Archive for May. 18, 2022

Top Headlines

Court considers whether U.S. can seize a Russian yacht in Fiji

Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of COVID restrictions

Tea and infomercials: North Korea fights COVID with few tools

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

U.N. chief ‘hopeful’ of Ukraine grain deal to help food crisis

Serial offender found guilty for Waikiki car break-in

Thai archival find may resolve fate of missing WWII U.S. airman

2 injured after being knocked into ocean by surf at China Walls

Climber from Japan dies after crevasse fall in Alaska

Man, 21, allegedly robbed woman who helped with car trouble in Pauoa

911 dispatcher allegedly hung up on Buffalo shooting caller

Peru requests extradition of Italian captain over oil spill

Rosmarie Trapp of the ‘Sound of Music’ family dies at 93

U.S. reopens embassy in Kyiv for first time since invasion began

Doctor who fought church gunman remembered as kind protector

North Korea’s suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million

New inquiry into Australian mother convicted of 4 homicides

Mom charged after gun in 8-year-old son’s backpack goes off at school

California tree trimmer guilty in deadly throat-slashings

Alleged church shooter sent diary to newspaper before attack

Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions

Amber Heard’s sister, friend back her assault claims against Johnny Depp

Tom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ touch down in Cannes

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for infant formula shortage

Man, 28, who refused to wear mask, convicted of felony for punching Waikiki security guard, 71

1st U.S. case of monkeypox this year reported in Massachusetts man

‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli freed from prison for halfway house

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops

After Buffalo supermarket massacre, New York governor signs executive order on guns

U.S. health secretary tests positive for COVID-19 on Germany trip

Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecasters predict a below-average hurricane season

Portugal finds 5 monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads

Man, 44, held in deadly Las Vegas lounge shooting takes plea deal

Dow Jones falls more than 1,100 points as Target’s woes renew inflation fears

VIDEO: Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi joins the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s ‘Spotlight Hawaii’

Hawaii Health Department reports 12 new coronavirus-related deaths, 7,149 new infections

Kaiser’s mental health clinicians strike

Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd killing

A third of U.S. should be considering masks, officials say

Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine war crimes trial

Japan OKs plan to release Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater

Moms seeking formula tire of those who say, just breastfeed

German town grounds cats to save rare birds

Hawaii News

On the Move: Mary Bedell, Jill Bowman and Dino Akai

Hawaiian Airlines stock soars 11%

Pacific is back at center stage as LANPAC resumes after hiatus

Kokua Line: Can we order more free COVID tests?

3 former top Honolulu city officials to face jury after losing bid for bench verdict

Law bans side jobs for next Hawaii governor

Suit alleges agency’s failure to protect Pacific sharks

Sports

Hawaii Grown Report: Restarting a career results in a starting job at Air Force

Television and radio – May 18, 2022

Scoreboard – May 18, 2022

Hawaii Grown Notebook: Softball, baseball

Two-time NCAA champion UH men’s volleyball team the toast of the town

University of Hawaii pitcher Blaze Koali‘i Pontes earns Friday slot with lights-out performances

Dave Reardon: University of Hawaii might finally get a financial boost

HPU tennis advances to Elite Eight

Sports Breaking

Study finds gender hiring up, number of Black players fall in MLB

Pac-12 scraps divisions moments after NCAA paves way

VIDEO: Former UH Warrior and CFL great Chad Owens hosts Star-Advertiser sports show ‘The CO2 RUN DWN’

Buffalo sports teams offer support at site of supermarket shooting

U.S. Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men

Jimmy Butler scores 41, Heat take Game 1 from Celtics

Editorial

Off the News: Rental relief begins to run out

Column: Homesharing: a solution to housing crisis

Letters: TMT could make news with major discoveries; Unfair to charge tourists higher fees than locals; Trump should be taken off Hawaii’s ballots

Editorial: Mental health services fraying