Kilauea volcano stops erupting
HONOLULU — Kilauea volcano has stopped erupting.
AP-NORC poll: More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups think discrimination worsened in the past year against Asian Americans, who became the target of attacks after being unfairly blamed for the coronavirus pandemic.
Employee shoots, kills 8 at California rail yard, police say
SAN JOSE, Calif. — An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life as law enforcement rushed in, authorities said.
Maui council measure would pause hotel building permits
WAILUKU, Maui — A Maui County Council committee passed a bill imposing a moratorium on building permits for visitor accommodations in west and south Maui — the county’s biggest tourist districts.
Forecast: 40% chance Earth to be hotter than Paris goal soon
There’s a 40% chance that the world will get so hot in the next five years that it will temporarily push past the temperature limit the Paris climate agreement is trying to prevent, meteorologists said.
State briefs for May 27
Man hospitalized after shot by Honolulu police
Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later
MINNEAPOLIS — A family-friendly street festival, musical performances and moments of silence were held Tuesday to honor George Floyd and mark the year since he died at the hands of Minneapolis police, a death captured on wrenching bystander video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to bring calls for change.
Grief, smiles as Floyd family meets Biden a year after death
WASHINGTON — They mourned together and laughed together in the Oval Office — and spoke about what President Joe Biden called “the hard reality that racism has long torn us apart.”
Who’s an astronaut as private spaceflight picks up speed?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more companies start selling tickets to space, a question looms: Who gets to call themselves an astronaut?
Face to face: June summit for Biden, Putin as tensions rise
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to meet next month in Geneva, a face-to-face encounter the White House hopes will help bring some predictability to a fraught relationship that’s only worsened in the first months of the Democratic administration.
News briefs for May 26
Senators try to salvage legislation on Jan. 6 commission
State briefs for May 26
Ex-lieutenant must report to prison pending appeal
Panel forecasts more tax revenue this fiscal year
HONOLULU — The Council on Revenues on Tuesday sharply increased its tax revenue forecast for the state to reflect rebounding spending by residents and a growing number of tourists visiting the islands more than a year after the coronavirus pandemic began.
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot works in kids as young as 12
Moderna said Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects children as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the U.S.
Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated
SAN DIEGO — A growing number of public schools are using mascots, food trucks and prize giveaways to create a pep-rally atmosphere aimed at encouraging students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before summer vacation.
New grand jury seated for next stage of Trump investigation
NEW YORK — New York prosecutors convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
US Judge: Saipan casino builder must pay 7 ex-workers $5.4M
HONOLULU — A judge on Saipan on Monday ordered a Hong Kong company to pay seven Chinese construction workers a total of $5.4 million for forcing them to work long hours in dangerous conditions to build a casino, while they were denied medical care for injuries and threatened with deportation and death.
Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.
Families urge legal changes to prevent more police killings
MINNEAPOLIS — Parents and siblings of Black men killed by police urged people during a discussion in the city where George Floyd was killed a year ago to join them in pursuing legal changes they say can make similar deaths less likely in the future.
Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are rising
WASHINGTON — The projected cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and update Energy Department nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
