“Families of 2 Americans jailed in China urge Trump to seek release.”
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Families of 2 Americans jailed in China urge Trump to seek release
The cases involve Dawn Michelle Hunt, 54, a Chicago-area artist and former flight attendant, and Nelson Wells Jr., 52, a Louisiana native and father of three, who were convicted on drug charges after what their families say were separate “blind mule” scams in which they were unknowingly used to carry narcotics. Read more
UH baseball team falls again, but doesn’t lose its playoff position
The Hawaii baseball team lost a game and a three-game series but not any ground in its quest for a berth in the Big West Tournament. Read more
For struggling JetBlue, Spirit’s demise may offer an opportunity
Once celebrated as a hip, disruptive upstart, JetBlue has fallen on hard times. The company has shrunk somewhat in recent years to under 5% of domestic air travel, making it about one-fourth as big as the country’s largest airlines. Read more
Trump and China’s Xi set for talks about Iran, nuclear, trade and AI
The leaders of the world’s two largest economies will hold their first face-to-face talks in more than six months as they try to stabilize ties strained by trade, the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran and other areas of disagreement. Read more
Spanish passengers start disembarking from ship hit by hantavirus
Spanish nationals were the first to disembark on small boats in groups of five and be taken to shore where they were transferred onto buses and taken to the local airport. Read more
Medics: Israeli strikes kill 3 in Gaza, testing fragile ceasefire
Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed one person and wounded two others in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. Read more
Iran says it has sent response to U.S. peace proposal
The response focused on ending the war on all fronts, especially Lebanon, and on the safety of shipping through the strait, Iranian state TV said, without indicating how or when the vital waterway might reopen. Read more
Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of violating U.S.-backed ceasefire
The three-day pause, announced on Friday by President Donald Trump, is part of a broader U.S.-led push for peace that has so far failed to end the more than four-year-old war despite months of shuttle diplomacy. Read more
Salt Lake man arrested for alleged laundry room sexual assault
Police arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 39-year-old woman this morning in the laundry room of a Salt Lake area residential building. Read more
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Kauai police: Missing 17-year-old Kauai teen has been found
“KPD thanks the public for their vigilance and assistance,” according to a Facebook post. Read more
Missed opportunities cost UH baseball in loss at UC Davis
The Hawaii baseball team squandered too many opportunities in a 4-2 loss to UC Davis today at Dobbins Stadium on the UCD campus. Read more
Hawaii advances to NCAA final by beating Long Beach State
Hawaii (29-5) advances to play UC Irvine on Monday at 1 p.m. in the finals of the National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship. Read more
Countries prepare to evacuate hantavirus ship passengers
Countries prepared to evacuate their citizens from the luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus that is due to anchor near Tenerife early on Sunday, as health authorities said the risk of the virus spreading was low. Read more
Less-muscular victory day parade shows Putin’s growing vulnerability
Moscow is under a heavy security presence as Ukraine rattles Russia with long-range drone and missile strikes. Read more
Third U.S. boat strike in 5 days kills 2, leaves a survivor
The strike Friday, the latest after the military accelerated its pace of attacks in recent weeks, brought the death toll to at least 192. Military experts say that the strikes are illegal, extrajudicial killings. Read more
Frontier jet fatally strikes person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport
The pilots aborted the takeoff, and the plane was evacuated. Read more
Puna woman, 32, dies in 2-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Hilo
This was Hawaii island’s third traffic fatality this week and the eighth traffic fatality of 2026, compared with 12 traffic fatalities at this time last year, police said. Read more
U.S. awaits Tehran’s response to proposal to end Iran war
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday. Read more
Magdaleno dominates again in ‘Bows’ win at UC Davis
Isaiah Magdaleno continued his pitching dominance in the Hawaii baseball team’s 4-1 victory over UC Davis today at Dobbins Stadium on the Aggies’ campus. Read more
NOAA: Dead monk seal found off Nanakuli coastline
Federal wildlife officials are planning a necropsy – or animal autopsy — on a dead Hawaiian monk seal found off the coast of Nanakuli earlier this week. Read more
Larry Ellison accused of promising to fire CNN anchors for merger
Ellison reportedly told White House officials that Paramount would “implement the CBS playbook” at CNN if the merger is approved, and remove anchors and commentators at the cable news network that Trump doesn’t like, according to the letter. Read more
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