AP News http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews RSS Feed for AP News en-us Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:58:14 GMT Reno crash killed 9; probe focuses on wayward part http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20110917_plane_slams_into_crowd_dozens_hurt.html RENO, Nev. >> The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac.. Long-lost Super Bowl ring returning to its rightful owner http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20110917_long-lost_super_bowl_ring_returning_to_its_rightful_owner.html A Super Bowl ring lost four decades ago off Waikiki will soon be returned to former New York Jets center John Schmitt. Stair project to close Makapuu lookout http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20110917_stair_project_to_close_makapuu_lookout.html The state is planning to close the summit lookout overlooking Makapuu Lighthouse in East Oahu for a few days next week while it builds a new stairway in the area. Former Maui policeman heading to federal prison http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20110913_former_maui_policeman_heading_to_federal_prison.html A federal judge sentenced a former Maui police officer to a year and a half in prison Monday for extorting sex from a woman shortly after she was released from jail and stealing about $1,500 from a driver during a traffic stop. Young families tend to ditch the land line http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20101222_Young_families_tend_to_ditch_the_land_line.html WASHINGTON » In a first for any age group, more than half of Americans age 25-29 live in households with cell phones but no traditional land-line telephones. 'Birther' colonel sentenced to 6 months in jail, dismissal http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20101217_Birther_colonel_sentenced_to_6_months_in_jail_dismissal.html An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief was sentenced by a jury yesterday to six months in a military prison and dismissal from the Army. Japanese ship stops test missile off Kauai http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20101029_Japanese_ship_stops_test_missile_off_Kauai.html A Japanese naval destroyer shot down a ballistic missile in a test yesterday off Kauai. 40,000 UH students' data posted online http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20101029_40000_UH_students_data_posted_online.html The Social Security numbers, grades and other personal information of more than 40,000 former University of Hawaii students were posted online for nearly a year before being removed this week. Bankruptcy court clears plan for General Growth http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20101022_Bankruptcy_court_clears_plan_for_General_Growth.html LOS ANGELES » General Growth Properties Inc. said yesterday a bankruptcy judge has approved its reorganization plan, clearing the way for the nation's second-largest shopping mall owner to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early next month. Public's dislike of big projects conflicts with need http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apnews/20101022_Publics_dislike_of_big_projects_conflicts_with_need.html NEWARK, N.J. » New Jersey's governor wants to kill a $9 billion-plus train tunnel to New York City because of runaway costs. Six thousand miles away, Hawaii's outgoing governor has questioned the strategy to pay for a $5.5 billion rail line in Honolulu.