Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate extremes, scientists said on Wednesday.
Bears fire OC Waldron after nine games
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron on Tuesday just nine games into his tenure directing an offense for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.
City report: Tropicana Field can be fixed for Rays’ 2026 season for $55 million
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tropicana Field can be repaired in time for the Rays’ 2026 season for about $55.7 million, according to the damage assessment report sent to St. Petersburg City Council members on Tuesday.
Wildcats and Warriors to represent BIIF in HHSAA tourney; All-BIIF XC teams released
The 2024 HHSAA football tournament brackets were released over the weekend, and two Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) teams will be representing the isle in the competition for the state crown.
Cross country trio concludes season at NCAA West regional meet; hoops tickets released
BILLINGS, Mont. — Hawai’i Hilo women’s cross country concluded its season with competition at the NCAA West Regional 6k meet Saturday morning at Amend Park.
Hello Simon, my old friend: Art Garfunkel now in ‘a wonderful place’ with long-estranged bandmate
Art Garfunkel says he’s rekindling his bond with estranged Simon &Garfunkel bandmate Paul Simon, after decades of on-and-off tensions.
Music and morale in a country at war
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears the end of its third year, music has become an important way to keep people’s spirits up — and a pillar of Ukraine’s defense.
Rainbows ride bench to victory, Classic title
Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office
The U.S. Senate’s Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill after taking office on Jan. 20. With Republicans set to take control of the chamber on Jan. 3, the Senate is set on Tuesday to hold a confirmation vote on one of Biden’s judicial nominees – former prosecutor April Perry – for the first time since Trump won the Nov. 5 presidential election. Perry was nominated by the Democratic president to serve as a U.S. district court judge in Illinois.
US oil industry urges Trump to ditch Biden climate policies
The U.S. oil and gas industry on Tuesday called on President-elect Donald Trump to scrap many of President Joe Biden’s policies aimed at fighting climate change, saying the measures threaten jobs, consumer choice and energy security.
Texas attorney general seeks order to preserve Jack Smith’s Trump records
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, has asked a federal judge for an emergency order that would force the special counsel, Jack Smith, to preserve all of his investigative records even as Smith moves toward shutting down the criminal cases he has brought against President-elect Donald Trump.
Israel intensifies strikes in Lebanon amid push for cease-fire
BEIRUT — Israel’s military struck neighborhoods south of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway and issued sweeping new evacuation warnings across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, intensifying Israel’s conflict with the militant group just as diplomatic momentum appeared to be building toward talks aimed at a temporary cease-fire.
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over UK church abuse scandal
LONDON — The archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, resigned Tuesday after a damning report concluded that he had failed to pursue a proper investigation into claims of widespread abuse of boys and young men decades ago at Christian summer camps.
Driver kills 35 people in ramming attack on crowd in China
ZHUHAI, China — A driver rammed his car into a crowd at a sports centre in southern China, killing 35 people and severely injuring 43 in one of the deadliest attacks in contemporary Chinese history.
Kansas man wants his Jan. 6 trial delayed until Trump inauguration
A Kansas man facing a felony and several misdemeanor charges in connection with the Capitol riot is asking the federal court to continue his upcoming trial date until after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in US prison
Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for leaking online highly classified U.S. military documents, including some related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and apologized in court for his actions. Teixeira, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston after pleading guilty in March to perpetrating what federal prosecutors have called “one of the most significant and consequential violations” of U.S. anti-espionage law ever committed.
Hawaii Police Department rolls out new website
The Hawaii Police Department on Tuesday launched its newly redesigned website at www.hawaiipolice.gov.
Who are the next leaders of the Democratic party?
WASHINGTON — American presidential elections tend to be a zero-sum game for the parties and their voters. Win, and everything is great. Lose, and your party is rudderless, leaderless and powerless.
Feedback sought for HPP park
Hawaiian Paradise Park residents are urged to submit feedback about a proposed new district park that will be built in the subdivision.
Emboldened by reelection, Trump renews bid to overturn his conviction
President-elect Donald Trump is mounting a resurgent bid to dismiss his criminal conviction in New York in the wake of his electoral victory, hoping to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House, court records unsealed Tuesday show.
