In Brief: September 26, 2021
Panel OKs Dems’ $3.5T bill, crunch time for Biden agenda
At least 3 dead in Amtrak train derailment in Montana
JOPLIN, Mont. — At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, toppling several cars onto their sides, authorities said.
‘Your house becomes your story’: Fall décor gets personal in 2021
As fall nesting season returns, home décor retailers are presenting collections that reflect the idea that home is where our hearts and heads are.
Canadians, Chinese executive return home in prisoner swap
TORONTO — China, the U.S. and Canada completed a high-stakes prisoner swap with joyous homecomings for two Canadians held by China and for an executive of Chinese global communications giant Huawei Technologies charged with fraud, potentially bringing closure to a 3-year feud that embroiled the three countries.
Who can get the booster?
WHO SHOULD GET THE PFIZER BOOSTER?
Powell meets a changed economy: Fewer workers, higher prices
WASHINGTON — Restaurant and hotel owners struggling to fill jobs. Supply-chain delays forcing up prices for small businesses. Unemployed Americans unable to find work even with job openings at a record high.
Social Media Fact Check: September 25, 2021
Public commenter, not FDA, falsely claimed COVID vaccines kill many
US booster shots start, even as millions remain unprotected
The U.S. launched a campaign to offer boosters of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to millions of Americans on Friday even as federal health officials stressed the real problem remains getting first shots to the unvaccinated.
Kauai to change COVID reopening plan to handle Delta variant
LIHUE — Kauai is planning to revise its coronavirus restriction structure as the delta variant continues to impact the county.
In Brief: September 25, 2021
All migrants are gone from Texas border camp
Great Wall of Lights: China’s sea power on Darwin’s doorstep
ABOARD THE OCEAN WARRIOR in the eastern Pacific Ocean — It’s 3 a.m., and after five days plying through the high seas, the Ocean Warrior is surrounded by an atoll of blazing lights that overtakes the nighttime sky.
House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates
WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has issued its first subpoenas, demanding records and testimony from four of former President Donald Trump’s close advisers and associates who were in contact with him before and during the attack.
Guam appeals ruling striking down abortion restriction
HONOLULU — Guam’s government is appealing a judge’s ruling that removed a barrier to women in the U.S. territory accessing telemedicine abortions.
Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence
KABUL, Afghanistan — A month after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the music is going quiet.
Prosecutor: No charges in fatal Oahu road rage incident
HONOLULU — Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney’s office won’t file criminal charges in a fatal road rage case.
South Korea, US repatriate war casualties 70 years later
HONOLULU — South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Hawaii this week as the remains of 68 Korean and six presumed U.S. service members were repatriated during a ceremony at Pearl Harbor.
Flight attendant assaulted on Hawaiian Airlines flight
HONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines said Thursday a passenger assaulted one of its flight attendants in an unprovoked attack during a flight.
‘Maderna’ tourist wanted after skipping Hawaii Zoom hearing
HONOLULU — A judge issued a bench warrant for an Illinois woman after she failed to appear for a virtual court hearing Wednesday following her arrest for an alleged fake COVID-19 vaccination card that misspelled Moderna as “Maderna.”
Honolulu police officer decides to get vaccine to save job
HONOLULU — A Honolulu police officer decided to get vaccinated against COVID-19 instead of losing his job.
In Brief: September 23, 2021
FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
