India court seeks explanation for Facebook arrests
India's top court Friday ordered a state government to explain the arrest of two women for a comment one of them posted on Facebook, in a case that has sparked nationwide outrage over the misuse of...
View ArticleCongo rebels extend stay in Goma
Rebels in Congo believed to be backed by Rwanda delayed their departure Friday from the key eastern city of Goma by 48 hours for "logistical reasons," defying for a second time an ultimatum set by the...
View ArticleProsecutors to question Manning in WikiLeaks case
Military prosecutors planned to go face-to-face for the first time Friday with an Army private charged with sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks.
View ArticleGilda's Club name change insult to late comedian?
Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa?
View ArticleSyrian airport road reopens but Internet still cut
BEIRUT » Syrian rebels battled regime troops south of Damascus today and Internet and most telephone lines were cut for a second day, but the government reopened the road to the capital's airport in a...
View ArticleTalks resuming in L.A.-Long Beach harbors strike
LOS ANGELES » Labor talks are resuming in an effort to end a strike that shut down most of the terminals at the nation's busiest port complex, the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors, officials say.
View ArticleAlleged UH concert scammer to appear in court
A North Carolina man is scheduled to appear in Honolulu federal court to face charges he defrauded the University of Hawaii.
View ArticlePolice arrest Waipahu woman suspected in bank robberies
Police arrested a 20-year-old Waipahu woman Thursday in connection with two separate attempted robberies that occurred on Oahu last month.
View ArticleAG's office adds voice to opposition of concealed-carry legislation
ALBANY, N.Y. » Attorneys general in Hawaii and nine other states have written to U.S. Senate leaders urging them to stop legislation that would allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms...
View ArticleRegents to learn about open-meeting laws
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents will follow at least one recommendation from a Senate Special Accountability Committee that looked into the fundraising concert debacle at UH-Manoa.
View ArticleMissouri couple wins $588 million Powerball prize
DEARBORN, Mo. » Cindy Hill, a laid-off office manager who lives in a small town in Missouri, called her husband Thursday with urgent news that would change everything: "We won the lottery."
View ArticleHawaiian adds flights to Sydney
Three additional flights to Sydney, Australia, are being added to Hawaiian Airlines’ weekly flight schedule temporarily, to accommodate increased travel demand.
View ArticleSandy slowed consumer spending and pay in October
WASHINGTON » Americans cut back on spending last month while their income remained flat. The weakness in part reflected disruptions from Superstorm Sandy that could slow economic growth for the rest of...
View ArticleCivil Defense testing more sirens today
Six more emergency alert sirens are scheduled to be tested today, this time in Leeward Oahu, Honolulu Harbor and Kakaako neighborhoods.
View ArticleCongress looks at ditching $1 bill
WASHINGTON » American consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what's best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with...
View ArticleFeds want to add corals to endangered list
The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to list 66 coral species in the Pacific and Caribbean oceans as endangered or threatened.
View ArticleJapan donates $5M for tsunami debris cleanup
TOKYO » Japan is providing $5 million to the U.S. to help with collection and disposal of marine debris from its 2011 tsunami disaster.
View ArticleFormer UH basketball player arrested in alleged burglary ring
MINEOLA, N.Y. >> Four Hofstra University basketball players, including former University of Hawaii guard Shaquille Stokes, were arrested today on burglary charges stemming from dormitory room...
View ArticleN. Carolina man pleads not guilty to Wonder concert scam
The accused mastermind of the phony Stevie Wonder concert which cost the University of Hawaii $200,000 pleaded not guilty this morning in U.S. District Court to wire fraud.
View ArticleAP survey: Bonds, Clemens, Sosa lack votes to make Hall of Fame
NEW YORK >> Baseball’s all-time home run king and the most decorated pitcher likely will be shut out of the Hall of Fame in January. A survey by The Associated Press shows that Barry Bonds and...
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