BIIF basketball: Hilo boys, Kona girls come away with victories
HILO — Honoka‘a High’s boys varsity basketball notched its second straight road win, downing homestanding Waiakea 60-46 on Monday night at Hilo High.
Takeuye was part of the UH hoops family
Tak could be annoying.
PHOTOS: Eagles represent West Hawaii on national scale
Last week, the Big Island’s top Pop Warner team took the national stage at the 66th Pop Warner National Championships in Orlando, Fla. The West Side Eagles placed second in the 10-under consolation championship against the Menlo Atherton Vikings (38-18 FS), capping off an incredible week that was made possible through fundraisers and generous donations throughout the West Hawaii community. The Eagles thank all who helped make their trip across the country possible. “It was a great experience to get to the top level of play at the Pop Warner National Super Bowl Championship,” grandparent Joe Belisario told West Hawaii Today. “Lessons and values you cannot achieve unless you’re in the middle of all that will filter over the years and become part of a foundation for these young men into adulthood.”. (Joe Belisario/Coutesy Images)
South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee gets $113 million, 6-year deal with Giants, AP source says
SAN FRANCISCO — Slugging South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $113 million, six-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The AFC is up for grabs with four potential division races coming down to the final week
The AFC is up for grabs with four weeks remaining in the regular season.
A look at violent incidents against referees around the world
MADRID — The Turkish Football Federation suspended all league games on Tuesday after the president of a first-division soccer club punched a referee in the face.
A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen near a key maritime chokepoint, the rebels and authorities said Tuesday.
Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said Tuesday.
You don’t have to hate Trump to want a better president
It’s a common accusation: “You just hate Trump.” But this dismissive assertion always implies a subtext: “Your hatred of Trump blinds you to his virtues and accomplishments.”
Tip requests are everywhere: Are Americans greedy or is service worse?
If you’ve ordered a coffee and been asked to tip your barista at Starbucks and hesitated, you’re not alone: If you don’t tip, will your chipper barista be let down? What does everyone else do?
Argentina sharply devalues its currency and cuts subsidies as part of shock economic measures
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.
Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, the university’s highest governing body announced Tuesday.
Letters to the editor, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023
Tired of too much political correctness
County maintenance of Mud Lane mulled
The Hamakua Community Development Plan Action Committee is mulling whether to request the county maintain Mud Road or to open it up as an emergency evacuation route.
Pahala gets access to high-speed internet service
Pahala is the first Hawaii Island ZIP code to be fully enabled to receive Hawaiian Telcom’s high-speed fiber internet service.
Man accused of firing multiple shots in ‘Isles’ incident
Multiple witnesses told police they saw a 21-year-old Pahoa man fire several shots in the air early Saturday morning before pointing a semiautomatic pistol at another man in a public parking lot in Hilo.
New coffee venture launches in Hilo
After acquiring a run-down coffee farm in Puna and turning it into an award-winning brand, the founders of Big Island Coffee Roasters are taking on a new challenge by opening a café and roastery in Hilo.
Heart of historic Lahaina, scene of deadly wildfire, reopens to residents after 4 months
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The heart of Lahaina, the historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people, is reopening to residents and business owners holding day passes.
Nebraska priest, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, yelled ‘help me’ when deputy arrived
OMAHA, Neb.— Moments after a Nebraska priest called 911 to report that a man was standing in his kitchen with a knife, a dispatcher on the line heard screaming and a struggle. A deputy arriving a few minutes later heard the priest shout, “Help me,” before he found the man lying near the kitchen, bleeding profusely, according to murder charges filed Tuesday.
Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s state athletic board fined a high school and put it on probation Tuesday after a transgender student played on the girls volleyball team, a violation of a controversial law enacted by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature.
As Navalny vanishes from view in Russia, an ally calls it a Kremlin ploy to deepen his isolation
MOSCOW — The loss of contact with Alexei Navalny at the prison colony where the opposition leader was being held likely signals a Kremlin effort to tighten his isolation while President Vladimir Putin runs for reelection over the next three months, Navalny’s spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Obituaries for Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn’t show her life was in danger
AUSTIN, Texas — Kate Cox, whose fetus had a fatal condition, did not qualify for an abortion in Texas: Not after four emergency room visits, elevated vital signs, risks of a uterine rupture and with her ability to have more children in jeopardy.
With Ukraine aid in peril, Zelenskyy pleads his case on Capitol Hill and at the White House
WASHINGTON — His country’s future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used inspirational words, optimistic resolve and a nod to Christmas in appealing Tuesday to leaders in Congress for U.S. aid for his fighters in the war with Russia.
Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
WASHINGTON— President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that Israel was losing international support because of its “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza, speaking out in unusually strong language just hours before the United Nations demanded a humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
