News in Kailua
Watchdog finds no Fed misconduct in renovation; Trump calls for Powell’s resignation
The Federal Reserve’s Inspector General on Wednesday said it found no grounds for a criminal referral or evidence of administrative misconduct tied to cost overruns in a US central bank renovation project.
Kristi Noem files for divorce after 34 years of marriage
Kristi Noem, the former South Dakota governor whom President Donald Trump fired as homeland security secretary in March, has filed for divorce from her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, according to court records.
Trump says he has done a ‘bad job’ explaining his economic record
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has done “a very bad job” of explaining his economic record as his job approval rating sags under the weight of high gasoline prices ahead of the November midterm elections.
Where high rents drive people into poverty
The housing shortage in the United States not only drives up rents, it is also a significant driver of poverty, according to a new study released by the Pew Charitable Trust on Tuesday.
HECO customers weigh in on proposed rate increase
The state Public Utilities Commission is gathering public input on an application by Hawaiian Electric to raise base rates over the next two years, and comments including opposition from ratepayers are piling up.
Cam Schlittler (10 K’s), Ben Rice (2 HRs) send Yankees to Game 1 rout
NEW YORK — Cam Schlittler fanned 10 in 6 1/3 dominant innings while Ben Rice homered twice and drove in six runs as the New York Yankees pulled away for a 9-0 rout of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of an American League wild-card series on Tuesday night.
At White House, Trump asks AI titans to police themselves
President Donald Trump summoned the world’s most powerful technology executives to the White House on Tuesday and praised the assembled billionaires as “very brilliant” minds who wanted to make the world a better place through job creation, the construction of data centers and…
Trump government ads draw artist protest, regulatory complaints
Taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump drew fresh scrutiny on Tuesday after the recording artist behind a song used in one spot demanded the White House stop using his music and a watchdog group asked federal regulators to pull the commercials from the…
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells Senate he won’t be silenced by prosecution threats
Former US special counsel Jack Smith told senators on Tuesday that he will not be silenced by threats of prosecution, as he faced Republican accusations of abuse of power in his investigations of President Donald Trump.
US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.
Mexico’s National Guard debuts tiny Chihuahua recruit
Comando may be tiny, but Mexico’s National Guard is giving him a very big role.