Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining
OXFORD, Pa. — A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried.
Oahu man found guilty in deadly Christmas Day shooting
HONOLULU — A Hawaii man accused of a deadly shooting outside a Honolulu shopping center on Christmas Day has been found guilty.
Ex-police sergeant gets probation in Maui bribery scheme
HONOLULU — A former Maui police sergeant convicted in a scheme to bribe a man to withdraw a complaint to the police department has been sentenced to three years of probation.
Survey: Hawaii household, family incomes increased last year
HONOLULU — Household and family incomes in Hawaii increased last year to remain among the highest in the country, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey.
‘Nightmare that won’t end’: Storm evacuees can’t return yet
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Hundreds of people waited in long lines for water and other essentials in Wilmington, still mostly cut off by rising water days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods, and North Carolina’s governor pleaded with more than 10,000 evacuees around the state not to return home yet.
Trade war escalates as China announces tariffs on US imports
BEIJING — The U.S.-China trade war escalated further Tuesday, with China announcing retaliatory tax increases on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals.
Friday night games on Kauai to move for fledgling season
LIHUE — Friday night lights will shine for high school football games on Kauai through September, but the games will move to Saturday afternoons during the rest of a seabird’s fledgling season.
Survey: Hawaii loses 51 doctors as shortage continues
HONOLULU — Hawaii lost 51 full-time doctors over the last year, continuing a physician shortage across the state, according to a workforce survey.
Ruling keeps Hawaii man hospitalized in ‘06 triple murder
HONOLULU — The retired U.S. judge who was tied up after a man allegedly shot and killed three people in Honolulu in 2006 says he’s satisfied with a ruling that dismisses all charges but recommits him to a psychiatric hospital.
S. Korea’s Moon wants ‘heart-to-heart’ summit talks with Kim
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he will push for “irreversible, permanent peace,” and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, during “heart-to-heart” talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week. His chief of staff, however, played down the chance that Moon’s summit with Kim will produce major progress in nuclear diplomacy.