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North Korean envoy gives letter to China’s president

Updated: May 25, 2013 12:05am

Associated Press

BEIJING — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin...

Man indicted in drive-by shooting

Updated: May 25, 2013 12:05am

Pair of massive galaxies spotted

Updated: May 25, 2013 12:05am

School’s out for summer

Updated: May 25, 2013 12:05am

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Garden Guy: Advice for those growing corn, avocados

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

Question: I spent a lot of time and effort to plant my corn. When the stalks were about 3 inches high, many of them were laying on the ground. They looked like they were all sawed off at the base...

Depleted uranium at Big Isle army installation to be topic of meeting

Updated: May 22, 2013 8:55am

By TOM CALLIS

Tribune-Herald staff writer

Management of depleted uranium at Pohakuloa Training Area and other Army installations will be discussed at a meeting before the Nuclear...

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...

<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...

<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...

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...

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...