Warriors end Suns’ winning streak at 18 with 118-96 victory
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry bounced back from one of the worst shooting nights of his career and scored 23 points, and the Golden State Warriors convincingly ended the Phoenix Suns’ 18-game winning streak with a 118-96 victory on Friday night.
Jets’ Scheifele ends goal-scoring drought with 3 vs. Devils
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Mark Scheifele had three goals and an assist to end a seven-game goal-scoring drought, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4 Friday night.
DeChambeau leads a holiday event shaping up to be much more
NASSAU, Bahamas — This holiday event in the Bahamas is taking on a little more meaning for Bryson DeChambeau seeking a small measure of revenge and for Collin Morikawa pursuing a more noble goal of reaching No. 1 in the world.
BIIF Champions: Konawaena outlasts Hilo 13-12 in muddy D-I title game
KEALAKEKUA – The Wildcats knew it wasn’t going to be pretty.
University of Hawaii women’s volleyball beats Mississippi State in 5 to advance in NCAA Tournament
SEATTLE >> Hawaii middle blocker Amber Igiede put away 18 kills and outside hitter Brooke Van Sickle added 16 and the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team pulled out a five-set win over Mississippi State today to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
George Skelton: For many alive during Pearl Harbor, the war years were the most momentous of our lives
There are 1.6 million Californians today who were alive when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 80 years ago, pushing America into World War II.
Volcano Watch: Terrestrial laser scanning of Halemaʻumaʻu
A technique called structure-from-motion then uses motion parallax to construct a two-dimensional map or three-dimensional model of the area by matching the same features across multiple images.
Previous COVID infections appear to provide less protection against omicron variant, study suggests
A new study suggests that people who have already had COVID-19 appear to be less protected from being reinfected with the omicron variant than with previous variants.
Time is no ally as Dems strain to finish Biden’s $2T bill
WASHINGTON — If President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social and environment package was a Broadway show, its seven months on Congress’ stage could qualify it as a hit. But lawmaking isn’t show business, and many Democrats worry that with the curtain falling soon on 2021, time is not their friend.
Contact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches US
The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it can thwart vaccines.
Honolulu utility shuts well to prevent fuel contamination
HONOLULU — Amid a continuing crisis over fuel contaminating the Navy’s tap water at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu’s water utility said Friday it shut off one of its wells so it doesn’t taint its own supply with petroleum from an underground aquifer it shares with the military.
Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 headcount
The Census Bureau is looking to improve trust in the numbers it gathered during the 2020 census by fixing problems caused by the unprecedented challenges of conducting a U.S. head count during a pandemic, natural disasters and efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the process.
Omicron-stricken South Africa may be glimpse into the future
JOHANNESBURG — Dr. Sikhulile Moyo was analyzing COVID-19 samples in his lab in Botswana last week when he noticed they looked startlingly different from others.
Biden signs stopgap funding bill to keep government running
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law the stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government running through Feb. 18, after congressional leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates.
Where’s the snow? Rockies winter starts with a whimper
DENVER — Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better.
National and world news at a glance
Facing Charges, Parents of Michigan Shooting Suspect Are Now Fugitives
Kremlin: Putin to seek guarantees over Ukraine from Biden
MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin will seek binding guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine during a planned call with U.S. President Joe Biden, while the Ukrainian defense minister warned that Russia could invade his country next month.
Island Life: Unfurling on its own time
A fern unfurls in Kona.
Island Life: Take five
An oleander hawk moth rests on crownflower and pentas in Kailua-Kona.
Ka Makani take down Konawaena for D-II crown: HPA mounts comeback to win BIIF Championship
KEALAKEKUA – Hawaii Prep’s backs were against the wall.
Defense lifts Dallas to 27-17 victory over sinking Saints
NEW ORLEANS — Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn had to step in for Mike McCarthy as acting head coach and enjoyed the sideline view as the unit he normally oversees lifted the Cowboys out of their recent swoon with a slew of big plays.
No. 2 N.C. State women put away No. 6 Indiana with late run
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Reserve Diamond Johnson scored 19 points, and No. 2 N.C. State used an 11-2 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 66-58 win over No. 6 Indiana on Thursday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Grizzlies rout Thunder by 73 to set NBA mark for win margin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies broke the NBA record for margin of victory Thursday night, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79.
Nation and world news at a glance
Emphasizing Tests, Biden Vows to Fight Omicron With ‘Science and Speed’
Alameda out at Na Leo
Na Leo TV is undertaking a management change following former CEO Stacy Higa’s guilty plea to federal embezzlement and bribery charges and the subsequent filing of a whistleblower hostile workplace complaint by an employee there.
