Breaking http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking RSS Feed for Breaking en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 20:31:21 GMT Navy to name destroyer after Inouye http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208695381.html The Navy will announce that a new destroyer will be named after U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, one of the most influential members of the Senate during his 50-year tenure, a tenacious fighter for the betterment of Hawaii and a stalwart military supporter. Trade winds returning today, but vog may stick around http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130522_Afternoon_showers_expected_but_trade_winds_returning_Thursday.html Cooler weather should return in time for the Memorial Day weekend when the trade winds return by tonight, National Weather Service forecasters said. GM recalling Cadillac SUVs to tighten wheels http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208705831.html DETROIT » General Motors Co. is recalling more than 27,000 Cadillac SUVs worldwide because the wheels can fall off. Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208659221.html WASHINGTON » President Barack Obama today defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed. Work furlough escapee charged http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208702621.html A 42-year-old Oahu Community Correctional Center inmate, who failed to return from the Laumaka work furlough program three weeks ago, was charged with second-degree escape on Wednesday. Maui County updates tsunami evacuation maps http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208701211.html Maui County has updated the island’s tsunami evacuation maps based on newly-released scientific data. Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208686831.html LONDON » Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher's knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun. Young Brothers reports drop in first-quarter shipping volumes http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130523_Young_Brothers_reports_drop_in_firstquarter_shipping_volumes.html Cargo shipments between Hono­lulu and six neighbor island ports fell 3.9 percent during the first quarter of this year, continuing the volatility in intrastate commerce that has persisted since the 2008-2009 recession. Major earthquake off Tonga poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208683631.html A major earthquake in the south Pacific, 175 miles southwest of Vaini, Tonga, does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to officials at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Honolulu gas prices tick back up http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/208681611.html Average retail gasoline prices in Honolulu have risen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.25 per gallon this week, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 214 gas outlets in Honolulu.