The Associated Press
The Associated Press is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. Founded in 1846, AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, it's a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members.
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As part of an initiative Instagram announced last month, the popular social media service owned by Meta Platforms has stopped “proactively” recommending political content posted on accounts that users don’t choose to follow. But users can get around Instagram’s political curbs in just a few steps.
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Authorities say an inmate was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash soon after his escape. Correctional officers found the inmate on a highway outside Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center early Friday.
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One of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died. Richard C. "Dick" Higgins died at home in Bend, Oregon, at the age of 102. His granddaughter said Wednesday he died of natural causes.
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A man has pleaded guilty to murder, about two years the decomposing body of his lover was found encased in concrete in a bathtub in one of Hawaiʻi’s most exclusive gated communities.
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Investigators have needed to issue eight additional subpoenas for documents and 53 additional subpoenas for interviews about the Aug. 8 fire that killed at least 101 people. The first phase of the report had been expected this month, but will now come out on April 17.
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A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That’s the “shaka” in Hawaiʻi. It's sometimes known outside the islands as the “hang loose” sign associated with surf culture. But in Hawaiʻi, where it originated, it's a more common and nuanced gesture.
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Authorities say a man accused of dousing a woman with acid on Oʻahu last year allegedly tried to cast doubt on himself as a suspect by plotting with a fellow inmate to carry out a second, similar attack.
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Hawaiʻi Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest in which former incumbent Donald Trump is the only remaining major candidate competing.
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Honolulu police say they are investigating what appears to be the murder-suicide of a family, including three children, at a Mānoa home. Lt. Deena Thoemmes said during a news conference Sunday afternoon that a preliminary investigation shows the husband fatally stabbed his wife and three children.
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President Joe Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Hawaiʻi on Wednesday, propelling him closer to winning his party’s nomination again after romping through the Super Tuesday contests earlier this week.