May 24—Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get unlimited access From as low as $12.95 /mo. A 53-year-old Oahu woman was indicted May 17 for allegedly deceiving a man into working for more than eight years and keeping his government identification so he […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A MAX train operator is being hailed as a hero after he successfully stopped his train during an emergency, preventing a man who had been shoved onto the tracks from getting hit. The man who allegedly pushed the victim is now facing murder charges. Pacific Power outage that impacted 33K customers […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the City of Albuquerque works to revitalize its Westside Emergency Housing Center, it’s also on the hunt for someone to run the place after the current operator announced it won’t renew its contract. The WEHC is in the process of a refresh. “The first dorm refresh is completed this week. The […]
May 4—BEEKMANTOWN — Hilary A. Davis, operator of animal rescue A Canine Gem, which 49 dogs were seized from in February due to alleged poor conditions, was arraigned on additional charges in Beekmantown Justice Court Wednesday. Davis, 57, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty, all misdemeanors; one count of false advertising, a misdemeanor; […]
SES plans to buy fellow satellite operator Intelsat, in a deal that could help the combined company compete with SpaceX’s huge Starlink broadband network. Luxembourg-based SES is acquiring Virginia-based multinational Intelsat for $3.1 billion in a deal that’s expected to close next year, the two companies announced today (April 30). “In a fast-moving and competitive […]
The owner of a Pittsburgh-area towing company is facing more than 100 charges after he was accused of inflating costs, charging customers thousands for short-trip tows and fraudulent fees, officials said. Vincent G. Fannick, 56, was charged on April 18 with “27 counts each of insurance fraud, theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, and […]
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said on Monday that it has obtained permission from safety regulators to start loading atomic fuel into a reactor at its only operable plant in north-central Japan, which it is keen to restart for the first time since the 2011 disaster. Tokyo […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has rejected a case brought by five women seeking compensation from Qatar Airways over invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s airport in 2020, but their case against the airport’s operator is going ahead. The five, whose identities have been concealed by the courts, were among hundreds […]
A genarl view of the logo and lettering of the company “Amprion”. German electricity grid operator Amprion more than doubled investments last year and is making good progress with expanding transmission connections, the company’s top executive said on Thursday. Sina Schuldt/dpa German electricity grid operator Amprion more than doubled investments last year and is making […]
Israel has been using an artificial intelligence system called Lavender to create a “kill list” of at least 37,000 people in Gaza, according to a new report from Israel’s +972 magazine, confirmed by the Guardian. Lavender is the second AI system revealed after the existence of Israel’s The Gospel was first reported on last year, […]
An airboat tour in the Florida Everglades capsized sending passengers overboard on Friday, officials say. This happened when the airboat’s driver took a sharp turn to try to see an alligator in the water, according to multiple reports. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said three units responded to a waterway near Coopertown The Original Airboat Tour in […]
(Bloomberg) — Colombia’s power market operator is warning that low water reservoir levels are at risk of sparking power outages across the country during peak demand hours as the hydroelectric system suffers under the effects of a drought. Most Read from Bloomberg With about two-thirds of its installed capacity coming from hydropower, the Andean nation’s […]