KSH baseball advances in state tournament
HONOLULU — The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) baseball and softball tournaments continued Wednesday on Oahu with several Big Island teams competing for state glory. Action will continue today at the same sites, as Kamehameha Schools-Hawai‘i baseballcontinues to impress in the DII tournament.
Hawaii baseball team wins 11th straight against UC Riverside
The Rainbow Warriors smacked four home runs — two by right fielder Jared Quandt — overpower UC Riverside 11-3 today at Les Murkami Stadium.
Celtics finish off Cavaliers to advance to conference finals
The Boston Celtics turned it on when necessary to secure a Game 5 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, 113-98, advancing to their sixth Eastern Conference finals since 2017.
Biden and Trump agree to two debates in June and September
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to two debates, one on June 27 on CNN and one on Sept. 10 on ABC News, the first onstage clashes between the former president and his successor in more than three years.
Inflation moderated slightly in April, offering some relief for consumers
Finally, some good news on inflation.
Deadly overdoses fell in US for first time in five years, new estimates show
Deaths from drug overdoses fell last year in the United States as fewer people lost their lives to fentanyl and other opioids, marking the first time the death toll had dropped in five years, according to newly released estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Doncic, Mavs take 3-2 series lead over Thunder with Game 5 win
Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference final in three seasons with a 104-92 victory Wednesday over the host Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their second-round series.
Regulating Big Island bike tours: Bill would require yearly registration, restrictions on some public roads
What began as an effort to reduce bike traffic on specific West Hawaii roads has become a proposed series of regulations upon bike tour operators throughout the Big Island.
Hilo man charged with assault, domestic abuse
Police arrested and charged an 18-year-old Hilo man for assault and domestic abuse-related offenses following a Sunday morning incident on Holomua Street in Hilo.
Standoff suspect granted mental exam, freed by judge
A Kona judge has freed a 32-year-old Ocean View man accused of breaking and entering a home and then engaging police in a lengthy armed standoff on Sunday.
Pair accused of stealing car that picked them up hitchhiking
The cases of hitchhikers who allegedly stole a car while the driver was inside Pahoa 7-Eleven store buying food are now in Hilo Circuit Court.
Attempted assassination of Slovak leader puts Europe on edge
An assailant shot Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, who is known for defying his fellow leaders in the European Union, multiple times at close range Wednesday, in the most serious attack on a European leader in decades.
Putin arrives in China to deepen strategic partnership with Xi
MOSCOW/BEIJING — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday for talks with Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the United States.
Defense blames Menendez’s wife as bribery trial starts
NEW YORK — A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on Wednesday laid blame for the bribery charges the senator faces squarely on his wife — a woman he found “dazzling” but who, his lawyer said, hid her past dire finances and the source of her newfound income from her powerful husband.
Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé are the newest coaches on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
LOS ANGELES — Two new faces will join the judges on “The Voice” for Season 26: Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé.
Miniature poodle Sage fetches top prize at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
NEW YORK — A sprightly miniature poodle named Sage was crowned “Best in Show” on Tuesday at the 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, winning the grand prize in the most prestigious competition among pure-bred canines in the United States.
US says rushing weapons to Ukraine amid fighting in Kharkiv
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is accelerating arms supplies to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s military confronts a Russian assault on the nation’s northeast.
5 takeaways from congressional hearing on Key Bridge collapse, response
BALTIMORE — A day after a preliminary report revealed new details about what happened in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after a vessel strike, members of Congress peppered officials behind the federal response with questions about the ship’s power outage, the safety of other bridges and how to pay for a new bridge.
US warns Israel of Gaza power vacuum and wants post-war plan
The U.S. warned Israel it risks creating a power vacuum across swaths of Gaza and urged the country’s leaders to focus more on post-war planning for the Palestinian territory.
House clears FAA bill for Biden
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday cleared legislation that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration at $105 billion over five years, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk well before a Friday deadline.
