Ukrainian mayor and lawmakers attend Vatican Easter vigil
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday invoked “gestures of peace in these days marked by the horror of war” in an Easter vigil homily in St. Peter’s Basilica attended by the mayor of the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol and three Ukrainian lawmakers.
DA: 3 of 6 dead in Sacramento shootout were in gang dispute
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Newly filed court documents in the downtown Sacramento shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others reveal that three of the dead had been involved in the gang dispute that led to the massive shootout, with at least one of them firing a weapon.
Volcano Watch: From Mauna Loa or Kilauea? A geologic whodunnit
Mauna Loa and Kilauea are the two most active volcanoes on the Island of Hawaii, and they have overlapping eruption histories. They are located in close proximity, with their summit craters only about 34 kilometers (21 miles) apart. In fact, part of Kilauea is built on the southeast flank of Mauna Loa, which is the older of the two volcanoes.
Senate decorum falls by the wayside to set the record straight on Josh Hawley
An extraordinary thing happened last week on the floor of the U.S. Senate. A Democratic senator from Hawaii, about as far as you can get from Missouri, dispensed with decorum and launched into a withering attack on Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Floor speeches typically are reserved for the debate of issues and bills but rarely devolve into direct personal attacks. Hawley’s divisive antics over the past year, however, apparently have pushed Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz too far.
Your Views for April 17
Flirting with irrelevance
Their journey is our focus
The byline for the California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center at Cal State San Marcos states, “Education is the Path to Self-Determination.” That phrase resonates here at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, too.
