Senate launches late night votes to stave off U.S. default
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rushing to prevent a U.S. debt default, the Senate pressed ahead Thursday night to give final passage to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.
Trump and DeSantis jab at each other on campaign trail
GRIMES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival Ron DeSantis on Thursday, jumping immediately on remarks by the Florida governor on the campaign trail to try to highlight his own strength as the leading GOP presidential candidate.
Money stored payment apps could be vulnerable, watchdog warns
NEW YORK — Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long term because the funds might not be safe during a crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned Thursday.
Opponents hold ‘day without immigrants’ in Florida to protest new restrictions
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Across Florida on Thursday, workers didn’t show up at construction sites and tomato fields and scores of restaurants, shops and other small businesses never opened their doors to protest a new state law that imposes restrictions on undocumented immigrants.
Biden trips and falls onstage at Air Force graduation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — President Joe Biden quipped that he got “sandbagged” Thursday after he tripped and fell — but was uninjured — while onstage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation.
North Korea says U.S. hypocritical for criticizing failed satellite launch
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday accused the United States of “gangster-like” hypocrisy for criticizing her country’s failed launch of a military spy satellite and insisted a successful launch will be made soon.
Discovery drags dawn of Greek archaeology back millions of years
ATHENS, Greece — Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country’s oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans’ hominin ancestors.
Footprints revive hope in Colombia of finding four children
BOGOTA, Colombia — The discovery in recent days of small footprints in a southern jungle-covered part of Colombia has rekindled hope of finding alive four children who survived a small plane crash and went missing a month ago.
U.S. retaliates for Russia’s suspension of New START treaty
OSLO, Norway — The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear treaty, announcing Thursday it is revoking the visas of Russian nuclear inspectors, denying pending applications for new monitors and canceling standard clearances for Russian aircraft to enter U.S. airspace.
Russian bombardment of Ukrainian capital kills at least 3
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a pre-dawn missile barrage at the Ukrainian capital Thursday, killing three people, including a 9-year-old and her mother, and damaging apartment buildings, schools and a children’s hospital, officials said. It was the highest toll from a single attack on Kyiv over the past month.
Authorities recover bodies after vessel found submerged in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas. Two others remain missing from the charter, which was taken by two vacationing couples.
Many remain without electricity as Guam recovers from storm
HONOLULU — About a week after Typhoon Mawar tore through Guam as the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in over two decades, most of the island remained without electricity and the governor appealed for patience during a recovery process expected to take at least a month.
Obituaries for Thursday, June 1, 2023
• Ronald ‘Rocky’ C. Snow • Wally Kailanipoinaole Kawahalau Sr. • Miyoji Furusho • Benny Mones • Keith Tsugio ‘Kuni’ Kunioka
Fire causes $200K in damage at sports complex
An early morning fire destroyed a storage shed at the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex that contained tens of thousands of dollars worth of youth football equipment belonging to the Kauai Pop Warner Football League.
Kapa‘a Hongwanji celebrates bon festival on June 9 and 10
The deadline for donating a “Lantern of Remembrance” at the Kapa‘a Hongwanji Mission is June 3. People interested in donating can do so by emailing mail@kapaahongwanji.org for a form.
Fundraiser coming to replace torched equipment
A fundraising effort is underway to replace the youth football equipment lost in a fire on Wednesday at the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex.
Kaua‘i County Council passes resolution supporting public access of Coco Palms lands
The Kaua‘i County Council approved in a 4-2 vote on Wednesday a resolution urging the state Board of Land and Natural Resources to prioritize public access for disputed land surrounding the derelict Coco Palms Resort after nearly failing to come to a decision for the second time in two weeks.