News in Kailua
Trump offered to sell arms to China, US ambassador says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether he would like to buy U.S. weapons, David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China, said in a television interview Sunday.
South Africa reels from two shootings that kill 27 in one night
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN — South African police were on Sunday hunting the perpetrators of two separate shootings that killed 27 people within hours of each other, highlighting the country’s rampant gun violence.
Pennsylvania measles outbreak grows to nearly 900 cases
More than 50 new cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania since Wednesday, state health officials said, as efforts continue to combat an outbreak that has spread across the state.
The world needs better power grids. Why smaller may be better.
LUND, Sweden — Swedish tech entrepreneur Jonas Birgersson remembers seeing the satellite image of Ukraine — a blackened scar on Europe’s face — after Russia attacked its power grid in 2022.
Partisan loyalty now drives Americans’ trust in justice
Americans have rarely trusted their institutions less. In June, Gallup found average confidence in the 14 institutions it tracks was near a record low. Some 9% of the public trusted Congress, 27% trusted the Supreme Court, and 45% trusted the police. The criminal justice system,…
Why Medicare for All is now possible
Across the country, candidates are running unapologetically on Medicare for All— and winning.
Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan
Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.
How to improve the HI-5 recycling program?
State lawmakers are seeking ways to improve the HI-5 recycling program, which has shown a steady decline in recovery rates over the past 10 years.
Trump proposes $810 million in education and health cuts, defying Congress
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday night informed Congress that it intended to cancel about $810 million that lawmakers had approved for education and health-related programs, its latest attempt to use a legally untested power to unilaterally rescind spending without the…
Category 4 Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico’s coast, landfall expected Monday
BUENOS AIRES— Hurricane Polo moved away from Mexico’s Pacific coast on Saturday as a downgraded Category 4, before an expected return to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday, forecasters said.
High gas, rising mortgage rates trouble Trump as midterms near
WASHINGTON — Gas prices climbed, mortgage costs soared and investors on Wall Street grew jittery this past week, intensifying a political maelstrom surrounding President Donald Trump with just over a month until voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm election.
US rejects UN declaration on preparing for future pandemics
The United States and the European Union on Friday rejected a declaration by member countries of the United Nations that pledged international collaboration and solidarity in preparing for and responding to pandemics.