Olympics: Sunday's gymnastics individual event results
LONDON >> American McKayla Maroney's rare mistake cost her a gold medal on vault that was all but hers. Maroney appeared to land her second vault on the backs of her heels. Her feet slid out from...
View ArticleRepublicans slam Reid as a liar over claims on Romney's taxes
WASHINGTON >> Top Republicans today accused the Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of lying by passing along an anonymous claim that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney hasn’t paid taxes for...
View ArticleOlympics: Sunday's U.S. women's basketball result
LONDON >> The U.S. women's basketball team tied their own Olympic scoring record Sunday with a 114-66 rout of China.
View ArticleOlympics: Sunday's beach volleyball results
LONDON >> Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor beat Italy in straight sets in the beach volleyball quarterfinals Sunday to remain on track for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
View ArticleJamaica prepares for heavy rain as Tropical Storm Ernesto nears
PORT ROYAL, Jamaica >> Tropical Storm Ernesto spun off Jamaica's southern coast on a path that may carry it across the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico.
View ArticleOlympics: Sunday's water polo results
LONDON >> Melissa Seidemann scored three goals and captain Brenda Villa added two as the United States beat Italy 9-6 to advance to the women's water polo semifinals at the London Olympics.
View ArticleOlympics: Sunday Oscar Pistorius update
LONDON >> Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius failed to reach the Olympic final of the 400 meters, following up a bad start with a slow race and finishing last in his semifinal heat.
View ArticleOlympics: Sunday's women's 400 meter results
LONDON >> Sanya Richards-Ross accelerated through the stretch to win the Olympic 400-meter race Sunday for the first U.S. gold in track and field at the London Games.
View ArticleHonolulu to remember Hiroshima bombing with bell ceremony
An annual peace bell ringing ceremony in Honolulu will mark the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima this week.
View ArticleOlympics: Sunday's men's 100 meter final results
LONDON >> Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters Sunday, crossing the line in an Olympic-record 9.63 seconds.
View ArticleOlympics: Sunday's women's volleyball results
LONDON >> Destinee Hooker scored 19 points and the undefeated U.S. women's volleyball team wrapped up preliminary pool play at the London Olympics with a straight-sets victory over Turkey on...
View ArticleObama, Romney express their sympathies to temple victims
WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama said he and first lady Michelle Obama are “deeply saddened” by the killing of at least six people today at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
View ArticleHiker dies after collapsing on Stairway to Heaven
A 62-year-old man died this morning after experiencing heart problems while hiking the Stairway to Heaven trail, a Honolulu Fire Department spokesman said.
View Article2 hurt, 1 critically, as jet skis collide in Keehi Lagoon
Two jet ski riders collided and were taken to a local trauma center this afternoon, an Emergency Medical Services supervisor said.
View Article7 people dead, officer shot in attack at Wisconsin Sikh temple
OAK CREEK, Wis. >> A gunman opened fire today and killed six people at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with one of the first officers to respond to the...
View ArticleMan held in alleged abuse of live-in girlfriend
Honolulu police arrested a 20-year-old man Saturday for allegedly assaulting, kidnapping and strangling his 18-year-old girlfriend last month, police said.
View ArticleStarbucks to accept Square mobile payments
NEW YORK » Starbucks Corp. will soon be the first national chain to let customers pay with Square's mobile payment application.
View ArticleOhio teen collapses after 4-day Xbox marathon
COLUMBUS, Ohio >> A four-day Xbox gaming marathon apparently was too much for one 15-year-old Ohio boy.
View ArticleFastest texters in America face off in New York
NEW YORK >> The nation's fastest texters are facing off in an annual texting contest.
View ArticleOlympic Viewing: Different NBC rules on Twitter
Despite some lingering dissatisfaction with NBC's practice of holding back television coverage of high-profile events for prime time, things are different on Twitter.
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