U.S. ports through mid-August. Read more
Trump’s dreams for a battleship led to his Navy Secretary’s ouster
Phelan’s job was to deliver the first of Trump’s battleships by 2028. Read more
Hawaii island police identify dirt bike rider killed in Hilo crash
This was Hawaii County’s fifth traffic fatality this year, compared with nine at the same time last year. Read more
Man, 76, dies in possible drowning at Kahaluu Beach
Police identified the man as Daniel Vasquez, 76, of Kailua-Kona. Read more
U.S. soldier charged with making $400,000 on Maduro removal bets
The case appeared to mark the first time the department had brought insider trading charges involving a prediction market. Read more
3 men hurt, 1 seriously, in Makiki bus-van collision
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene at S. King Street near Pensacola Street and treated three male patients. Read more
Green announces acting lieutenant governor after Sylvia Luke takes leave of absence
Keith Regan, comptroller of the state Department of Accounting and General Services, will assume the constitutional lieutenant governor during Luke’s absence, according to an announcement from the governor’s office. Read more
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