Clemson reaches the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980, beating Arizona 77-72
LOS ANGELES — Chase Hunter scored 18 points and converted a three-point play with 25.7 seconds remaining, and Clemson advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history, beating Arizona 77-72 in a West Region semifinal on Thursday night.
A new era in Baltimore: Orioles eye bright future as David Rubenstein takes over as owner
BALTIMORE — David Rubenstein took over the Baltimore Orioles at a particularly optimistic moment for the franchise — and the new owner seems well aware of what this team could accomplish in the immediate future.
BIIF volleyball: Wildcats, Daggers and Dragons cruise to victories
KEALAKEKUA — Konawaena and Kohala boys volleyball squared off Wednesday night in Ellison Onizuka Gymnasium, with the Wildcats handling the Cowboys in four sets — 25-27, 25-14, 25-16 and 25-14. Kona stayed unbeaten in the early season, while Kohala earned its third loss.
Nation and world news in brief for Friday, March 29, 2024
Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in deadly Rockford rampage
Legacy of Patsy Mink celebrated with new US quarter
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on Thursday announced the official release of the Patsy T. Mink quarter, which is part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program for 2024.
Merrie Monarch Festival voted No. 1 in USA Today readers’ poll
The Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo has been named the top cultural festival in the United States by the readers of USA Today.
Two arrested after violent robbery, kidnapping
A 31-year-old Keaau man thought he was meeting a female friend for drink to celebrate his birthday early Sunday morning.
More housing in less space: Bill moving through Legislature aims to increase densities in urban areas
Hawaii’s urban housing density could more than triple under a new zoning proposal sailing through the state Legislature.
Kona teacher turns to AI to help with the workload
Sam Anderson-Moxley, a middle school teacher at West Hawaii Explorations Academy, has come up with a program to save educators time using artificial intelligence.
It’s a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
ACCRA, Ghana — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa.
Island Life for Friday, March 29, 2024
Faces in the cliffs on a stormy day at Keokea Beach Park. (Carol Tools/community contributor)
Obama, Clinton and Hollywood big names help Biden raise a record $25 million for his reelection
NEW YORK — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden that hauled in a record-setting $25 million for his reelection campaign.
US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.
Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children still left them stunned.
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
NEW YORK — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds of thousands of customers that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency.
Tennessee governor signs bill to undo Memphis traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on the repeal of police traffic stop reforms made in Memphis after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in January 2023, despite pleas from Nichols’ parents to GOP lawmakers and the governor to give them a chance to find compromise.
Your Views for March 28
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Green Day will headline United Nations-backed global climate concert in San Francisco
LOS ANGELES — Green Day will headline a United Nations Human Rights-backed global climate concert on Tuesday at the famed Fillmore in San Francisco.
The Goldilocks Constitution is no fairy tale
When the Framers sat down to think about the best form of government for America, they had few good reasons to think a republic would succeed. Looking back at historical examples of failed democracies and oppressive autocracies, James Madison and the other members of the Constitutional Convention quickly saw that building a durable government is easier said than done.
