Trump promised to release his medical records. He still won’t do it.
As a presidential candidate in 2015, Donald Trump declined to release his medical records, instead offering a four-paragraph letter from his personal doctor proclaiming that he would be “the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency.”
Lahaina inferno emerged from smoldering remnants of quelled fire
The inferno that consumed the Hawaii town of Lahaina last year emerged from the remnants of a brush fire that firefighters had believed they had contained and extinguished, federal investigators concluded in a report released Wednesday.
Pete Alonso launches go-ahead home run in ninth inning as Mets eliminate Brewers
MILWAUKEE — Pete Alonso had yet to have a signature moment in the postseason. After six years with the only big league team he had ever known, it looked as though the Polar Bear was about to go out with a whimper.
UH-H sports: Soccer wins, volleyball powers through
HILO — The newly-ranked No. 25 Hawai’i Hilo women’s soccer team extended its win streak to five games as the unbeaten Vulcans blanked Academy of Art, 3-0, in Pacific West Conference action Tuesday afternoon at the Vulcan Soccer Field.
Runnin’ with Rani: Peaman International Biathlon
KAILUA-KONA — It turned out to be another beautiful Sunday morning for Peaman’s 436th Biathlon event, as nearly 70 biathletes gathered at Kaiakeakua Beach for the half-mile swim and 3.1-mile run.
North Korea leader Kim threatens nuclear response if sovereignty breached
(Reuters) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would not hesitate to use all available offensive forces including nuclear weapons if the enemy attempted to use force to encroach on its sovereignty, state news agency KCNA reported on Friday.
17th Annual IKL Karate Championship coming soon
The 17th Annual International Karate League (IKL) Karate Championship returns Nov. 2 at Old Airport’s Kekuaokalani Gymnasium in Kailua-Kona. Approximately 100 competitors of various age groups are expected from traditional Karate schools around the Big Island and across the state.
Former county clerk gets 9 years in prison for tampering with voting machines
Tina Peters, the former clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison after being found guilty in August of tampering with voting machines under her control in a failed attempt to prove that they had been used to rig the 2020 election against former President Donald Trump.
Six migrants die after Mexican soldiers fire on pick-up truck
(Reuters) — Six migrants died after Mexican soldiers fired on a group of 33 migrants traveling in a pick-up truck that had tried to evade a military patrol, the defense ministry said on Wednesday, underlining tensions on Mexico’s southern border as it faces U.S. pressure to contain migration.
Biden student debt relief plan blocked again by different judge
A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration from implementing a plan to forgive student loan debt held by millions of Americans.
Liz Cheney to campaign with Harris at the birthplace of the GOP
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign alongside Liz Cheney, the most prominent Republican to cross party lines and endorse her, on Thursday in Wisconsin at a symbolic location: the birthplace of the Republican Party.
US backs Israel’s operations in Lebanon despite risk of expanding conflict
The Biden administration believes it is appropriate for Israel to continue with its ground and air attacks on Hezbollah for now, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday, even as he acknowledged the risk of the operation in Lebanon expanding beyond Israel’s current aims.
US says it disrupted Russian efforts to hack government agencies
(Reuters) — The United States has seized 41 internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies to hack into government agencies including the Pentagon and State Department, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
Top Democrats call for resignation of Homeland Security internal watchdog
Two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress called for the internal watchdog of the Department of Homeland Security to resign on Thursday, after the release of a nonpartisan report alleging repeated misconduct and obstruction.
The Grammys should be decided by ‘relevant music people,’ says Recording Academy CEO
Two-thirds of the professional musicians who will decide the results of next year’s Grammy Awards weren’t members of the Recording Academy as recently as 2018.
Island Life photo for October 4 – Magical mist
Island Life photo for October 4 – Magical mist
Bruce Springsteen backs Kamala Harris in latest celebrity endorsement
Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday for the Nov. 5 election, becoming the latest celebrity to back the U.S. vice president against Republican former President Donald Trump.
Park for HPP is at least 4 years from completion
The first public park in Hawaiian Paradise Park won’t be finished for four years at the very earliest, Hawaii County officials said Wednesday.
Police seek suspects in resort e-bike theft
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man and a woman sought for the theft of an electric bicycle in Waikoloa on Sept. 26.
