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State orders cattle quarantine

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

By ERIN MILLER

Stephens Media

Two years after tests first indicated the presence of a sexually transmitted disease in a handful of Hawaii Island cattle, state officials imposed a...

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<p>John Burnet/Stephens Media</p><p>Coin dealer Donald Nigro testifies during his cross-examination Tuesday in a Hilo courtroom.</p>

Coin dealer insists he never ‘propositioned’ attacker

Updated: May 22, 2013 8:55am

By JOHN BURNETT

Tribune-Herald staff writer

The attorney for a former mortician accused of trying to kill a downtown Hilo coin merchant in a brutal hammer attack almost two years ago...

Traffic safety laws get a little stricter

Updated: May 22, 2013 8:55am

By JOHN BURNETT

Tribune-Herald staff writer

Big Island police say they support two new statewide traffic safety laws.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday signed the two measures into...

Does France have right plan to revive ailing economy?

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By SARAH DiLORENZO

Associated Press

PARIS — The man charged with reviving France’s shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the...

Top figures barred from Iran’s ballot

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By BRIAN MURPHY

Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>Holding up his own Apple iPhone, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., presses Apple CEO Tim Cook for answers about why Apple, the world’s most valuable company, based in Cupertino, Calif., holds a billion dollars in an Irish subsidiary.</p>

Apple’s Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

Apple’s Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO...

Montana man dies in Yosemite climbing accident

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

Montana man dies in Yosemite climbing accident

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite...

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according...

IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By ALAN FRAM

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional...

Justin Bieber’s monkey becomes German property

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

Germany owns Bieber’s monkey

BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber’s pet monkey is no longer his.

The capuchin monkey named Mally was seized by German customs on March 28 when the 19-year-old...

Construction nears for Ka‘u solar farm

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By ERIN MILLER

Stephens Media

Construction on a series of solar panels in Ka‘u could begin as soon as 60-90 days, a solar company official said Tuesday.

Neighbors of the project...