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Honolulu — A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island that had left residents on edge. Police said Jacob Baker, 36, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested on suspicion of murder, burglary and other charges following a search that involved “significant resources,” …
Fifteen months after saying a list of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients was “sitting on my desk right now,” and four months after overseeing the release of millions of associated documents, former Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before a House committee on Friday about her handling of the so-called Epstein files. Bondi’s closed-door interview in the …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats may be in a more celebratory mood than usual as they gather Friday in South Carolina, a state led almost entirely by Republicans. The party is holding events days after the GOP-led state Senate shot down an effort backed by President Donald Trump to redraw House district lines to help …
May 29 (Reuters) – A team of specialist divers were headed to central Laos to help efforts to rescue seven people trapped in a cave after heavy rains triggered a landslide last week, a Thai volunteer group said on Friday. Seven Lao nationals had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, but …
SINGAPORE, May 29 (Reuters) – China’s decision to send only academics to Asia’s biggest defence forum is a missed opportunity at a moment when countries need more “strategic reassurance” from Beijing, Australia’s defence minister said on Friday. Speaking ahead of the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Australia’s Richard Marles said the meeting was an “incredible …
TBILISI, May 29 (Reuters) – Tangled cobwebs dangle from the ceiling in dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the air in this repository of a precious wine collection, once owned by Georgia’s most infamous son, Josef Stalin. The Georgian government, which owns the roughly 40,000 French and Georgian rarities, unsealed the wine vault …
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, late Thursday to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. “To come here is to …
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Knicks are on a historic playoff run. They still need to win one more round to go down as an all-time great team. If they can get four more wins — and get them quickly — they would take their place up near the Lakers of Shaquille O’Neal …
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The Treasury Department said it had sanctioned eight vessels involved in transporting …
Exactly how artificial intelligence will shake up the U.S. job market won’t be certain for years. In the short term, the rapid buildout of data centers powering the rise of artificial intelligence is creating a boomlet in blue-collar jobs even as some companies invest in AI and axe white-collar roles. For now, most of the …