Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war in Ukraine drags on
KYIV, Ukraine — Ten months into Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin’s troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws governing the treatment of civilians and conduct on the battlefield.
Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated recently.
Israel’s Netanyahu back in power with hard-line government
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday returned to power for an unprecedented sixth term as Israel’s prime minister, taking the helm of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country’s 74-year history.
U.S. says Chinese intercept could have caused air collision
BEIJING — The U.S. military says a Chinese navy fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea earlier this month, forcing the American pilot to maneuver to avoid a collision.
Airline breakdown upends holiday leave for service members
Amiah Manlove used most of her savings to buy a $711 airline ticket to go home for the holidays. Then the Army private got stuck midway through the over 4,000-mile journey from Hawaii to Indianapolis and had to sleep on an airport floor.
Births for Thursday, December 29, 2022
• Kawehilani Pomaika‘i Mai Lani Miyoshi • Brielle Mehanaka‘olinoaloha Oshita • Kuhina Ka‘ohinani Brede • Fredley Jubaba Kaisha • Isaiah Lizama Sur • Zayne Keali‘i Balino-Relacion • Kobi Kai Noboru Nishiyama • Kyren-Kainalu Makana O‘ Kuauhau Akiona • Eliana Faith Nuesca Balbin • Keona Russ Kun Ye Bardago Furugen • Aveya Selene Garay • Zailynn-Grace Ku‘uhoapilinahokuolena Prem-Kuapahi
Golf Hall of Fame blessed
Kaua‘i Golf Association President Dick Ueoka was content on Wednesday, as Robert Ahana officiated the wooden Kaua‘i Golf Hall of Fame exhibit installed on the walls of the Wailua Golf Course.
Obituaries for Thursday, December 29, 2022
• Michael H. Morimoto • Gretel P. Gray • Juanito P. Colobong • Fausta Domingo Ortega
Food bank has year-end distribution
People seeking emergency food were treated to a year-end surprise on Wednesday during the scheduled Emergency Food Distribution at the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank facility in Nawiliwili.
Warriors hold off Raiders in nail-biter
The Kapa‘a High Warriors capitalized on untimely Kaua‘i High turnovers, and blistered at the free-throw line on Tuesday to hold off the Red Raiders, 67-60, before a nearly full house at Bernice Hundley Gym.
Search for missing swimmer ends
An effort to locate a missing swimmer off the North Shore was suspended on Wednesday afternoon following four days of searching the area via air, land and sea.
Feds plan to set aside over 275,000 acres in Hawai‘i for ‘i‘iwi protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Wednesday to designate more than 275,000 acres of Hawaiian land — including 12,510 acres in Kaua‘i’s Alaka‘i Plateau — as protected critical habitat for the ‘i‘iwi, one of Hawai‘i’s most iconic honeycreepers.
What keeps you up at night?
A friend asked me recently about what keeps me up at night. What do I think about most when I lay there in bed in those final moments before drifting off?
Hanama‘ulu diamond gets volunteer makeover
HANAMA‘ULU — Excitement was in the air on Monday as members of the Kaua‘i Krush female youth softball squads performed their warmups prior to taking the improved infield at Peter Rayno Sr. Park.
Project Vision Hawai‘i, Salvation Army partner to increase services
LIHU‘E — Registered Nurse Pat Coon had an answer for the chilly mornings that are a part of holiday weather in Hawai‘i.
Swimmer still missing; search to resume Wednesday
‘ANINI BEACH — A multi-agency search for a missing swimmer on the North Shore ended with no sightings on Tuesday.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Mahalo, Santa (yes, Monday was a quasi-holiday because Christmas fell on Sunday), for a great Christmas 2022!
Obituaries for Wednesday, December 28, 2022
• Estrella Ramos • Jennis O. Christian
1st 2 years revealed President Biden’s generational ambition
WASHINGTON — When he ran for the White House, Joe Biden told voters his presidency would be a bridge to the next generation. His first two years on the job have revealed it to be a much more ambitious venture.
Co-leader of Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ease an escape.
Southwest cancels more flights, draws federal investigation
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the U.S., and the federal government said it would investigate why the company lagged so far behind other carriers.
Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — State and military police were sent Tuesday to keep people off Buffalo’s snow-choked roads, and officials kept counting fatalities three days after western New York’s deadliest storm in at least two generations.
U.S. Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality in Latin America and elsewhere to reach the United States.
Lavrov: Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday warned anew Ukraine that it must demilitarize, threatening further military action and falsely accusing Kyiv and the West of fueling the war that started with Moscow’s invasion.
S. Korea military sorry for failing to down North’s drones
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president on Tuesday called for stronger air defenses and high-tech stealth drones while the military apologized for failing to shoot down North Korean drones that crossed the border for the first time in five years.