China counts 106 virus deaths as US, others move to evacuate
BEIJING — China’s death toll from a new viral disease that is causing mounting global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 on Tuesday as the United States and other governments prepared to fly their citizens out of the locked-down city at center of the outbreak.
Harvey Weinstein NYC sex assault trial picks up pace
NEW YORK — The closely watched #Metoo era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers expected to testify against the disgraced move mogul before the end of the week.
Pilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog
CALABASAS, Calif. — A veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said.
News of Bolton book sends jolt through impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — A single paper copy in a nondescript envelope arrived at the White House on Dec. 30. Four weeks later, news of John Bolton’s book manuscript about his time as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has exploded into public view, sending a jolt through the president’s impeachment trial.
Bloomberg creates a parallel presidential race. Can he win?
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When the leading Democratic presidential candidates marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by linking arms and marching through South Carolina’s capital, Michael Bloomberg was nowhere near the early primary state.
Taliban attack Afghan police base, 11 killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban militants attacked a police base in northern Afghanistan, killing 11, possibly with help from at least one of the policemen inside, local government officials said Tuesday.
Iran, photos suggest a US-criticized satellite launch looms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian officials and satellite images suggest the Islamic Republic is preparing to a launch a satellite into space after three major failures last year, the latest for a program which the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
IS tries to stage comeback amid rising US-Iran tensions
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group’s self-styled “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria seemed largely defeated last year, with the loss of its territory, the killing of its founder in a U.S. raid and an unprecedented crackdown on its social media propaganda machine.
‘Like I’m trapped’: Africans in China lockdown see no escape
JOHANNESBURG — The normally bustling supermarket in Wuhan was deserted, looking more foreign than ever. Khamis Hassan Bakari walked the aisles and saw just two other shoppers, and fear sank in.
Trump to unveil Mideast peace plan amid skepticism
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to unveil his administration’s much-anticipated Mideast peace plan in the latest American venture to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Fans get money’s worth at nail-biter
Kapaa High’s Alaka‘i Gonsalves drove up the middle for a bucket Saturday during a Kauai Interscholastic Federation varsity boys basketball game at Bernice Hundley Gym that was nearly filled to capacity with appreciative fans and supporters of both teams.
Bryant’s lasting legacy extended by popularity of his name
During The Garden Island water-cooler discussions we have regularly about sports, reporter Dennis Fujimoto provides the type of insight that can only come from great reporters.
Tax payments due soon
County officials remind property owners that the second installment of real-property taxes for the 2019-20 tax year are due by Thursday, Feb. 20.
Volunteers, visitors join Ocean Count
Ellen Johnston of Kansas does not have any oceans, let alone whales.
‘UFO’ defeated
Eight months after a large, metal object appeared out on the reef in the bay near Aliomanu, the unidentified floating object, nicknamed the “UFO,” was removed from the beach thanks to combined efforts of the state and the community.
New beginnings at installation gala
The Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce’s newly installed president Randall Francisco took the podium at the chamber’s awards and installation gala Saturday evening, celebrating the dawn of the Year of the Rat.
Happy Camper for Monday, January 27, 2020
Happy birthday, Bob McGinty, who celebrated his birthday Saturday with the Kauai Humane Society’s Volunteer Appreciation and Recruitment gathering at “the place between work and home.”
Partial road closures scheduled
The county Department of Public Works has announced a partial closure of Maluhia Road near Anne S. Knudsen Park and at its intersection of Koloa Road on Wednesday, Jan. 29, to allow for road reconstruction work, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather-permitting.
Obituaries for Monday, January 27, 2020
• Leonora Bolo Alejado Alama • Donald Saburo Kagawa
Alaka‘i prepares for enrollment
Third-grader Hayden Renz does not have homework.