Thunder storm back in Game 4, even series with Mavs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 on Monday to even their Western Conference semifinal series at two wins apiece.
Jayson Tatum, Celtics survive short-handed Cavs in Game 4, take 3-1 series lead
CLEVELAND — For these Celtics, there’s no place like the road.
BIIF athletes show out at track and field states
MILILANI, O‘ahu — Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) athletes had a dominant showing at the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) state championships on Friday and Saturday, as three Hilo-area athletes and a Konawaena High relay team won gold medals.
Hurricanes’ 4-goal third period forces Game 6 vs. Rangers
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:21 remaining in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes staved off elimination by scoring four times in the third to rally for a 4-1 victory over the host New York Rangers in Game 5 on Monday night.
Wyatt Johnston propels Stars to 3-1 series lead over Avs
Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist, Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 in Denver on Monday night to take a commanding lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
Study of PGV’s impacts on groundwater set to begin
A nearly $500,000 federal study of the impacts of Puna Geothermal Venture on Puna’s groundwater should begin soon.
U.S. and Taiwan navies quietly held Pacific drills in April, sources say
TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan navies conducted joint drills in the Pacific in April that, officially, did not take place, four people briefed on the matter said, as the two militaries boost cooperation amid rising Chinese military threats.
Michael Cohen, key to Trump case, tells jurors of seedy hush-money plot
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, the do-anything fixer who once boasted of burying Donald Trump’s secrets and spreading his lies, took the stand at the former president’s criminal trial Monday and exposed those machinations to the jury and the world.
Hawaii Police salutes its fallen officers with honorary ceremony
About four dozen civilians and a contingent of uniformed Hawaii Police Department officers attended HPD’s Police Week ceremony Monday at the Hilo Police Station.
Akaka Falls State Park closing for rockfall mitigation
According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, starting Wednesday, Akaka Falls State Park in Honomu will temporarily close to undergo rockfall mitigation work.
High interest rates are hitting poorer Americans the hardest
High interest rates haven’t crashed the financial system, set off a wave of bankruptcies or caused the recession that many economists feared.
Melinda French Gates resigns from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Trending news in brief, 5/14
Melinda French Gates resigns from Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation
Collapsed Baltimore bridge blasted into pieces to clear wreckage: US news in brief, 5/14
Collapsed Baltimore bridge blasted into pieces to clear wreckage
Conditions ripe in Hawaii for another fire disaster
Less than a year after a massive wildfire ravaged Lahaina with shocking lethal ferocity, a federal agency is predicting that Hawaii over the next few months will face similar conditions that could lead to more wildfires.
US Senator Robert Menendez goes on trial for corruption, no jurors chosen
Jury selection began in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez on Monday, with a judge excusing dozens of prospective jurors in a case that could affect the Democrat’s political future and the makeup of the U.S. Senate.
US overhauls electric grid to make way for more renewables
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first major electric transmission policy update in over a decade that aims to speed up new interregional lines to move more clean energy to meet growing demand amid the explosion of electric vehicles, data centers and artificial intelligence.
RFK Jr.’s old brain worm tale evokes McCain smear
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just got McCained.
Trumpleads in 5 key states, as young and nonwhite voters express discontent with Biden
Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in five crucial battleground states, a new set of polls shows, as a yearning for change and discontent over the economy and the Israel-Hamas war among young, Black and Hispanic voters threaten to unravel the president’s Democratic coalition.
Facing Russian advance, a top Ukrainian general paints a bleak picture
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military is confronting a “critical” situation in the country’s northeast, facing troop shortages as it tries to repel a Russian offensive that has been advancing for several days, a top Ukrainian general said Monday.
Major airlines sue Biden administration over fee disclosure rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Major U.S. airlines are suing the U.S. Transportation Department over a new rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees, the latest clash between air carriers and the Biden administration.
