Luigi Mangione indicted for murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting

• By Luc Cohen / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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Mangione, who lived in Honolulu for about two years until August, was charged with murder on Dec. 9 for the killing of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel before a company conference. Read more

Firefighters rescue lost dog from Wailupe trail

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Dec. 17, 2024
• 23

HFD’s Air 1 helicopter airlifted Tonka from the trail to a nearby landing zone, where he was reunited with his owner. Read more

Police seek IDs of suspects in attempted jewelry store robbery

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Dec. 17, 2024
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Police have released surveillance images of the man and woman who are wanted on suspicion of first-degree robbery. Read more

Regulator: Half U.S. at high risk of power shortfall in next decade

• By Laila Kearney / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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As U.S. power consumption rises from AI data centers and the electrification of buildings and transportation, efforts to add electricity generation have fallen short, creating an intensifying supply-demand imbalance, NERC said in its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment. Read more

Starbucks workers’ union authorizes potential U.S. strike

• By Juveria Tabassum / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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Workers United, which has a bargaining delegation that represents workers at 525 Starbucks stores in the United States, said the coffee giant has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unsettled. Read more

Sen. Warren: Trump needs to hold Musk to ethics standards

• By Heather Timmons and Jeff Mason / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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Musk’s role as the co-chair of a newly created Trump advisory body that is not part of the U.S. government, the “Department of Government Efficiency,” means that he is not a government employee, Warren noted, “but the conflicts he faces are enormous and the need for him to be subject to similar ethics standards is obvious.” Read more

New York Mayor Eric Adams loses bid to dismiss a bribery charge

• By Luc Cohen / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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U.S. District Judge Dale Ho denied a motion by lawyers for the Democratic mayor to dismiss the bribery charge. Read more

Japan’s Honda and Nissan to begin merger talks, Nikkei reports

• By Shivangi Lahiri, Abhijith G. and Nathan Gomes / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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Honda and Nissan on Tuesday issued identical statements saying no merger had been announced by either company. Reuters has not independently verified the report. Read more

Long Island serial killer suspect charged in seventh death

• By Corey Kilgannon / New York Times
• Dec. 17, 2024
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Prosecutors say he killed Valerie Mack, who had been working as an escort, more than two decades ago. Her partial remains were found in 2011. Read more

Teen girl’s motive unclear in Wisconsin school shooting

• By Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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School shootings have become a near-daily occurrence in the United States, with 322 of them this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. That is the second highest total of any year after last year’s record of 349. Read more

‘Bluey’ bound for big screen in BBC Studios-Disney partnership

• By Alexandra Del Rosario / Los Angeles Times
• Dec. 17, 2024

The “Bluey” movie is set for global theatrical release in 2027 and will subsequently stream on Disney+. Read more

Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow

• By Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters
• Dec. 17, 2024
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Former president Dmitry Medvedev, now a senior Russian security official, told a meeting shown on state TV that Moscow would avenge what he called an act of terrorism. Read more

Injury concerns mount for Hawaii women’s basketball in easy win

• By Billy Hull
• Dec. 16, 2024
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Brooklyn Rewers scored a season-high 13 points off the bench and the Hawaii women’s basketball team didn’t need much offense in a 56-15 thumping of Arkansas-Pine Bluff tonight at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more

Lahaina debris disposal site, landfill expansion gets approval

• Dec. 16, 2024

3 children injured in 3-car collision

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Dec. 16, 2024
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Honolulu Emergency Medical Services treated two females, ages 13 and 14, and a male, 13, and transported them to an emergency room. Read more

E-bike rider, 68, critical after car strike in Kaimuki

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Dec. 16, 2024
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The man, estimated to be in his 50s or 60s, received advanced life support from Emergency Medical Services and was transported to an emergency room. Read more

Alexander leaving Hawaii for SEC school

• By Billy Hull
• Dec. 16, 2024
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Outside hitter Caylen Alexander, who entered the transfer portal last week after completing her third season at Hawaii, announced on her Instagram page today she is transferring to Missouri. Read more

Report: Hannah Kobayashi returns to U.S. from Mexico

• By Joseph Wilkinson / New York Daily News
• Dec. 16, 2024
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Kobayashi, 30, crossed back into California from Mexico and met an attorney at the border, TMZ reported. Federal officials questioned her upon reentry and then let her go, according to the outlet. Read more