The Kekaha Landfill bottle redemption center on Kauai is closed today because of problems with the scale that weighs recycling materials. The center is scheduled to reopen on Saturday.

LONDON — Wimbledon organizers will pay $83 million to regain total control of the All England Club, buying back the 50 percent it gave away in 1934.

Shanghai Tang, located at Ala Moana Center, is hosting a special event on Nov. 30 to support Gregory House Programs and its work in the community and as a way to acknowledge World AIDS Day.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen will not be suspended for a spate of late hits. Coach Brad Childress said he was told by the NFL that Allen will be fined $25,000, but not punished further. Allen was summoned to the league office Tuesday to talk about his play. Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier went with him.

The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is postponed again today due to a lack of quality waves at Haleiwa Alii Beach.

SEATTLE — Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired today by the Seattle Mariners.

Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona will be participating in a ground-blessing ceremony at 10 a.m. today to mark the start of construction on a luxury family resort being built by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

A stubborn brush fire that forced the evacuation of 600 people from the Four Seasons Resort and has burned more than 1,000 acres on Lanai is still not considered contained, a spokesman for Maui County reported at 9:30 a.m. this morning.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve today sharply lowered its projections for economic activity this year and next, and signaled that additional interest rate reductions may be needed to help combat the worst financial crisis to jolt the country in more than a half-century.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The LPGA Tour will offer three fewer official events in 2009, the latest result of the global economic downturn and its affect on pro sports.

Hawaii National Bank is warning of a "phishing" email scam bearing Hawaii National Bank's name, and is reminding people who receive the fraudulent e-mail that they should not respond by clicking on the link in the fraudulent messages.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street turned sharply lower today, as a bailout of Detroit's Big Three automakers appeared stalled on Capitol Hill, and another round of downbeat economic news further disheartened investors.

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA says the men's basketball Final Four will be played at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington in 2014.

What appeared to be an throwaway line in a conversation with ESPN now has become something of a sporting obsession.

CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted today, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.

NEW YORK — The lawyer for three New Orleans Saints players facing suspension said today the NFL's independent drug adminstrator acknowledged he did not inform NFL players that the supplement StarCaps contained a banned diuretic.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week's victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

BOSTON — Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals today for reliever Ramon Ramirez.

On Thursday, the Transportation and Public Works Committee will hear Bill 67 (2008), introduced by Councilmember Charles K. Djou (Waikiki, East Honolulu), proposing a ban on text messaging and playing video games while driving.

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, along with Atlas Insurance Agents, Insurance Factors, Jerry Hay, Inc., and Servco Insurance Services, are teaming up to donate $35,840 to partially fund the purchase of a new rescue boat for the Honolulu Fire Department.