Pilgrims arrive in Syracuse to visit grave of future saint
SYRACUSE, N.Y. >> Nine Hansen's disease patients from Kalaupapa arrived here today after more than 20 hours of travel to honor Mother Marianne Cope, who will become Hawaii's second saint for her...
View ArticleShot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver
DENVER » Denver police are reviewing video footage from city surveillance cameras after a shot was fired through the window of President Barack Obama's campaign office.
View ArticleLibel trial to focus on Britney Spears' meltdown
LOS ANGELES » Britney Spears' darkest days are about to be revisited in a Los Angeles courtroom, but not by the resurgent pop singer.
View ArticleAthletics oversight among leader's goals
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents tasked UH President M.R.C. Greenwood with oversight of the UH-Manoa athletic department early this year, well before this summer's Stevie Wonder concert...
View ArticlePalestinians seek work in Israel as crisis deepens
BEIT EL, West Bank » For Palestinians, the Israeli military coordination office on the outskirts of Jerusalem is a symbol of Israel’s decades-long control over their lives. Now it has also become an...
View ArticleAs EU basks in peace prize, separatists on rise
ANTWERP, Belgium » Historic world port and fashionista capital, Antwerp has always lived on the crest of the wave. Now, a separatist party heading into municipal elections Sunday wants to use the city...
View ArticleNielsen says 51.4 million watch VP debate
NEW YORK » Paul Ryan debating Joe Biden wasn’t quite the same television draw as Sarah Palin versus Biden was four years ago.
View ArticleClinton lends star power to Democratic candidates
WASHINGTON » Twelve years after leaving the White House, Bill Clinton is campaigning as if he’s in the political race of his life.
View ArticleTibetan man sets himself on fire to protest China
BEIJING » The grandfather of a revered Tibetan Buddhist figure died today after setting himself on fire in protest of Chinese rule, the London-based rights group Free Tibet said.
View ArticleBBC under fire over Savile sex abuse allegations
LONDON » The BBC is struggling to contain a crisis sparked by allegations of serial sexual abuse against the late Jimmy Savile, a longtime children’s television host.
View ArticleWriter Peter Berg accuses Romney of plagiarism
LOS ANGELES » The creator of TV’s “Friday Night Lights” is accusing Mitt Romney of plagiarizing a phrase from the show to use as a campaign slogan.
View ArticleKauai water outage planned for Haena-Wainiha area
The Kauai County Department of Water has scheduled a water outage in the Haena-Wainiha area on Thursday to make connection with the newly renovated Haena steel tank.
View ArticleWarning signs posted at Hickam Beach because of sewage spill
The state Health Department advises the public to stay out of the waters at Hickam Beach because of a 9,000-gallon sewage spill.
View ArticleReports: Smaller iPad to be revealed Oct. 23
Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday.
View ArticleWorker cooked to death at California tuna plant
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. » Authorities say a 62-year-old employee was cooked to death at a Southern California seafood plant for tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods.
View ArticleAuthorities: Body is that of missing Colorado girl
WESTMINSTER, Colo. » The weeklong search for a 10-year-old Colorado girl became a murder investigation after authorities identified a body found in a suburban Denver park as that of fifth-grader...
View Article7 advisers resign at embattled Texas cancer agency
AUSTIN, Texas » At least seven scientists resigned in protest this week from Texas’ embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting program, claiming the agency created with the backing of the governor and cancer...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 3 survivors of burning boat
ASTORIA, Ore. » A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued the three crew members of a Honolulu-based fishing vessel that caught fire about 17 miles off the north Oregon coast.
View Article2 law students accused of beheading bird at Flamingo casino
LAS VEGAS » Two men who say they're Berkeley, Calif., law school students have been arrested after police say they killed and decapitated an exotic bird that was part of a Las Vegas resort attraction.
View Article22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO » Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a bachelor party on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after their boat hit a shoal near Alcatraz...
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