By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Hawaii most tourists see is one of azure waters and towering resorts, of “aloha” and “ohana” and hula. But as it exists now, the powerful tourism industry dictates the lives of Native Hawaiians, often for the worse, said Kyle Kajihiro, a lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Flying this summer has been rough, but smoother skies could be ahead. Some travel experts say the fall travel season will bring a drop in airfare prices and flight disruptions. So, consider booking your holiday trips soon because after a short window of time, prices will start to rise quickly as
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Flying this summer has been rough, but smoother skies could be ahead. Some travel experts say the fall travel season will bring a drop in airfare prices and flight disruptions. So, consider booking your holiday trips soon because after a short window of time, prices will start to rise quickly as
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Flying this summer has been rough, but smoother skies could be ahead. Some travel experts say the fall travel season will bring a drop in airfare prices and flight disruptions. So, consider booking your holiday trips soon because after a short window of time, prices will start to rise quickly as
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Flying this summer has been rough, but smoother skies could be ahead. Some travel experts say the fall travel season will bring a drop in airfare prices and flight disruptions. So, consider booking your holiday trips soon because after a short window of time, prices will start to rise quickly as
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Flying this summer has been rough, but smoother skies could be ahead. Some travel experts say the fall travel season will bring a drop in airfare prices and flight disruptions. So, consider booking your holiday trips soon because after a short window of time, prices will start to rise quickly as
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Kacey Cherry, CNN A man accused of killing at least two Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will remain in custody as he awaits trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Muhammad Syed, 51, faces murder charges in the killings of Aftab Hussein, 41, and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, which police say occurred
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Taylor Romine, CNN Frederick Woods was 24 years old in 1976 when he and two other men kidnapped a bus full of children in northern California in what would become the largest mass kidnapping in US history. Now 70, Woods is set to become a free man after he was granted
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Jason Kravarik, CNN In court Wednesday, a Los Angeles County fire captain denied using photos from the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others as a “party trick” when he showed the images during an awards ceremony cocktail hour. Fire Captain Tony Imbrenda’s testimony was part of a federal
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Amir Vera, CNN The cause of death of actress Anne Heche was ruled an accident Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner. Heche’s car crashed into a Los Angeles home and erupted into flames on August 5. After the accident, Heche experienced a “severe anoxic brain injury,”
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN The girl allegedly seen in multiple child pornography tapes from the late 1990s having sex with R. Kelly is expected to testify the singer had sex with her when she was 14 and recorded some of their hundreds of sexual encounters, prosecutors said at the start of Kelly and two associates’
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, CNN An “irate parent” was arrested after she boarded a Georgia school bus and discharged a can of pepper spray — exposing two dozen students onboard, according to the Glynn County Schools. A school bus was picking up students in Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday morning when the parent of a Goodyear Elementary
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN As the Colorado River system spirals toward its demise, some Western water officials, lawmakers and experts had expected federal officials on Tuesday to announce an ambitious plan to cut usage and save the river basin after stakeholders failed to meet a Monday deadline to do it themselves. At the very least,
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports — including soccer, baseball and football — and riding his bike, his family has said. Life has looked very different since the 8-year-old was shot in the Highland Park Fourth of July attack, and left
Continue ReadingBy Brad Parks, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced last month to two and a half years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, has been ordered to report to the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Colorado on August 30, according to a judgment order filed Tuesday. US District Judge
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN High inflation and rising interest rates are fueling fears that a recession could be around the corner. But Warren Buffett — one of the savviest investors of all time — is still betting on America’s economy. While Buffett has reduced stakes in companies like Kroger and General Motors, market watchers say
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN High inflation and rising interest rates are fueling fears that a recession could be around the corner. But Warren Buffett — one of the savviest investors of all time — is still betting on America’s economy. While Buffett has reduced stakes in companies like Kroger and General Motors, market watchers say
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN High inflation and rising interest rates are fueling fears that a recession could be around the corner. But Warren Buffett — one of the savviest investors of all time — is still betting on America’s economy. While Buffett has reduced stakes in companies like Kroger and General Motors, market watchers say
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Jason Carroll, Carolyn Sung and Matt Foster, CNN Easton “Tank” Oliverson is expected to make a full recovery after falling from a bunk bed and fracturing his skull, according to doctors at Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania. Easton, 12, was set to play in the Little League World Series
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN A tour plane carrying six French tourists and a pilot crashed into Lake Powell in Utah Saturday, killing two people and injuring five others, officials said. Witnesses called the National Park Service Dispatch to report the crash around 5:20 p.m., the Kane County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday. The
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