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Interim Honolulu Police Chief Rade Vanic ends pursuit of department’s top job
Interim Honolulu Police Chief Rade Vanic has ended his candidacy to serve as the city’s 12th police chief just before candidates sit for the written examination, according to multiple sources. Read more
Police arrest 3rd suspect in deadly Waianae shootout
Officers arrested the suspect about 10:05 p.m. Tuesday for investigation of first-degree attempted murder and first-degree robbery. Read more
Entangled whale off Maui freed by NOAA team
An adult male humpback whale carrying a life-threatening entanglement of heavy gauge line was freed off Maalaea, Maui, Tuesday by a team of trained responders. Read more
Man, 29, allegedly kicks officer in head during arrest in Kailua
Police said officers responded to a call of an argument between a woman and her boyfriend at the 700 block of Kihapai Place at about 9:20 p.m. Read more
Cleanup begins after 7.4 quake shakes north Japan, killing 4
Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northern Japanese coasts, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. Read more
Police searching for suspect in knifepoint robbery at Liliha bus stop
Police said a man was sitting at a bus stop at the 1200 block of Liliha Street when another male approached him and brandished a knife at about 3:05 a.m. Read more
Biden calls Vladimir Putin ‘a war criminal’; Zelenskyy invokes memory of Pearl Harbor
It’s the sharpest condemnation yet of Putin and Russian actions by a U.S. official since the invasion of Ukraine. Read more
Japan to lift COVID-19 restrictions as infections slow
It will be the first time Japan has been free of virus restrictions since early January. Read more
Florida massacre families to get millions for FBI’s inaction
The government’s announcement today said the settlement resolves 40 cases connected to the shooting for $127.5 million. Read more
How higher interest rates will affect Americans’ finances
The Fed’s policymakers today collectively signaled that they expect to boost their key rate up to seven times this year. Read more
Chilling new details emerge of shooting spree targeting homeless men
Court documents released Wednesday outline a murderous rampage against helpless, immobile targets. Read more
Study shows SUVs, pickups more likely to hit walkers than cars
Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars, according to a new study. Read more
Man pleads guilty to taking 2 bear cubs from their den
Cody Dylon Setzer and a co-worker who has not been identified and cooperated with authorities took the month-old bears from their den in a tree that had fallen across a forest road. Read more
Two British citizens return home after more than 5 years in Iran prison
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori had been released after the U.K. government settled a decades-old debt to Iran. Read more
Von Miller leaves L.A. for Buffalo as free agency begins
Chandler Jones to Las Vegas, Khalil Mack and J.C. Jackson to the LA Chargers, Brandon Scherff to Jacksonville. Read more
Florida couple pleads guilty to $881K COVID-19 relief fraud
Amber and Anthony Bruey of Lehigh Acres pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and illegal monetary transactions. Read more
Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Joe Biden set out to finally complete the “pivot to Asia,” a long sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America’s most significant military and economic competitor: China. Read more
Honduras judge says ex-president can be extradited to U.S.
Hernandez has maintained that statements against him have been made by drug traffickers extradited by his government who wanted to seek revenge against him. Read more
VIDEO: State Sen. Glenn Wakai and Chace Shigemasa join the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s ‘Spotlight Hawaii’
State Sen. Glenn Wakai and Chace Shigemasa, chair of Neighborhood Board No. 18 joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. Read more
9 dead in Texas crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams
A pickup truck crossed the center line of a two-lane road in Andrews County on Tuesday evening and crashed into a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men’s and women’s golf teams. Read more
Dayton, Howard win in inaugural women’s First Four
Erin Whalen scored a career-high 28 points, hitting seven of Dayton’s 13 3-pointers and the 11th-seeded Flyers eased past DePaul 88-57 tonight in the inaugural women’s First Four. Read more
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