The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced an additional award of $86,000 for Hawaii to conduct lead testing in schools and child care facilities. The amount is in addition to $184,000 ...

Nainoa Damon, the 22-year-old son of a Honolulu police officer, was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of ...

CHICAGO >> Vice President Kamala Harris will try to redefine herself for America and draw a sharp contrast with Republican Donald Trump today when she accepts the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential ...

BERLIN >> The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen has raised its security level “based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat,” it said late today.

JERUSALEM >> Bullets were found in the bodies of the six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza this week, the Israeli military ...

NEW YORK >> The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked down this week to the lowest level since May ...

The Food and Drug Administration said today it has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna targeting newer variants of the disease in time for a fall vaccination campaign. The ...

Walmart said today it has partnered with Restaurant Brands’ Burger King to offer discounted meal benefits to its membership customers as the retail giant looks to make its services more attractive to ...

Hurricane Gilma has maintained its strength and forward speed but the earlier tropical depression closer to Hawaii has strengthened to a tropical storm. The former Tropical Depression One-C has ...

TOKYO >> Seven & i Holdings turned the humble 7-Eleven store into a popular food destination in Japan by serving up fresh ...

Williamsport, Pa. >> Starting pitching was the test Wednesday as Central East Maui Little League took on Lake Mary, Fla., in ...

A rock quarry on Oahu is going to be mined for longer than previously permitted and look different upon closure under a final ...