FBI searched Biden home, found documents marked classified
WASHINGTON — The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday and located six additional documents containing classified markings and also took possession of some of his notes, the president’s lawyer said Saturday.
Home sales slow in 2022
Big Island real estate agents are hopeful the housing market will stabilize in 2023 after sales slowed in 2022.
Braves’ Grissom puts in extra work for shortstop competition
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves’ commitment to giving Vaughn Grissom a chance to win the starting job at shortstop can’t be questioned.
Announcements: January 22, 2023
AARP Hawaii accepting Community Challenge Grant applications
Volcano Watch: Newberry Volcano is an impressive but unappreciated giant
Lava flows erupted at Newberry cover an area larger than Rhode Island. Powerful explosive eruptions sent volcanic ash into Idaho and the San Francisco Bay Area. A deep caldera indents its summit, hosting a flow of obsidian and thick beds of explosive pumice.
Editorial: Once again, Republicans are threatening to tank the economy to get their way
Like the hockey-masked villain in some cheesy horror flick, the GOP’s debt ceiling caucus just keeps coming back. Once again, the party’s more radical members are threatening to hold America’s full faith and credit hostage by refusing to raise the nation’s debt limit. The Treasury hit that $31.4 trillion limit Thursday, meaning it will have to be raised — as it routinely has been over the years, under both parties, to cover expenses incurred by both parties.
As I See It: The war on the poor
Writing a book is the easy part, getting it published is the hard part. One has about the same odds as playing the Powerball lottery. Most publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts from a writer without an agent they know. Most agents are just as picky. You can’t get either one until you have the other. It is like: You can’t get loan unless you can show you don’t need the money. Most books, nine out of ten, by established authors do not sell enough copies to profit, but the tenth one is a blockbuster that covers all the losses. If the author is already famous, or infamous, they have a better chance
Bone dry in E. Hawaii
The prolonged dry spell that’s thus far been the story of the wet season on the Big Island’s windward side has caused long lines at the county’s public water spigots for residents who rely on water catchment.
Novel coronavirus strain XBB.1.5 arrives in Hawaii County
The omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, which some have dubbed the most transmissible strain yet of the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected in Hawaii County.
Tokuda ready for session
As a new Congress convenes this year, a newly elected Hawaii representative wants to make sure the Big Island can get more love.
Retreat expansion headed to contested case hearing
A proposal to more than double the number of rooms at a North Kohala retreat is headed to a contested case hearing after three neighbors successfully petitioned the Leeward Planning Commission.
GOP investigations of Biden to test Chairman Comer’s power
WASHINGTON — In early 2017, freshman Rep. James Comer found himself aboard Air Force One with the country’s two most powerful Republicans, President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. As they returned to Washington from a Kentucky rally, the conversation turned to the president’s first legislative push, with McConnell encouraging Trump to pursue an infrastructure deal.
Best Australian since ‘04 for US men; Djokovic lone GS champ
MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s been almost two full decades since this many U.S. men reached Week 2 at the Australian Open.
Stricker wins Mitsubishi Electric Championship
This year, like every year, a large crowd was on hand at the PGA TOUR Champions Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai and they packed around the 18th green for the last few groups to finish. Steve Stricker, who was the 36-hole leader was in the final group and closed with a bogey-free 7-under 65 to post a six-stroke victory with rounds of 68-60-65 in the PGA TOUR Champions season-opening event. He played the final 49 holes without a bogey, only making one during the week at No. 5 in the first round.
Serial stabber’s mental fitness contested
A Kailua-Kona man facing multiple counts of murder and attempted murder in connection with stabbings in May and June 2022 in Hilo and Kona was back in court Thursday for a fitness hearing.
First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first Native American woman in space ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for more solar panels.
Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow
LIMA, Peru — Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country.
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The AP Interview: Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’
Justice Department investigating Abbott baby formula plant
NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed.
Chiefs, led by hobbled Mahomes, beat Jags 27-20 in playoffs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes pleaded with Chiefs coach Andy Reid to let him stay in the game on Saturday.
