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Who will drones target? Who in the US will decide?
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amWho will drones target? Who in the US will decide?
WASHINGTON — White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be...
LWV to host July 11 candidate forum in Hilo
Community Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amThe League of Women Voters of Hawaii County invites the public to a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale at 799 Piilani St. in Hilo. Doors will open...
Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amAssociated Press
NEW YORK — Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits...
Project Linus
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amProject Linus volunteers sew blankets for children in need.
Sheriff: Gang started prison riot in Mississippi
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amSheriff: Gang started prison riot in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A gang fight in a prison for illegal immigrants quickly escalated into a riot involving as many as 300 inmates, some...
Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days in webcam case
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amEx-Rutgers student gets 30 days in webcam case
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30...
Obama on Afghan: Leave on time, no ‘perfect’ end
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy ANNE GEARAN
Associated Press
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting...
Hit-and-run suspect pleads not guilty
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy JOHN BURNETT
Tribune-Herald staff writer
A 40-year-old Volcano woman pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from a hit-and-run collision that killed a 20-year-old bicyclist...
Big isle drought persists
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy Carolyn Lucas-Zenk
Stephens Media
Drought lingered on the Big Island through another dry winter and is returning this summer to more deeply ravaged, already water-stressed places....
Bioenergy firm signs agreement to sell power
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy PETER SUR
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Hu Honua Bioenergy took another big step toward the start of operations with the announcement Monday that it has signed a power purchase...
