Texas goes permitles on guns as police face an armed public.
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Texas goes permitless on guns, and police face an armed public
Far from an outlier, Texas, with its new law, joined what has been an expanding effort to remove nearly all restrictions on carrying handguns. Read more
Visitor, 62, dies while on Lanai scuba diving tour
Police said Sundermeier was part of a scuba diving tour near a dive site known as “Knob Hill” off Lanai. Read more
Herschel Walker faces abortion allegation from 2nd accuser
Walker’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment by The Associated Press to the latest accusation. Read more
Los Angeles council censures members amid racism scandal
The council cannot expel members — it can only suspend a member when criminal charges are pending. While a censure is largely symbolic, it adds new weight to the pressure coming from across the political spectrum for Cedillo and de León to resign. Read more
John Fetterman’s rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats
Appearing on stage five months after his stroke, Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s 53-year-old lieutenant governor, struggled to complete sentences, and he jumbled words throughout the hourlong televised event. Read more
San Diego doctor charged in death of inmate in county jail
Dr. Friederike Von Lintig, 57, was arraigned in San Diego Superior Court in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon in connection with the November 2019 death of 24-year-old Elisa Serna. Read more
Clorox recalls cleaning products that may contain bacteria
The products “may contain bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an environmental organism found widely in soil and water,” the commission said. Read more
Man, woman indicted for robbery at Kapolei home improvement store
The grand jury indicted Matthew M. Kupa Sr. with first-degree robbery and Puanani L. Hatori with accomplice to robbery in the first degree. Read more
Low-wage workers bear financial brunt of denied abortions
There are wide-ranging reasons why women may seek to terminate their pregnancies but for those struggling to make ends meet, finances are inevitably part of the calculation. Read more
Ye kicked out of Skechers’ headquarters in California
Skechers said West “arrived unannounced and without invitation” at its corporate headquarters in Manhattan Beach, southwest of Los Angeles. Read more
Russia, NATO hold nuclear drills as Ukraine villages pounded
Russian President Vladimir Putin remotely monitored the drills of his strategic nuclear forces. Read more
Man convicted of killing 6 with SUV in Wisconsin Christmas parade
It took the jury a little over three hours to find Darrell Brooks guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide. Read more
Fishermen plead not guilty to charges in Ohio tournament scandal
Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, made no comments during their brief court appearances in Cleveland. Read more
Second railroad union rejects deal, adding to strike worries
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen said nearly 61% of the workers who voted opposed the five-year contract even though it included 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses. It is the second rail union to reject a deal this month. Read more
Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15
State TV blamed the attack on “takfiris,” a term that refers to Sunni Muslim extremists who have targeted the country’s Shiite majority in the past. Read more
Progressives retract Ukraine letter to Biden after uproar
It was signed by 30 members of the party’s liberal flank. Read more
VIDEO: Former UH Warrior and CFL great Chad Owens hosts Star-Advertiser sports show ‘The CO2 RUN DWN’
“The CO2 RUN DWN” runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. and feature insights, interviews and commentary from the former CFL most valuable player and UH all-time career yardage leader. Read more
‘Kill everyone’: Russian violence in Ukraine was strategic
War crimes prosecutors in Ukraine are trying to gather evidence against Russian Col. Gen. Alexander Chaiko, who earned a global reputation for brutality as leader of Russia’s forces in Syria. Read more
Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations
The penalty issued by King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of Washington’s Fair Campaign Practices Act. Read more
Man, 64, critically injured in Punchbowl moped crash
Honolulu police said a black Sanyan moped was traveling eastbound on Puowaina Drive at a high rate of speed when the rider lost control and struck the parked vehicle at about 7:40 p.m. Read more
Elon Musk posts video of himself strolling into Twitter headquarters
Musk also changed his Twitter profile to refer to himself as “Chief Twit” and his location as Twitter headquarters, which is based in San Francisco Read more
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