US military affirms it will end live-fire training in Hawaii’s Makua Valley
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military has confirmed that it will permanently end live-fire training in Makua Valley on Oahu, a major win for...
Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A search continued Saturday for seven missing military personnel following the crash of an Osprey off the coast of southern Japan,...
BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring...
DETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver's air bag inflators can blow apart in...
Send-offs show Carlton Pearson’s split legacy spurred by his inclusive beliefs, rejection of hell
Before his peers would label him a heretic, the late Bishop Carlton D. Pearson was once one of the best known preachers in the...
Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico, a federal appeals court ruled...
Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it’s to escape accountability
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for the victims of a racist episode of police torture say new policies unveiled by a Mississippi sheriff's department...
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan....
WASHINGTON (AP) — Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller, who threw his USA team jacket in a trash can after he stormed the U.S....
Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city's...
Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett’s convictions and jail sentence
An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself...
Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii’s leprosy patients
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green,...
