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Man charged for pushing officer off roof

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Man, 28, in Makaha rooftop chase charged with assault for allegedly pushing officer off roof
  • By Star-Advertiser staff
  • Today
  • Updated 2:03 pm
  • 18 Comments

A 28-year-old man who tried to escape from police above the rooftops of Makaha and the teenager who tried to help him remained in custody today, police said. Read more

With hours’ notice, hundreds of American soldiers deploy to Middle East amid rising tensions
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 4:20 pm
  • 68 Comments

Troops from the 82nd Airborne have been deployed to the Middle East as reinforcements in the volatile aftermath of the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Read more

Ka‘imi Fairbairn kicks game-winning field goal as Texans rally over Bills in overtime
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 3:56 pm

Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in regulation and then led the winning drive in overtime as the Texans added another comeback to Houston playoff history by rallying from a double-digit second-half deficit for a 22-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the playoffs Saturday. Read more

8-vehicle collision cleared after snarling traffic in Kaneohe-bound lanes of H-3
  • By Star-Advertiser staff
  • Today
  • Updated 2:09 pm
  • 16 Comments

Drivers faced gridlock early this afternoon in the Kaneohe-bound lanes of the H-3 freeway after a multiple-car collision. Read more

From his Florida resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 1:34 pm
  • 51 Comments

Trump’s advisers presented him with an array of options for responding, including the most dramatic possible response: taking out Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and the man responsible for hundreds of Americans deaths. Read more

Titans stun Patriots in wild-card upset
  • By Associated Press
  • Today

Derrick Henry rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while Tennessee’s defense stymied Tom Brady and perhaps ended his championship-filled New England career with a 20-13 wild-card victory Saturday night. Read more

New Iran general steps up as Islamic Republic promises ‘harsh revenge’ to U.S. for killing Qassem Soleimani
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 9:27 am
  • 86 Comments

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later on Friday appointed Qassem Soleimani’s deputy, Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani as the new commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force. Read more

Ghosn’s companions on escape included former Green Beret with rap sheet
  • By David Voreacos, Neil Weinberg and Greg Farrell Bloomberg News
  • Today

Carlos Ghosn shared his secretive escape flight from Japan with a pair of Americans who have backgrounds in the private security business. One was a former Green Beret who has extensive experience in extracting hostages but also went to jail for fraud. Read more

Cooler weather brings respite in Australian wildfire crisis
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 5:33 pm

Milder temperatures Sunday brought hope of a respite from wildfires that have ravaged three Australian states, claiming 24 lives and destroying almost 2,000 homes. Read more

Actress Rose McGowan defends tweet apologizing to Iran after U.S. airstrike
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 7:23 am
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Her tweet Friday came after a U.S. airstrike killed Iran’s top general and has been widely criticized. Read more

Was the U.S. drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 9:00 am
  • 62 Comments

A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport on Friday Jan. 3, killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. Soleimani was considered the architect of Iran’s policy in Syria. Read more

Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes: Laughs, gasps and cringes
  • By Sara Aridi New York Times
  • Today
  • 1 Comments

Ricky Gervais will return to host the Golden Globes on Sunday, and once again no one will be safe. Read more

Gym class without the gym? With technology, it’s catching on
  • By Associated Press
  • Today

Grace Brown’s schedule at West Potomac High School in northern Virginia is filled with all the usual academics, and she’s packed in Latin, chorus and piano as extras. Read more

60 dead in landslides, flash floods in Indonesia’s capital
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • 1 Comments

Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged parts of greater Jakarta and caused landslides in Bogor and Depok districts on the city’s outskirts as well as in neighboring Lebak, which buried a number of people. Read more

1 fatally stabbed, 3 hurt at restaurant and coffee shop attacks in Austin, Texas
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 7:42 am
  • 6 Comments

The attacks on a busy downtown avenue of restaurants and apartments just south of the Texas Capitol terrified customers stopping for their morning coffee on the way to work. It was the city of Austin’s first homicide of 2020. Read more

Hong Kong steps up response to mysterious infectious disease from China
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 2:48 pm
  • 8 Comments

Hong Kong authorities activated a newly created “serious response” level Saturday, as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought back by visitors to a mainland Chinese city. Read more

Asylum seekers sent back to Mexico stuck and scared
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • 9 Comments

Dozens of asylum seekers pushed back into Mexico by the United States tried Friday to get their bearings still unsure of how they would travel some 350 miles to their court dates in El Paso, subsist for months in this unfamiliar border city or return to their distant homelands. Read more

Singer Pink pledges $500K to fight ‘horrific’ Australia wildfires
  • By Associated Press
  • Today

Pink tweeted that she’s “totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires.” Read more

Thousands in Baghdad mourn Iranian general killed by U.S.
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 6:44 am
  • 38 Comments

Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession Saturday through Baghdad for Iran’s top general and Iraqi militant leaders, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike. Read more

California skeleton identified as Japanese American internee
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 3, 2020
  • 3 Comments

It was by accident on Oct. 7 that Tyler Hofer and a friend stumbled upon the remains on their way to the top of Mount Williamson. Read more

Survivor of Alaska crab boat disaster: ‘Sleeping to swimming’ in minutes
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 3, 2020
  • Updated 7:30 am
  • 5 Comments

Gary Cobban Jr., the captain, was among five fishermen missing and feared dead after the Scandies Rose sank late Tuesday. Read more


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