Residents moving back more than 3 years after apartment fire
Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — An apartment fire left nearly dozens of people looking…
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They see one man’s death as an urgent reminder of what Biden needs to do
It’s something Azadeh Shahshahani dreads hearing. And something she says she’s heard too many times already. Immigration and Customs…
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Police seeking suspect in heinous sexual assault at senior living complex
Click here for updates on this story MCDONOUGH, Georgia (WGCL) — McDonough Police say a suspect went to a local senior…
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3 former GOP senators: Trump should not escape accountability on a technicality
Former president Donald Trump incited an insurrection and has faced little consequence for it so far. As such, senators must take on their…
Continue Reading A mom built a simpler Covid-19 vaccine sign-up website for her state while on maternity leave
After her mother-in-law had difficulty signing up for a Covid-19 vaccine, a Massachusetts woman created a website to make it easier for her —…
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Driest winter on record for Pocatello valley so far
Neighbors in Pocatello haven’t had to break out the snow shovel much this winter…
Continue Reading Truck falls 70 feet off overpass
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office responded to I-94…
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Disney California Adventure Park to bring back 1,000 workers in limited reopening
Some Disney fans will finally have the chance to return to the California Adventure Park next month for a limited-time experience, about a year after…
Continue Reading Judge agrees to release prominent Proud Boys leader facing Capitol riot charges
A federal judge in Seattle on Monday decided that a Proud Boys leader on the West Coast, Ethan Nordean, should be released pending trial, even after…
Continue Reading Death sentence of Saudi man jailed as a teen for anti-government protests is commuted
A man who was arrested and sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests as a teen in Saudi Arabia has had his sentence commuted,…
Continue Reading 2 killed in wreck; driver arrested
Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — The driver of a car that crashed on…
Continue Reading Jackson police investigate spate of weekend shootings
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Jackson police are investigating several weekend…
Continue Reading OHP trooper released from hospital after being injured during pursuit in NE Oklahoma
Click here for updates on this story VINITA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who was injured…
Continue Reading Larry Kudlow’s show to debut on Fox Business Network next week
Larry Kudlow is being tapped to revitalize Fox Business Network in the afternoons. Kudlow, who was the director of the National Economic Council…
Continue Reading Mills thriving due to sky-high forest products prices
Click here for updates on this story SEELEY LAKE, Montana (Missoulian) — A strong demand for lumber, caused by a surge…
Continue Reading Nebraska State Patrol urges stranded motorists to stay with vehicles amid dangerously cold temps
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska State Patrol on Monday urged motorists to…
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Legislature’s budget committee OK’s emergency rental help
The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee on Monday approved $175 million for emergency rental assistance stemming from people struggling to pay rent…
Continue Reading Grants fund writers in reservation schools, touring veterans play
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — A creative writing program that bring writers…
Continue Reading Family speaks on fallen officer’s legacy
Click here for updates on this story DEMING, New Mexico (KOAT) — New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott was…
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Biden administration in fraught position with some Trump-appointed US attorneys
Distrust of Trump-era appointees led the Biden administration to appoint a career Justice Department official as acting attorney general while it…
Continue Reading Vigil planned for man last seen in Illinois town
Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times ) — The family of a man who’s been…
Continue Reading Protesters cause damage to Sacramento mayor’s home, staff says
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is assessing…
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Montana snowmobiler dies in weekend avalanche in Swan Range
A northwestern Montana man died after being caught in a weekend avalanche while snowmobiling in the Swan Range east of Kalispell, Flathead County…
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Winona Ryder says it felt ‘surreal’ playing Timothée Chalamet’s mom in Super Bowl ad
In case you missed it, Cadillac aired a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday that was a sequel to “Edward Scissorhands.” Starring Timothée…
Continue Reading 4th grade competitive rock climber finds balance through online school
Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — When 10-year-old Conner Bailey makes his way to the top of…
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Wyoming wind energy capacity nearly doubled, report says
Wyoming played a significant part in helping the country increase its wind energy production by nearly doubling capacity in 2020, a new report…
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Gas prices begin to rise with market confidence
Crude oil prices have reached their highest point in the past year, at $56 per barrel. …
Continue Reading Tesla’s $1.5 billion investment sends bitcoin to record highs
It’s an exciting day if you’re an investor in Bitcoin and/or Tesla. The cryptocurrency soared to a new all-time high of $44,868.98 per…
Continue Reading Man raises funds to bring city’s homeless to hotel during Arctic blast
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The negative-degree windchill that has engulfed Chicago is…
Continue Reading Impeachment trial kicks off this week as Hill leaders near deal on its parameters
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins this week as Senate leaders are closing in on an agreement that would give each…
Continue Reading Controversy arises as authorities investigate animal carcasses
Click here for updates on this story GREELEY, Colorado (KCNC) — Weld County and state of Colorado officials called to a…
Continue Reading Senate to vote on confirming Denis McDonough as secretary of Veterans Affairs
The Senate will vote Monday evening on whether to confirm Denis McDonough as President Joe Biden’s secretary of Veterans Affairs, a vote that…
Continue Reading LA Taco stand owners get into fight with police, health inspectors
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — An intense physical altercation happened Sunday between…
Continue Reading Filmmaker Paul Goodman hoping to find his perfect bone marrow match
Click here for updates on this story TUSTIN, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Paul Goodman has already battled cancer once…
Continue Reading Alleging her partner was abducted and tortured, Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi flees to Kenya
Feminist and political activist Stella Nyanzi has fled to Kenya to seek asylum with her three children. Nyanzi, who a year ago was in prison for…
Continue Reading Two FBI agents were shot and killed last week. Here’s why that’s a rare tragedy
The killing of two FBI agents last week at a lake-bordered community in South Florida marked the first time since November 2008 that an FBI agent was…
Continue Reading New York certifies Claudia Tenney’s victory in last unresolved House race of 2020
Three months after Election Day, the New York State Board of Elections on Monday certified Republican Claudia Tenney as the winner in New…
Continue Reading Burglars hitting restaurants, prompting owner’s call for city to do more
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO ) — The owner of a popular St. Paul brunch spot burglarized…
Continue Reading Minnesotan joins marines after boyfriend’s death in DC barracks
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO ) — Taking an oath to serve one’s country is an honorable…
Continue Reading Midtown prowler suspected in new case, neighbors want answers
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A prowler has been terrorizing women in Sacramento, and one…
Continue Reading The battle over schools reopening heats up. What are the facts?
As the Biden administration works to speed up the country’s Covid-19 response, reopening schools has become one of the primary benchmarks of…
Continue Reading Neighbors rescue 88-year-old stuck in snow: ‘It could have killed me’
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KOVR) — A South Lake Tahoe man is thankful to be…
Continue Reading CBO says raising minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty but increase the deficit and cost jobs
Raising the federal hourly minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty — but would also cut employment by 1.4 million workers and increase the…
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50 Yellowstone bison transported to Montana reservation
Officials have transported 50 Yellowstone National Park bison to the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana.…
Continue Reading Crash victim’s wife angered over Police response at horrific accident scene
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Angry and grief-stricken, the wife of crash victim Sheria…
Continue Reading Caught on camera: Elderly man brutally attacked, robbed in neighborhood
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Police say a 79-year-old man was attacked and robbed in the…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama won’t run for reelection
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama announced Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022, after serving 42 years in Congress.…
Continue Reading A man was killed at a baby shower in Michigan after a celebratory cannon exploded
A man attending a baby shower was killed when a small cannon exploded in the back yard of a home near Flint, Michigan, police said. Evan Thomas…
Continue Reading Story of human evolution gets another rewrite with DNA analysis of Chinese teeth
Experts hailed the discovery in 2015 as “stunning” — 47 teeth found in a cave in southern China dated back to 80,0000 to 120,000…
Continue Reading Biden hopes Trump’s impeachment won’t derail agenda
As his predecessor is tried in the US Capitol this week for inciting a deadly riot, President Joe Biden will work to keep his first-100-days agenda…
Continue Reading US stocks are in a bubble, and it’s unclear when it will pop, hedge fund manager says
The V-shaped recovery in the stock market is gathering serious momentum. The S&P 500 is now 75% higher than its low point last March. The Nasdaq…
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Legislation would make permanent absentee ballot changes
Lawmakers in Idaho on Monday introduced legislation to make permanent changes to the counting of absentee ballots used in the last general election…
Continue Reading Dog who ran away after car crash that killed woman’s fiancé reunited with owner
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A woman has been reunited with her dog, who ran away when her…
Continue Reading Sources: Home invasion victim likely targeted for showing money on social media
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Sources tell CBS2 a victim of a home invasion in Queens was…
Continue Reading Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez announce funds for families who lost a loved one during Covid but couldn’t afford funeral
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teamed up in New York Monday to introduce $2 billion in special FEMA funds for…
Continue Reading Teacher saves the day after virtual class interrupted by fire
Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ ) — A quick-thinking Brockton teacher is being…
Continue Reading Biden administration will reengage with UN Human Rights Council
The Biden administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday — its…
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Nate proposes grocery sales tax repeal
Rexburg State Representative Ron Nate (R) is proposing the state repeal the state sales tax on groceries.…
Continue Reading Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin exits governor’s race in a sign of Trump-backed Huckabee Sanders’ strength
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin departed the 2022 governor’s race Monday, opting instead to run for attorney general, in a move that signals…
Continue Reading Biden says he won’t lift sanctions on Iran to bring country back to negotiating table
President Joe Biden said the US will not lift sanctions to get Iran back to the negotiating table, suggesting the measure would only happen if Tehran…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers argue former President did not incite riots by telling supporters to ‘fight like hell’
Donald Trump’s legal team accused House Democrats Monday of engaging in “political theater” and argued that the upcoming Senate…
Continue Reading Facebook is trying to fix its anti-vaxxer problem. Again
After years of struggling to crack down on vaccine misinformation, Facebook is once again revising its policies to get tougher. On Monday, the…
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City asks residents to “Imagine IF”
The city of Idaho Falls is looking for public direction on the future growth of the city.…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with slaying of 15-yo
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) has made…
Continue Reading Asian-Americans’ disposable income was up 314% before Covid-19, study finds
The collective buying power of Asian Americans far outpaced other demographic groups over the past 20 years and was on track to reach $1.3 trillion…
Continue Reading Biden says closed schools and loss of women in workforce is a ‘national emergency’
President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Sunday it was a “national emergency” that many students have been kept out of classrooms…
Continue Reading Caretaker arraigned, accused of embezzling $50K from 84-yo man
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A woman is facing charges after state police say she…
Continue Reading Why Main Street banks are doing better than Wall Street firms
If you are looking for another sign that the economy is rebounding and that average Americans are finally starting to benefit, you should check out…
Continue Reading Jack Ma is swapping drawings with his biggest fan
Two of Asia’s biggest names in tech, Masayoshi Son and Jack Ma, are keeping in touch through personal drawings. Son, the CEO of SoftBank,…
Continue Reading Chevron may not be an oil-first company in 2040, CEO says
Chevron has built a $170 billion fossil fuels empire that has made the 141-year-old company synonymous with the oil-and-gas industry. But the climate…
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Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double says he’s struggling to keep up with the star’s weight gain
Chris Hemsworth‘s stunt double is tired of eating seven meals a day to try to keep up with the Hollywood actor’s ever-increasing size.…
Continue Reading Hyundai and Kia say they are not talking to Apple about self-driving cars
Shares of Hyundai and Kia plunged on Monday after the South Korean automakers said they were not in talks with Apple to develop self-driving cars…
Continue Reading MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is ‘begging to be sued,’ Dominion says
As conservative media has largely abandoned false accusations that electronic voting companies conspired in an attempt to overturn election results,…
Continue Reading Every aspect of Americans’ working lives has changed — for the worse
Dig beneath the topline numbers in the government’s monthly jobs report and you can see just how unprecedented the pandemic-fueled jobs crisis…
Continue Reading Twitter banned Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft
Jim Hoft, the founder and editor-in-chief of far-right news site Gateway Pundit, was permanently suspended from Twitter Saturday after he violated…
Continue Reading Pastors discuss rising violence in New Haven
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — New Haven Police are investigating a deadly…
Continue Reading Negative interest rates and huge deficits are the new normal. What comes next?
The pandemic is pushing economic policy to the limits. Governments around the world are running record budget deficits, and central banks are…
Continue Reading Harris and Yellen work with Black business leaders on recovery plan
Vice President Kamala Harris called on America’s Black business leaders to help spread the word that it is critical for Black Americans to take…
Continue Reading Mayor, police chief, address violence, killing of Yale student
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Yale University graduate student was shot and…
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4 skiers killed, 4 injured by Utah avalanche, police say
An avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others Saturday in a popular recreation area, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah…
Continue Reading New York City middle schools will reopen to some students for the first time in months
Some New York City middle school students in grades six through eight will return to classrooms on February 25, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.…
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Officer involved in Idaho Falls fatal shooting identified
Idaho Falls Police have identified the officer who discharged his service weapon as Officer Elias Cerdas.…
Continue Reading Man charged in deadly Halloween stabbing
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — Police have made an arrest in a deadly October…
Continue Reading Bad development deals could have cost city millions, officials say.
Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, IL (Quad-City Times ) — The mass exodus by department heads in Moline in…
Continue Reading Just six feet wide, ‘London’s skinniest house’ is for sale for $1.3 million
A house billed as “possibly the skinniest house in London” is up for sale for £950,000 ($1.3 million). Just six feet wide and covering…
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Idaho man gets 54 years in prison after shooting officer
An Idaho man has been sentenced to 54 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to shooting a police officer last year, a judge…
Continue Reading Racine is home to one of a handful of Black-owned bookstores in Wisconsin
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — While bookstores around the country are…
Continue Reading Tesla says you could soon pay for one of its cars with bitcoin
Tesla is betting big on bitcoin, saying it may soon accept the digital currency as payment for its cars. And the most valuable car company on the…
Continue Reading Scientists read centuries of history in tree rings
Some people use clocks and calendars to track time. Evan Larson and Christopher Underwood use…
Continue Reading Read: Former President Donald Trump’s defense team’s legal brief
In a pretrial brief ahead of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate, Trump’s legal team accused House Democrats…
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Simpson proposes ambitious northwest salmon plan
Second District Congressman Mike Simpson has released what he calls a “Concept” framework to preserve Idaho salmon runs and address the…
Continue Reading New $41.5M bridge brings new hopes
Click here for updates on this story TOSTON, Montana (Independent Record) — It’s Thursday afternoon at The Bunkhouse…
Continue Reading ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez has died at 58
Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez died “unexpectedly” Sunday at the age of 58, according to a statement from ESPN and Sports Content…
Continue Reading After weeks of drama and setbacks, the Australian Open kicks off
Thousands of tennis fans descended on Melbourne Park to watch stars including Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams kick off the Australian Open on Monday,…
Continue Reading Super Bowl halftime show featured The Weeknd and his bandaged army
The bandages were back, but not on The Weeknd’s face this time. The Grammy-winning singer took to the stage for the Pepsi Super Bowl LV…
Continue Reading One of Apple’s more controversial tech features may be going away this year. Many won’t miss it
Apple may be doing away with one of its most divisive pieces of technology this year, and some fans aren’t sorry to see it go. While the…
Continue Reading Global oil prices have fully recovered from the pandemic
After a rocky 12 months, oil prices — which got crushed when Covid-19 slashed demand for energy around the world — are roaring back. What’s…
Continue Reading Analysis: The end of the road for Lou Dobbs
Nothing unusual happened when Lou Dobbs hosted his Fox Business show on Thursday evening. His hour was full of Fox’s usual themes about…
Continue Reading India glacier burst: Rescue workers looking for 171 people feared dead in Uttarakhand
At least 171 people are missing and 26 have died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating…
Continue Reading Woman charged with killing fiancé in shooting
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Police arrested a Tillman’s Corner woman after they…
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