Hovland rallies to win in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — Viktor Hovland made consecutive eagles and closed with consecutive bogeys while overcoming a six-shot deficit to win the Hero World Challenge on Sunday and keep Collin Morikawa from reaching No. 1 in the world.
Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations.
US close to having 200 million people fully vaccinated
The United States was poised to soon surpass more than 200 million people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Big Island real estate market remains hot
Realtor: Real estate sales remain strong on the Big Island, however, the number of available units in North Kona and South Kohala continues to plummet.
Senate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98
TOPEKA, Kan. — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, died Sunday. He was 98.
Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight
WASHINGTON — As the Supreme Court court weighs the future of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, a resurgent anti-abortion movement is looking to press its advantage in state-by-state battles while abortion-rights supporters prepare to play defense.
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US military has acted against ransomware groups, general acknowledges
Jazz beat Cavaliers by 1 point for 4th straight win
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Rudy Gobert had 20 rebounds and five blocks and the Utah Jazz survived Cleveland’s late surge for their fourth straight win, 109-108 over the Cavaliers on Sunday.
Island Life: Shaping the reef
An ornate butterfly fish eats coral in Kahalu’u Bay.
Breakthrough COVID cases have become more common, underscoring need for boosters, study finds
HARTFORD, Conn. — COVID-19 cases in vaccinated people have become increasingly common in recent months amid the spread of the delta variant and the waning of immunity from vaccination, according to new Yale research conducted in Connecticut.
Skiing Santas back to shredding Maine slopes for charity
NEWRY, Maine — Santa is back to “sleighing” it on the ski slope.
Omar says Pelosi to address GOP lawmaker’s anti-Muslim comments
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has committed to taking action to address anti-Muslim remarks Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert made suggesting that Representative Ilhan Omar posed a threat of terrorist violence, the Minnesota congresswoman said Sunday.
Editorial: Wading into perilous waters: Conservatives on the Supreme Court look set to trash Roe v. Wade’s viability line — but what would they replace it with?
Not even the most strident defender of abortion rights would call the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision a model of elegant jurisprudence. But as six conservatives on the Supreme Court itch to strike it down — on the grounds that women’s bodily autonomy during pregnancy, at least until a fetus is thought to be viable outside the womb, is not rooted in any language of the Constitution — an inconvenient truth shouts back: They have no better dividing line to offer than viability.
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Window to lift debt limit is narrowing, think tank warns
Cruise ship with COVID-19 infections arrives in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — A Norwegian Cruise Line ship with at least 10 passengers and crew members infected with COVID-19 docked Sunday in New Orleans, where health officials said they were trying to disembark people without worsening the spread of the coronavirus illness.
One and won: Kamehameha survives Honokaa 7-6 to reach D-II final
KEAAU — The simple explanation is that Kamehameha converted a extra point and Honokaa didn’t, but there was more to their BIIF Division II semifinal game than that.
Obituaries: December 6, 2021
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Former governors defend emergency proclamations
Two of Hawaii’s former governors defended the statutory power assigned to the state’s chief executive to proclaim emergencies during public crises.
US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary pharmacy closures.
Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow
MOSCOW — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that’s seen as a sign of a potential invasion.
More omicron detected as hospitals strain under delta surge
New York announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the number of state cases linked to the new variant to eight.
Indonesia’s volcano spews ash, gas; 1 dead, dozens hurt
LUMAJANG, Indonesia — The highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java spewed thick columns of ash, searing gas and lava down its slopes in a sudden eruption triggered by heavy rains on Saturday. At least one villager died from burns and dozens were hospitalized.
No shortage of sanction options if Russia invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has plenty of options to make good on its pledge to hit Russia financially if President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, from sanctions targeting Putin’s associates to cutting Russia off from the financial system that sends money flowing around the world.
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CNN fires Chris Cuomo after new details on help he gave his brother
Island Life: Send in the clouds
Cloud formations hover over a languid Kiholo Bay.
