By Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — An Island News exclusive about an effort to save a defunct Japanese-American newspaper: The newly unemployed editor of the Hawaii Herald shares what former staffers are doing to continue the legacy of their newspaper. The 43-year-old Hawaii Herald’s last edition was on
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Mark Sheppard says he’s lucky to be alive after experiencing a cardiac emergency. The “Supernatural” actor said in a post to Instagram that he collapsed in his kitchen on Friday. “Six massive heart attacks later, and being brought back from dead 4 times I apparently had a 100%
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,9 sacudió Filipinas este domingo, según reportes del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El foco sísmico estuvo localizado a 30,5 kilómetros de profundidad y el epicentro estuvo ubicado a 35 kilómetros al este noreste de Aras-asan, Filipinas, según el USGS, que también indica que a 49.1 kilómetros al
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By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney said she believes a GOP majority in the House in 2025 would present a “threat” to the country. “I believe very strongly in those principles and ideals that have defined the Republican Party, but the Republican Party of today has made a choice and
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Missouri is headed to a New Year’s Six bowl game for the first time in the current playoff era, while Ohio State has never missed one. They meet in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29 in Arlington, Texas. The Tigers have won at least 10
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By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Minnesota are investigating a landslide that killed a 19-year-old in a state park over the weekend. Law enforcement received a 911 call about a landslide at Minneopa State Park’s falls area on Saturday, the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook. “Someone was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou football team has punched its ticket to the Cotton Bowl to face No. 7 Ohio State, on Friday, Dec. 29. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Eli Drinkwitz, after the bowl announcement in the video player below. https://youtu.be/vEpgwUnlu3U It’ll be MU’s second Cotton Bowl
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt. The airlines announced the agreement Sunday. Alaska will pay $18 in cash for each share of Hawaiian, whose stock closed Friday at $4.86. The deal includes $900 million in Hawaiian debt. The acquisition still needs the
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By Maya Szaniecki and Sophie Tanno, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police this week arrested yoga guru Gregorian Bivolaru and 41 others on accusations of kidnap, rape and human trafficking. Alleged victims were drawn in with promises of a spiritual awakening, only to be indoctrinated and mentally manipulated into sexual relations with 71-year-old Bivolaru, a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El USS Carney derribó este domingo dos drones disparados por los rebeldes hutíes en Yemen que se dirigían hacia el buque en el sur del mar Rojo, y respondió a la llamada de auxilio de un buque comercial civil que fue atacado con un misil balístico, dijo un funcionario de Defensa de
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Massachusetts has now become the fifth state in the US to allow inmates to make phone calls for free, thanks to a new bill signed into law by Governor Maura Healey. The new law went into effect on Friday and includes all 14 correctional facilities in the state, according
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By Sergio Padilla, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans seemed more willing to spend money on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but less willing to donate money on Giving Tuesday. While the raw number of dollars donated, $3.1 billion, represents a 0.6% gain from 2022, the number of Americans who participated, roughly 34 million, indicates
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN Aboard HMCS Ottawa (CNN) — A nighttime transit through the Taiwan Strait is a test of nerves, seamanship and political awareness in an environment where a slight miscalculation could potentially lead to an international conflict. It’s the first night in November. It’s dark – ink black before the moonrise – and
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A massive marijuana grow operation was found inside a Tennessee church after a weeks-long investigation, according to the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office. A search warrant was taken out against the church on Highway 46 in Indian Mound by the sheriff’s office
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman’s allegation that he raped her, saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state’s conservative politics.
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The Tigers finished the season ranked No. 9 in the nation after the SEC Championship Game on Saturday, which saw Alabama beat Georgia.
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By Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — People in the Portland area woke up to downed trees and power outages Saturday morning. Neighbors living off Thorburn Street in southeast Portland said they walked out of their houses to find a tree lying across the road in front of
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CNN By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Japayal on Sunday reiterated her call for a ceasefire in Gaza, even as fighting has resumed following the collapse of a truce on Friday. “It’s what has to happen, and I do think it’s realistic,” Jayapal told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the
Continue Reading By Eva Rothenberg and Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Air (ALK) on Sunday announced it will buy rival Hawaiian Airlines (HA) for $1.9 billion. The acquisition was the culmination of “several months” of negotiations, according to Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci. It will include $900 million in Hawaiian Airlines debt. “This is
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By Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis couple is pushing for change at a federal level after they used their own supply of Narcan to save a man’s life during a flight. Mary and John Gaal always carry Narcan with them. “On the way
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