Man guilty of manslaughter addresses the victim’s family
A 21-year-old Kailua-Kona man who pleaded no contest to manslaughter in August for a 2022 traffic crash that killed a 63-year-old woman told a judge Monday he has “a heavy heart, fully aware of the gravity” of his actions.
Suspect sought in Hilo burglary
Police detectives are requesting the public’s assistance to help identify the suspect in a burglary that occurred during the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 10.
Police seek suspect in Kona credit card fraud case
Police are requesting the public’s help regarding a series of fraudulent transactions that occurred at a number of retail stores in Kailua-Kona on the morning of Friday, Aug. 16.
Trump and Harris make final pitch in Pennsylvania on eve of historic vote
READING/ALLEN- TOWN, Pennsylvania — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both predicted victory as they campaigned across Pennsylvania on Monday in the final, frantic day of an exceptionally close U.S. presidential election.
Behind the election anger may be something else: Lingering COVID grief
LOS ANGELES — When Americans voted in the last presidential election, people were profoundly isolated from their friends and loved ones. Tens of millions of schoolchildren were still learning virtually, and office workers were hunkered down at home, experiencing the world through their smartphones and laptops.
America on edge: How voters are dealing with election stress
BELLEVUE, Pennsylvania — Danielle Trenney, a 39-year-old project manager from western Pennsylvania, is so anxious about the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday that she decided to put up a Christmas tree early this year to take her family’s mind off things.
Missouri sues to block Justice Department from sending poll monitors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Republican-led state of Missouri asked a judge on Monday to block the U.S. Justice Department from sending lawyers to St. Louis on Election Day to monitor for compliance with federal voting rights laws, even after the city’s election board agreed to permit it.
Nick Nurse, Sixers trying to get Joel Embiid’s mind back on basketball after locker room altercation
PHOENIX — Nick Nurse knows one of his immediate jobs as 76ers coach is to get Joel Embiid focused on basketball.
Geno Smith was at his best and worst, and that’s not enough for Seahawks to win
SEATTLE — It was the best of Geno.
Clutch finish leads unbeaten Cavs past Bucks again
It wasn’t a buzzer-beater, but it was the same opponent and same fantastic finish for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Predicting 49ers’ post-bye playoff push: The case for Super Bowl contention (and the case against)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — You win some, you lose some. You win four, you lose four. Now nine games remain for the San Francisco 49ers to reach the playoffs as the reigning NFC champions.
Biowearables are the future of personalized health care
People are hungry for information about their bodies. Nearly one-third of Americans don smartwatches and other wearable technology to measure things such as step counts, calories burned and heart rate, according to research published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
When every election is the ‘most important election of our lives’
Another election cycle, another round of hysteria. Let me guess: This is the “most important election of our lives.”
Mainstream media has hit rock bottom in 2024 election
The 2024 election marks the collapse of the mainstream media as we know it.
Eight on trial in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature
PARIS — The father of a French pupil whose account of the use of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on free speech led to the teacher’s brutal murder went on trial on Monday, accused of association with a terrorist network.
Pennsylvania judge allows Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania state judge on Monday allowed Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters to proceed, after a surprising day of testimony in which the billionaire’s aide acknowledged his political group selected the contest’s winners.
Americans hungry for weight-loss drugs grapple with supply and insurance hurdles
Americans are still eagerly seeking prescriptions for Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss and diabetes drugs but cannot always fill them because of supply issues and insurance hurdles, according to their doctors.
Quincy Jones, US music legend who reshaped pop music, dies at 91
Quincy Jones, the man known simply as “Q” who worked with musicians ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music with his collaborations with Michael Jackson, died on Sunday at age 91, his publicist said.
Four easy, comforting bean dishes for fall
Beans are kind of like the your best friend from high school — nearly forgotten but always ready to step back into the limelight and help out an old pal when needed.
Let’s Talk Food: Potato salads
Most families have a special and possibly secret ingredient for potato salad. It is so subjective and you can decide which is your favorite.
