Steer hits grand slam in 10th, Cincinnati Reds beat Philadelphia 6-3; Phillies’ Harper hitless again
PHILADELPHIA — Spencer Steer hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC
PORTLAND, Ore. — After being a spectator a year ago, Paige Bueckers is headed back to the Final Four after scoring 28 points and lifting UConn to a 80-73 win over Southern California in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday night.
Caitlin Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in 94-87 win over defending champ LSU
ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark put up another sensational performance to carry Iowa to its second straight Final Four.
Houston’s Blanco throws the first no-hitter in the majors this season in a 10-0 win over Toronto
HOUSTON — Ronel Blanco put a bow on a remarkable week.
Why Trump’s alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base
WASHINGTON — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping themselves in American flags.
‘Letting the artist decide’: Hilo art show ongoing through April 25
In a Hilo art show, thirty-four local artists are showcasing the art that best represents them and the totality of their work.
Trump gets bond deal to ward off $454 million judgment, for now
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump averted a financial disaster Monday, reaching a deal that will spare him from paying a $454 million judgment in his civil fraud case while he appeals the penalty.
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
HONOLULU — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102.
Housing density bill curtailed
A proposal to increase housing density statewide was substantially cut Monday after lawmakers chose to leave the matter to the counties.
Waikoloa Road Rehabilitation project ongoing
Work continues on the Waikoloa Road Rehabilitation, which extends from Mamalahoa Highway to Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway.
Planning Commission to mull housing-related bills
A trio of Hawaii County Council bills that would change how transient accommodations and ‘ohana housing units are regulated will go before the Windward Planning Commission on Thursday.
The bizarre Chinese murder plot behind Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
Lin Qi was a billionaire with a dream. The video game tycoon had wanted to turn one of China’s most famous science-fiction novels, “The Three-Body Problem,” into a global hit. He had started working with Netflix and the creators of the HBO series “Game of Thrones” to bring the alien invasion saga to international audiences.
‘Oppenheimer’ opens in nuclear-scarred Japan, 8 months after US premiere
TOKYO — Watching “Oppenheimer,” the Oscar-winning biopic about the father of the atomic bomb that opened in Japan on Friday, Kako Okuno was stunned by a scene in which scientists celebrated the explosion over Hiroshima with thunderous foot stomping and the waving of American flags.
American YouTube personality is released after being kidnapped in Haiti
An American YouTube personality who was kidnapped two weeks ago by a gang leader in Haiti was released over the weekend and was on his way home to the United States on Monday morning, according to his father.
Beijing deplores Taiwan’s next president, but welcomes an old one
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As tensions fester between China and Taiwan, one elder politician from the island democracy is getting an effusive welcome on the mainland: Ma Ying-jeou, a former president.
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a chance to remove restrictions in November.
Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence in centuries
Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.
Why a TikTok ban isn’t what we need
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill in March threatening to ban TikTok unless its parent company ByteDance sells the app. It may take the Senate months to address the legislation, which faces some opposition, so a ban is not imminent. But the relative success of this approach highlights the narrow, problematic pathway for data security reform in the U.S. as we continue to avoid real oversight.
California judge right to disbar Trump lawyer John Eastman
A California State Bar judge has recommended the disbarment of former Donald Trump adviser John Eastman, a onetime fringe academic — among his longtime obsessions partly overturning the 14th Amendment to kill birthright citizenship — who came to occupy a central role in the former president’s efforts to undo the 2020 election.
Your Views for April 2
Ford was right about term limits
