Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election and seek the voters’ mandate for his 9-day-old government.

Taxpayers may pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the police shooting of a South African rugby star.

Hawaiʻi Island voters will have the chance to weigh in on three county charter amendment questions in the November election.

A new study finds that unemployment and poverty are up and incomes are down among Maui wildfire survivors more than a year ...

The window for a final 2024 presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is ...

The rulings are the latest in a legal saga that's been playing out a few rulings at a time across the U.S. for the past two ...

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...