Abercrombie announces $147 million in capital spending
Gov. Neil Abercrombie says the state has allotted $147 million in capital improvement spending for various state projects, including $75 million to fix roofs, plumbing and electrical systems in Hawaii...
View ArticleObama grows more reliant on big-money contributors
Kirk Wagar, a Florida lawyer who has raised more than $1 million for President Barack Obama’s re-election bid, had his choice of rooms for the Democratic convention at Charlotte’s Ritz-Carlton or...
View ArticleMaui County firefighters rescue man who fell 20 feet on Lanai
Maui Fire Department personnel from Lanai and Kahului rescued a 47-year-old man who suffered a compound fracture to his left ankle after falling about 20 feet from a ledge at Sharks Bay, Lanai.
View ArticleU.S. embassies step up security after Libya attack
MANILA, Philippines » Security was increased at American embassies and consulates around the world on Thursday following an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya, while the U.S. urged its...
View ArticleU.S. consulate in Berlin evacuated as precaution
BERLIN » The U.S. consulate in Berlin was evacuated as a precaution Thursday after an employee reported a strange smell from an envelope, but police said no dangerous materials were found in a sweep of...
View ArticleCalifornia man confirms role in anti-Islam film
LOS ANGELES » The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film implicated in violent protests in Egypt and Libya led Wednesday to a California Coptic Christian convicted of financial...
View ArticleLibya attack victim remembered by online gamers
Sean Smith, the foreign service information management officer who was killed with three others in an attack on an American consulate in Libya, wasn't just remembered Wednesday in the real world as a...
View ArticleMadsen released from hospital after Malibu arrest
LOS ANGELES » Michael Madsen has been released from a hospital after being arrested for investigation of drunken driving on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
View ArticleAmerican Samoa governor moves to repeal death penalty
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa » American Samoa's governor wants to get rid of the death penalty in the U.S. territory.
View ArticleProtesters storm U.S. Embassy in Yemen in new attack
SANAA, Yemen » Chanting "death to America" and "death to Israel," hundreds of protesters angered by an anti-Islam film stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Yemen's capital and burned the American flag...
View ArticleRomney: 'The world needs American leadership'
FAIRFAX, Va. » Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says the "the world needs American leadership" and he would lead a nation better able to shape events rather than being at the mercy of them.
View ArticleFeds ID California man's role in anti-Islam film
WASHINGTON » Federal authorities have identified a southern California man once convicted of financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S....
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in Makaha shooting
Police arrested a 23-year-old Waianae man on suspicion of attempted murder Wednesday night following two shooting incidents in Makaha.
View ArticleMan admits setting deadly fire
An Ewa Beach man accused of setting a fire at a Pearl City home that resulted in the death of a 97-year-old woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in state court to manslaughter, drug violations and several...
View ArticleNation says goodbye to moonwalker Neil Armstrong
WASHINGTON » The nation bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon.
View ArticleFed to spend $40B a month on bond purchases
WASHINGTON » The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bold and open-ended steps Thursday to stimulate the economy by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend.
View Article