County homeless camp relocated
A downtown Hilo homeless shelter has been closed and relocated elsewhere in town, to the surprise of some of its new neighbors.
Ocean View man indicted for sexual assault of a minor
A Kailua-Kona grand jury last week indicted a 44-year-old Ocean View man for the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile girl over a six-year period.
Police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to find a 32-year-old man they describe as “armed and dangerous.”
Forecasters keeping eye on Tropical Storm Carlotta
Forecasters are keeping an eye on the newly developed Tropical Storm Carlotta.
Trump questions Harris’ racial identity, saying she only ‘became Black’ recently
CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ identity as a Black woman on Wednesday in front of an audience of Black journalists, suggesting his opponent for the presidency had adopted her racial profile as a political “turn.”
Accused Sept. 11 plotters agree to plead guilty at Guantánamo Bay
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The man accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11 and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges in exchange for a life sentence rather than a death-penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Why are so many Americans choosing to not have children?
For years, some conservatives have framed the declining fertility rate of the United States as an example of eroding family values, a moral catastrophe in slow motion.
Fires burning at ‘full tilt’ across the Western US stretch resources
It took only a week for the Park fire north of Sacramento to grow into the fifth-largest in California history, signaling the potential for a destructive wildfire season across much of the western United States. Almost 50 other large or notable fires were burning throughout the region Wednesday, according to a New York Times tracker.
Venezuelan election denounced by international monitoring group
CARACAS, Venezuela — The only independent observer monitoring the polls in Venezuela said Sunday’s vote for president did not meet international standards and was undemocratic, raising more questions about the legitimacy of the results.
Island Life photo for August 1 — Rainbow radiance
Island Life photo for August 1 — Rainbow radiance
Acrobats’ son Kharun flips script to win medal for Canada
PARIS — When two Ukrainian acrobats from the Cirque du Soleil raised their son in Las Vegas, little did they know he would one day win an Olympic medal for Canada.
USWNT 2 Australia 1: Korbin Albert’s goal, VAR call help U.S. capture first place in Olympic group
If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.
In a busy MLB trade deadline, quantity of deals overshadowed quality of players
Before calling for your general manager’s head, bemoaning the players your favorite team didn’t land, consider the bigger picture.
China anti-doping agency accuses New York Times of sabotage over report
PARIS — China’s anti-doping agency (CHINADA) has accused the New York Times of politicizing doping issues and said the publication was trying to “affect the psychology” of Chinese athletes at the Paris Olympics.
U.S. on track for another gold with victory over South Sudan, Serbia win
LILLE, France — The United States continued their quest for a fifth successive gold medal with a 103-86 victory over South Sudan in men’s basketball, while Serbia dominated Puerto Rico in a 107-66 win in the second round of Group C matches on Wednesday.
Djokovic and Alcaraz move closer to golden showdown, ‘Nadalcaraz’ dream over
PARIS — Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz stayed on collision course for a golden showdown at the Paris Olympics as they surged through to the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Obituaries for August 1
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Colin Jost, non-Olympian, hurts his foot in Tahiti while covering 2024 Olympics surfing
The first portion of Colin Jost’s 2024 Paris Olympics experience started off on the wrong foot — his left one, specifically.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy wants China to put more pressure on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Kyiv does not want China to act as a mediator in its 29-month-old conflict with Russia but hoped Beijing would apply greater pressure on Moscow to end the war.
UN Security Council countries express alarm over risk of all-out Middle East war
United Nations Security Council countries on Wednesday called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to avert a wider Middle East conflict after the killings of two militant leaders raised tensions.
