‘Armed and dangerous’ assault suspect escapes police custody while handcuffed

After consulting with an engineer, Hawaii County officials have decided to reconstruct the pedestrian bridge between Waiakea Peninsula and Moku‘ola (Coconut Island) rather than simply repair the damaged section.

WASHINGTON >> Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism today toward a Hawaii law that restricts the carrying of handguns on private property open to the public without the owner’s permission, appearing ready to…

President Donald Trump said today there was “no going back” on his goal to control Greenland, refusing to rule out taking the Arctic island by force and rounding on allies as European leaders struggled to respond.

JERUSALEM >> Israel demolished structures inside the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound today after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. >> A Minnesota man told Reuters that he felt fear, shame and desperation after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn Sunday, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs.

All three major Wall Street indexes closed well down today, joining other global stock markets in a broad selloff triggered by concerns that fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe could signal renewed market…

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Postal Service said on Tuesday it is launching an online bidding platform to take proposals for access to its last-mile delivery network, opening more than 18,000 destination delivery units and local processing…

MADRID >> A six-year-old girl was found walking alone along the tracks on Sunday night after her parents, brother and cousin all died in the high-speed crash between two trains in southern Spain. She had been on a family outing to see the…