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Cruise industry announces passenger bill of rights

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:06am

By BETH J. HARPAZ

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The cruise industry said Wednesday that it’s adopting a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the “safety, comfort and care” of guests...

4 Americans killed since 2009 in U.S. drone strikes

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since...

College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

Associated Press

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop...

Nation roundup for May 23

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

Jury deadlocks in Arias murder trial

PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to...

Puna shooting suspect arrested

Updated: May 22, 2013 8:55am

By JOHN BURNETT

Tribune-Herald staff writer

One man is dead and another in police custody after a shooting Monday afternoon in lower Puna.

At about 2:19 p.m. Monday, police...

<p>Steve Kinder is the head coach at Division II Humboldt State.</p>

UHH trims men’s basketball candidate list to three

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

Tribune-Herald

Humboldt State University men’s basketball coach Steve Kinder, Grand Canyon University assistant coach Mark Nelson and Panola College assistant coach Guy Beach are the...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili gets a facial from Memphis’ Zach Randolph as he drives to the basket Tuesday during the second half of their Western Conference final series.</p>

Spurs work OT for 2-0 lead on Grizzlies

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By JEFF LATZKE

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — When Tony Parker started running low on masterful plays, Tim Duncan was there to take over and lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-0 lead in...

How to legalize pot

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

The first time I talked to Mark Kleiman, a drug policy expert at UCLA, was in 2002, and he explained why legalization of marijuana was a bad idea. Sure, he said, the government should remove...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>In this file photo, a Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya.</p>

FBI IDs suspects in Benghazi attack

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By KIMBERLY DOZIER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and...

City searches for tornado survivors

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN

Associated Press

MOORE, Okla. — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a...