Arkansas prosecutor declines to charge officers involved in suspect’s death
Police officers in the central Arkansas city of Conway have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who was in custody. The…
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WHO leader is stuck between feuding China and US. It’s a situation ‘rock star’ Tedros has spent his life preparing for
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was watching late-night television when he saw a hospital boss criticizing him and Ethiopia’s Health Ministry, which…
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Feast or famine for Bandits in double header split
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Bandits split a double header Friday that featured two drastically different games. Idaho Falls beat…
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AA Legion Baseball Scores, Friday, July 31
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Continue Reading Rhode Island mistakenly issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse
Rhode Island issued 176 tax refund checks this week signed by iconic duo Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse — instead of the state treasurer and…
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James Murdoch resigns from News Corp, citing ‘disagreements over certain editorial content’
James Murdoch, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, made a dramatic break from the family business on Friday. He resigned from…
Continue Reading Frontline workers wearing PPE still at more than three times the risk of Covid-19 infection, new study finds
Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients with Covid-19 isn’t enough to completely eliminate the threat from the…
Continue Reading LAPD releases video showing protester shot in head with ‘less-lethal’ round
A protester had his hands raised when Los Angeles police shot him in the head with a “less-lethal projectile” during a May demonstration,…
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Jefferson City Schools reopening ‘experiment’ is underway
Early Friday morning, Nereida Jaimes, carrying her youngest child, opened her front door to walk her two older children to the school bus, a familiar…
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New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu leaves game after ankle injury
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu left Friday’s game against the Atlanta Dream with an ankle sprain, according to the team. The injury…
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Runnin’ Rebels win 2020 AA Legion state title
RUPERT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Pocatello beat Twin Falls Friday 1-0 to win the AA Legion Baseball state tournament. Caden McCurdy pitched a complete…
Continue Reading US Navy’s first Black female tactical jet pilot gets her ‘wings of gold’
The US Navy’s first Black female tactical aircraft pilot, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle, received her “wings of gold” on Friday, marking…
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Taiwan could become the next flashpoint in the global tech war
The world is becoming increasingly dependent on a Taiwanese company for the most advanced semiconductors, after a stumble by rival Intel. But TSMC is…
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Trump releases 2019 financial disclosure report
Three of President Donald Trump’s marquee properties — Mar-a-Lago, Trump National Doral and his Trump International Hotel in Washington…
Continue Reading Ethics Committee extends investigation into Georgia congressman over use of campaign funds
The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it will extend its investigation into Rep. Sanford Bishop, a Georgia Democrat, due to evidence that…
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Democratic rep says red states are ‘getting what was coming to them’ for ‘playing politics’ with Covid-19
A Democratic congressman from Massachusetts said “we certainly have this perception in the Northeast that all the red states are getting what…
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House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenas Secretary of State Pompeo
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday to turn over documents related to the Bidens and…
Continue Reading Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs sweeping police reform bill
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed comprehensive police accountability legislation into law Friday afternoon. The law institutes a new statewide…
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Three people charged in Twitter hack that hit Biden and Obama
Three people were charged on Friday for their alleged involvement in a massive Twitter hack earlier this month that took over the accounts of…
Continue Reading DHS opens investigations into intelligence collection on journalists
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Friday directed the intelligence branch of his department to cease collecting information involving…
Continue Reading Indiana student tests positive for Covid-19 on first day of school
As an Indiana school district welcomed students to the 2020-21 academic year, one of their students tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of…
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Jonathan Isaac responds after being the lone NBA player to stand for National Anthem
Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac became the first NBA player to stand for the National Anthem as the league resumed play after a 20-week hiatus…
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Trump’s own intelligence officials contradict his repeated claims of mail-in voting fraud
US intelligence officials on Friday discounted the possibility of foreign countries mass producing fake ballots to interfere in the November…
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Baseball commissioner warns he might end season if coronavirus isn’t managed better, ESPN reports
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union leader Tony Clark in a Friday call that if the league and players don’t do a better…
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INL scientists returning from Mars rover launch
Idaho National Laboratory scientists are headed home Friday with another feather in their space…
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Appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday to vacate the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who along with his brother planted homemade bombs near the…
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475 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Friday, 12 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 475 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on…
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Washington state has trapped its first ‘murder hornet’
Washington state has trapped its first Asian giant hornet — or, what we’ve come to know as the “murder hornet.” Scientists…
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Supreme Court allows continued construction of Trump’s border wall
A divided Supreme Court on Friday allowed continued construction of a portion of President Donald Trump’s border wall while legal challenges…
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‘We’re dying here,’ Florida newspaper says in pleading with governor to issue a statewide mask mandate
A South Florida newspaper is pleading with Gov. Ron DeSantis to do more amid the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths spreading across Florida. The…
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Secretaries of state ask for additional election support funding in light of coronavirus
Eleven state secretaries of state are requesting additional funding from Congress to address potential election issues when voters come to the polls…
Continue Reading READ: Trump’s financial disclosure report for 2019
President Donald Trump’s financial disclosure for 2019 was released Friday evening. Click here to view the document:…
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104 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 104 new cases in the area on…
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President Donald Trump’s financial disclosure for 2019 was released Friday evening. Click here to view the…
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Bush Center says some donors’ information was stolen in May hack
Demographic and donation information for some individuals associated with the George W. Bush Presidential Center was stolen in a May ransomware…
Continue Reading A White filmmaker held up a Black Lives Matter sign in Harrison, Arkansas, and here’s what happened
A White filmmaker traveled to a town just outside the headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan to document reactions to him holding a Black Lives Matter…
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Staying safe while cooling off
With the temperatures rising and more people getting away, the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office says water safety is more important than…
Continue Reading The week in 16 headlines
This week, Trump’s suggestion that November’s election be delayed prompted an unusual level of pushback from Republicans, who are…
Continue Reading State Department enters next phase of reopening, leaving some officials concerned
The US State Department entered the second phase of its reopening plan this week, despite an increase in coronavirus cases in and around the…
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David Duke has been banned from Twitter
Twitter permanently banned the account of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke on Thursday night, after multiple violations of the company’s…
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Governor outlines relief fund benefits
Governor Brad Little outlined where Idaho spent federal COVID-19 relief funds. …
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SpaceX set to bring NASA astronauts home from historic mission (weather permitting)
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the first-ever astronauts to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft, are…
Continue Reading A tenant decapitated his landlord with a sword over a rent dispute, Hartford police say
A Connecticut man decapitated his landlord with a sword after being told he had to move out because of overdue rent, Hartford police say. The…
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Grass fire contained
Idaho Falls firefighters were called to a grass fire near 6000 N. 25th East at around 3:11 p.m.…
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Heat Advisory for this weekend
High pressure over the west will keep our temperatures above average. Highs will be into the 90’s and low 100’s this weekend with mostly sunny skies.…
Continue Reading Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital after latest medical procedure
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a New York City hospital on Friday after her latest medical procedure, the court said.…
Continue Reading Robert Durst’s murder trial has been postponed until April 2021
A Los Angeles judge on Friday ordered the murder trial of real estate tycoon Robert Durst be postponed — again — until next year. Durst,…
Continue Reading McConnell signal to Republican Senate candidates: Distance from Trump if necessary
Sen. Mitch McConnell is allowing Republican Senate candidates to do whatever it takes to salvage their campaigns ahead of what Republicans…
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New milestones reached in plans for police station
The Idaho Falls City Council met with the Idaho Falls Police Department on Monday to discuss building plans and funding requirements for a new police…
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Construction scheduled at American Falls dam
Concrete repair work will begin next week at American Falls…
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A Georgia sleepaway camp’s coronavirus outbreak is a warning for what could happen when schools reopen, CDC says
A Covid-19 outbreak at a Georgia sleep away camp this June could have implications for school reopening, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
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2 US oil executives released from Venezuela prison to house arrest
Two American oil executives held in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison for almost three years have been placed in house arrest, a sign that the…
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The Nation’s Weather
The Nation’s Weather for Saturday, August 1, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected near the Ohio River…
Continue Reading Beloved toy store calls police on family claiming to be exempt from mask mandate
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A beloved toy store in southern Minnesota says it reported…
Continue Reading Orange County journalist killed after alleged street racer crashes into his pickup truck
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) — A 67-year-old man was dead Thursday after a…
Continue Reading Priest stirs controversy, downplays pandemic
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bay Area Catholic priest is stirring up controversy about…
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Can you get COVID-19 through your eyes? And should we all be wearing goggles to protect against it?
We know that the coronavirus can enter the body through the nose and mouth — hence the constant recommendations from doctors to wear face…
Continue Reading Officer saves 6-week-old from choking
Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KOVR) — A Solano CHP Officer is being hailed a hero after…
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‘Sistas’ actress says she felt pride in being back on set during the pandemic
KJ Smith is a part of history. That’s because the actress is one of the stars of Tyler Perry’s BET series “Sistas” and she is…
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A variety of responses by US states hurt the country’s ability to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says
The “diversity of response” by US states hampered the country’s ability to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci…
Continue Reading Dramatic video shows 2 police officers rescue horse from burning barn
Click here for updates on this story HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KYW) — A dramatic body camera video shows two police…
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Drunk driver who killed 3 children gets 30-year sentence
A drunk driver who killed three children when he crashed into the back of a vehicle in which they were passengers has been sentenced to 30 years in…
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Bighorn Sheep lottery tag selected
A Bighorn sheep lottery tag earned a Boise man a dream hunt and $185,000 for Idaho Fish and…
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Company to open beef processing facility in S. Idaho
A beef processing company said Friday it will open a new plant in south-central Idaho and hire 400…
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Human sperm roll like ‘playful otters’ as they swim, study finds, contradicting centuries-old beliefs
More than 340 years ago, a Dutchman named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented a powerful new compound microscope and accidentally discovered the…
Continue Reading Student-athletes allowed to kneel during anthem at Buncombe, Asheville City Schools
Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C (WLOS) — Both Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools will…
Continue Reading Transylvania County childcare center closed after child tests positive for COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A childcare center in Transylvania County is…
Continue Reading Boy escapes abusive home, couple arrested for child cruelty
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — A couple has been arrested and charged with second-degree…
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Florida sets a record for number of coronavirus deaths for 4th straight day
Florida on Friday marked the fourth consecutive day it reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths in the state. The 257 deaths reported Friday was…
Continue Reading COVID -19 is not keeping local actors from doing what they love
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — It is a big weekend for young actors in northwest…
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