President Biden says Americans in Ukraine “should leave now” before “things could go crazy quickly.”
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Biden says Americans in Ukraine ‘should leave now; things could go crazy quickly’
The State Department said “military action may commence at any time and without warning.” Read more
Long Beach State goes on late run to hand Hawaii its 3rd straight loss
LBSU scored 21 of the last 34 points after Hawaii, which trailed by 12 in the first half, finally took the lead with 6:49 left. Read more
Rainbow Wahine basketball team rallies to road win over Cal State Fullerton
Hawaii forward Amy Atwell scored 16 of her game-high 18 points in the second half and the Rainbow Wahine basketball team battled past Cal State Fullerton 55-46 today in Fullerton, Calif. Read more
Hawaii woman gets 90 days in jail in embassy documents case
Asia Janay Lavarello pleaded guilty last year to one count of knowingly removing classified information while working at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. Read more
Former Hawaii lawmakers accused of taking bribes scheduled to enter guilty pleas
Former state Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen and retired Senate Majority Leader Jamie Kalani English are scheduled to enter guilty pleas on Feb. 15. Read more
Woman, 33, airlifted from Kuliouou Ridge Trail
The 33-year-old female visitor was hiking alone on the trail when she got lost and called 911. Read more
CIA has secret program that collects information about Americans
Police seek help in finding Kohala man missing since 2014
Jonathan Riveira was 38 years old when he was last seen at a Hawi home on Jan. 12, 2014. Read more
Restriping work to close several lanes of H-1 eastbound through Monday
The closures are scheduled during daytime hours for various lanes, with completion of the project expected on Monday, Valentine’s Day, pending weather conditions. Read more
Japan’s Hirano wins halfpipe gold, Shaun White finishes 4th
Shaun White remained in fourth place after his second run in his final Winter Games. Read more
Hawaii allotted $2.6M to build new EV charging stations under bipartisan infrastructure law
It is the first round of nearly $18 million total, based on estimated formula funding, available to Hawaii over the next five years to help install EV charging, Schatz said. Read more
Repairs to restore Waimea Swinging Bridge access begin next week
Starting Monday, Kaikor Construction will begin work on temporary pedestrian access to the bridge. Read more
Nevada, casinos rescind mask mandates effective immediately
Nevada and its casinos stopped requiring people to wear masks in public today, joining most other U.S. states lifting restrictions that were imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus. Read more
Sting sells music catalog to Universal
Universal said Thursday that its music-publishing arm bought the catalog, including “Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne” and “Fields of Gold.” Read more
Congress gives final approval to sexual harassment bill in #MeToo milestone
Congress today gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, a milestone for the #MeToo movement that prompted a national reckoning on the way sexual misconduct claims are handled. Read more
Doping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate
The International Testing Agency says the positive test was notified by a laboratory on Tuesday after Valieva helped the Russians win the team event. Read more
Here’s why mask mandates are falling across the U.S.
This week’s epidemiological report from the World Health Organization showed that case counts fell 50% in the United States and 17% worldwide. Read more
Palin calls New York Times ‘Goliath’ in libel dispute
Palin used her second day on the witness stand to accuse the Times of deliberately fabricating lies that hurt her reputation. Read more
California accuses Tesla of alleged discrimination at plant
The explosive lawsuit seems likely to widen a rift between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the state where he launched the company. Read more
World’s smallest porpoise subject of first U.S.-Mexico-Canada environmental complaint
Mexico’s government has largely abandoned attempts to enforce a fishing-free zone around an area where the last few vaquita marina are believed to live. Read more
U.S. beats out China to win mixed aerials Olympic debut
A trio of Americans won gold in the Olympics’ first mixed team aerials event today, giving the United States its first medals in the freestyle skiing discipline in a dozen years. Read more
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