21st annual Taste of Hilo is Sunday

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Hawaii hosts its 21st annual Taste of Hilo from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at Sangha Hall in Hilo.

Kim vows to fight US sanctions, visits sacred N. Korean peak

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to surmount U.S.-led sanctions on his country in state media reports Wednesday alongside evocative propaganda images of him riding a white horse seen as foretelling significant decisions before his own deadline for U.S. movement on nuclear talks expires.

Trump puts housing crash foxes in henhouse

The 2008 housing crash wiped out the savings of millions of people and sent America’s homeownership rate crashing to its lowest level in 50 years. But a few tycoons made out like bandits — and some of them are now guiding economic policy in the Trump administration.

Obituaries for October 16

Forrest Clay Fanning, 73, of Hilo died Aug. 15 at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Nashville, Tenn., he was a seafood clerk for Malama Market, seafood manager for the former Sure Save Supermarket and U.S. Army and the Air National Guard veteran. Private services held. Survived by wife, Darling Wilson-Fanning of Hilo; sons, Wayne Fanning of Honolulu and Brian Fanning of Hilo; sister, Anita F. (Arnold) Ausenbaugh of Nashville; stepsons, Flynn (Emily) Wilson of Mountain View and Israel Wilson of Hilo; two stepgrandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

More victims, more damage found in Japan typhoon aftermath

NAGANO, Japan — The toll of death and destruction from a typhoon that tore through central and northern Japan climbed Tuesday, as the government said it was considering approving a special budget for the disaster response and eventual reconstruction.