Emergency sirens accidentally activated in Honolulu
Hawaii officials say emergency sirens were accidentally activated on Oahu during a police training exercise.
Hawaii woman changes plea to no contest in fatal stabbing
A woman has changed her plea to a charge she killed one person in a double stabbing in a Hawaii Island park.
Sanders still wants a revolution. But now he’s got company.
Bernie Sanders is still leading a revolution. But his ideas no longer feel quite so revolutionary.
Despite tough talk, Trump leery of foreign conflict
A president with few ideological constants, Donald Trump has consistently been leery of getting entangled in overseas military engagements. It’s a stance shaped by his belief that wars in places like Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq have drained America’s resources at home and its reputation abroad.
Hurricane lashes Bermuda as new storm aims at Mexico resorts
Hurricane Humberto rushed past Bermuda, lashing the British Atlantic territory with powerful winds for hours before beginning to move away early Thursday, as new Hurricane Lorena swirled in the Pacific posing a threat to resorts on Mexico’s southwestern coast.
The Latest: Lorena becomes hurricane off coast of Mexico
Tropical Storm Lorena has become a hurricane just offshore the coast of Colima, Mexico.
Tennessee officials: 2 deputies injured, suspect shot dead
A suspect was fatally shot and two deputies were injured as a law enforcement gang unit served an arrest warrant Wednesday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said.
US says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian ‘act of war’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran.”
Justin Trudeau campaign hit with ‘brownface’ photo
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign for national elections was hit Wednesday by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in brownface makeup at a costume party in 2001.
Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’
President Donald Trump signed his name Wednesday on a newly constructed section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable.
Prosecutor son’s job prompts turning over telescope arrests
To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, the Hawaii attorney general’s office will take over prosecution of protesters arrested for blocking construction of a giant telescope.
Israeli vote leaves Netanyahu’s political future in doubt
After a decade of mesmerizing world leaders, subduing his rivals and eking out dramatic election victories, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future is suddenly in doubt.
Bermuda lashed by heavy winds from Cat 3 Hurricane Humberto
Powerful winds from Hurricane Humberto began hitting Bermuda on Wednesday as the government urged people to stay off the streets during the British territory’s close brush with the powerful Category 3 storm. And another growing storm threatened tourist resorts along Mexico’s Pacific.
Slow progress reported in talks as GM strike enters 3rd day
Union and company bargainers are making progress toward a new contract as a strike by United Auto Workers that brought 33 General Motors factories to a halt continued into its third day.
A divided Fed reduces rates but may not cut again this year
A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year but declined to signal that further rate cuts are likely this year.
No severe impacts from Imelda as it moves through Texas
Tropical Depression Imelda has deluged parts of Southeast Texas with rain, but officials in Houston and surrounding communities said Wednesday that so far there have been no severe consequences.
Pastafarian pastor leads prayer at Alaska government meeting
A pastor wearing a colander on his head offered the opening prayer on behalf of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to open a local government meeting in Alaska, the latest blessing from a nontraditional church since a court ruling.
AP source: Joe Kennedy to challenge Sen. Markey in primary
Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a scion of one of America’s most storied political families, is set to announce he will challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in the state’s Democratic primary in 2020.
Oregon sees push for strictest gun storage law in US
arol Manstrom says she lost her 18-year-old son when he grabbed his father’s unsecured pistol and shot himself. Paul Kemp lost his brother-in-law when a man opened fire with a stolen AR-15 assault-style rifle at a shopping mall.
Woman testifies about alleged rape by university athlete
A woman who says she was raped by an ex-University of Delaware baseball player accused of multiple sexual assaults testified Wednesday that she was surprised, then anxious and afraid, when her first meeting with him quickly escalated from consensual kissing to physical force and violence.
California adds wage, benefit protections for gig workers
California’s governor on Wednesday signed sweeping labor legislation that aims to give wage and benefit protections to rideshare drivers at companies such as Uber and Lyft and to as many as a million workers across other industries.
Coast Guard rescues 7 aboard a fishing vessel in Hawaii
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued seven people aboard a fishing vessel that caught fire off Oahu’s southern coast.
Hearing delayed for Hawaii woman charged with boy’s death
A hearing to consider a mental evaluation for one of two women charged with killing a 6-year-old boy was postponed after a jail failed to transport her to court.
Hawaii and federal authorities target gambling operations
Hawaii and federal law enforcement agencies have announced they are targeting illegal gambling operations on Oahu.
Researchers discover how to ‘save’ coral reefs
HONOLULU — Scientists learned how to “save” coral reef communities in the Indo-Pacific as part of what’s been deemed the largest study of its kind ever conducted.