NBA superstar Kevin Durant pulled from game twice due to Covid-19 protocols
In one of the more extraordinary scenes in this NBA season, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was forced out of Friday’s game twice due to…
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A student athlete sparked national change after being disqualified from a volleyball match for wearing a hijab
US high school volleyball players no longer need approval to wear religious head coverings during matches, thanks to a 14-year-old Muslim player who…
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Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ is leading a romance novel renaissance
There’s no question that “Bridgerton,” the saucy Regency-era “Netflix” series, has hit iconic status. In a few short…
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8 questions for David Culver about what it was like to return to Wuhan, China
More than a year after the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Wuhan, China, Go There travels back to the city of 11 million people to hear…
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Fire damages an Idaho Falls home
Fire caused an estimated $200,000 damage to a house in the 1000 block of Carmel Drive at around 6 p.m.…
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1 year after the first known US coronavirus death, over 450,000 families will never see a loved one again
When Patricia Dowd passed away last February, no one knew it was from Covid-19. She was 57 and very active, her brother said. Dowd had come down with…
Continue Reading China’s Tianwen-1 sends back its first picture of Mars
China’s Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first picture of Mars, according to the Chinese space agency. Tianwen-1, whose name means…
Continue Reading Super Bowl LV will be unlike any other (except, of course, for Tom Brady)
Super Bowl LV will be more than a battle between two of the premier quarterbacks in the National Football League. The crown jewel of American sports…
Continue Reading How Dubai is paying the price for letting in tourists
Take a passing glance at Dubai, and you may think life is back to normal. In recent weeks, the bustling city has been a sparkling attraction for…
Continue Reading Make your favorite team food for the Super Bowl, no matter who’s playing
As a Pittsburgher by birth, I’ve got a lot of hometown pride. (Just ask anyone who’s ever met me.) I love Heinz Ketchup, the Pirates, the…
Continue Reading Protests breakout in Myanmar in defiance of military coup
Pro-democracy protests broke out in Myanmar’s largest city on Saturday, with thousands of people taking to the streets of Yangon in the first…
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Diggers upset Cougars
SUGAR CITY, Idaho (KIFI) – Sugar-Salem beat rival South Fremont 80-70 Friday to even up their season series. The Cougars won the first meeting in…
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Hillcrest defeats Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Hillcrest beat crosstown rival Idaho Falls 59-46 in boys basketball Friday night. The Knights offense was led by Cooper…
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Idaho State captures their 13th win in a row
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – 13 proved to be a good number for Idaho State. The Bengals women’s basketball team won their 13th game in a row, 90-51…
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Thunder Ridge outlasts Madison in overtime
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Thunder Ridge took over first place in the 5A High Country Conference with a 53-50 overtime win over Madison Friday.…
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Rigby corrals Highland
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) – Rigby used a strong second half to beat Highland, 68-56 on Friday night. With the win, Rigby is one game behind Madison who is…
Continue Reading His trans daughter couldn’t find comfortable swimwear, so he launched a swimsuit line
Ruby Alexander just wanted to go to the beach. As a transgender 11-year-old, she struggled to find comfortable, well-fitting bikini bottoms. So, her…
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Snake River blows past American Falls
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Snake River toppled American Falls, 72-37 on Friday night. With the win, the Panthers improve to 2-1 in conference play.…
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Bonneville stings Blackfoot
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – In their second matchup of the season, Bonneville beat Blackfoot, 74-67 on Friday night. The Broncos travel to Pocatello to…
Continue Reading Fired Rochester police chief says he didn’t see anything ‘egregious’ in body cam video of death of Daniel Prude
The former police chief of Rochester, New York said Friday he didn’t see anything “egregious” or any criminal conduct from police…
Continue Reading A toddler is about to release an album recorded in the womb
So many talented musicians got their start as children: from Mozart to Michael Jackson, to Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. Fifteen-months-old Luca…
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Reopening of schools emerges as complex flashpoint for Biden administration
President Joe Biden’s team is promising new guidance on school reopenings next week. But even as more Covid-19 vaccine shots go into arms two…
Continue Reading Washing machines and libraries: What life is like in Indian farmers protest camps on Delhi’s outskirts
On a key highway into India’s capital, men are doing their laundry in washing machines set up under a makeshift tent. Just three months ago,…
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Supreme Court gives partial win to California churches fighting Covid restrictions
A divided Supreme Court blocked California’s Covid-related ban on indoor worship services in a late-night order Friday but allowed other…
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Friday high school basketball scores – Feb. 5
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI), Boys high school basketball scores, Wyoming boys…
Continue Reading Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson officially asked the US Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine Thursday,…
Continue Reading Chicago orders some teachers to resume in-person classes next week, setting up showdown with union
Chicago may be closer to a teacher strike after Chicago Public Schools ordered some teachers back to work in person Monday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and…
Continue Reading Woman charged in US Capitol riot can take trip to Mexico, federal judge says
A Texas florist charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection will be allowed to go to Mexico later this month, a federal judge ruled…
Continue Reading Goodwill finds owners of baby memory box donated in Bella Vista
Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — UPDATE: Goodwill officials have found the mother of…
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Judge orders New York district to be certified for Republican in last unresolved congressional race of 2020
A New York judge ordered the State Board of Elections to certify Republican Claudia Tenney as the winner in New York’s 22nd Congressional…
Continue Reading Biden administration to remove Houthis from terrorist list, reversing Trump’s decision
The State Department has informed Congress of its intent to reverse the Trump administration’s eleventh-hour decision to designate…
Continue Reading White House to reinstate regular presidential addresses to the nation in the style of FDR’s fireside chats
The White House plans to bring back presidential addresses directly to the American people this weekend, continuing in the tradition of President…
Continue Reading McCarthy survives tumultuous week and emerges with a tight grip on House Republicans
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy began this week facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his time as leader. He emerged at the end of it having…
Continue Reading Transgender Navy SEAL: Biden order ‘going to give a lot of other individuals that chance to finally be themselves’
When Navy SEAL Ashley Nefzger heard rumblings that President Joe Biden could sign an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender…
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Utah poised to remove concealed weapon permit requirements
Utah gun owners would be able to carry concealed weapons without a permit under a bill that passed the state Senate on Friday, leaving one procedural…
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Preparations begin for in-person jury trials
Starting next week, you could be seeing a jury summons in your…
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Wildlife conservation plate challenge met
More of these plates are showing up across…
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Souper Bowl success
We are in the final stretch of the “Souper Bowl”…
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New York Times parts way with two journalists over separate controversies
Two prominent staffers of The New York Times who’d been the focus of high-profile recent controversies for the paper — audio producer Andy…
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D91 staff receives 2nd dose of vaccine
Around 600 teachers and staff from District 91 received their second covid-19 vaccination…
Continue Reading Biden says he doesn’t think $15 minimum wage will survive in his Covid-19 relief proposal
President Joe Biden conceded that he does not believe he will be able to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour through his $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
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404 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 404 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths on…
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More snow and wind moving through the region
We’re still expecting a push of wet, windy weather out of the north for Saturday and Sunday. We’re keeping a slight chance of snow in the forecast…
Continue Reading Virginia set to become 23rd state to abolish death penalty after state House passes bill
Virginia is set to become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, after the state House of Delegates passed legislation Friday that would end…
Continue Reading Dianne Durham, the first Black national champion of US gymnastics, dies at 52
At just 14 years old, Dianne Durham stood before thousands of spectators on the biggest stage in American gymnastics. She’d just hurt her foot…
Continue Reading Man arrested on child pornography charges; officials say more charges expected
Click here for updates on this story MILL SPRING, North Carolina (WLOS) — In a joint effort between Polk County…
Continue Reading ‘This gave me a lot of hope’: Navy veteran receives car from dealership
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — She came to Minnesota with a backpack and $200 in her pocket…
Continue Reading Missing 15-year-old boy with autism, reunited with family
Click here for updates on this story TROUTDALE, Oregon (KPTV) — A teenage boy who hadn’t been seen for almost a week…
Continue Reading Police arrest man suspected of lighting victim, vehicle on fire in parking lot
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A suspect has been arrested seven months after…
Continue Reading Local doctor couple headed to Super Bowl LV after treating Covid patients for 10 months
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Drs. Alicja and Jacob Salman are husband and wife, and also both…
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ISU COVID-19 cases continue to drop
Coronavirus cases on the Idaho State University campus took another big drop this week with new cases at their lowest number since September of last…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 108 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 4 new deaths
Local health officials reported 108 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths in the area Friday.…
Continue Reading Myanmar blocks Twitter and Instagram
Myanmar further expanded its internet crackdown, ordering a block of Twitter and Instagram days after the country’s military seized power in a…
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Fake N95 masks have flooded the market. Here’s how to tell the difference
There’s one mask guideline that hasn’t changed throughout the pandemic — you definitely should be wearing one. But what happens…
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Teton Regional Land Trust establishes new fund
In the memory of Joselin Matkins, the Teton Regional Land Trust has established the Joselin Matkins Enduring Spirit…
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Driver smashed through salon
A Pocatello salon owner is struggling to pick up the pieces after a drunk driver smashed through her shop…
Continue Reading Biden emphasizes ‘urgency’ of $1.9T relief after Summers’ op-ed on inflation and GOP opposition
President Joe Biden responded to a new, sluggish jobs report by continuing to press for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package to be passed with…
Continue Reading 77-year-old woman rescued after being trapped inside her van for four days after winter storm
Firefighters in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday rescued a 77-year-old woman who said she had been trapped inside her van for at least four days…
Continue Reading Three New Jersey correctional officers charged after assault at a women’s prison
Three suspended correctional officers are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in an assault of inmates at a New Jersey women’s…
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St. John’s Health reports positive trends
The average number of daily hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients at St. John’s Health this week was at its lowest point since…
Continue Reading Biden White House wants to use the Super Bowl to advance message on Covid and vaccines
President Joe Biden’s urgent goal of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic depends heavily on persuading Americans to get the vaccine as quickly as…
Continue Reading NFL tells White House it’s ready to make every stadium a vaccination site
Every NFL team will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden…
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Christopher Plummer, Oscar winner and star of ‘The Sound of Music,’ dead at 91
Christopher Plummer, the elegantly voiced, Oscar-winning actor perhaps most fondly remembered for “The Sound of Music,” died Friday at…
Continue Reading Authorities searching for owner of dog who bit a person in North Carolina
Click here for updates on this story Asheville, North Carolina (WLOS) — Animal Control is searching for the owner of a…
Continue Reading Police step up investigation into assault on Asian American seniors
Click here for updates on this story Oakland, California (KPIX) — Oakland police said Thursday they are searching for…
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Idaho lawmakers use measure to target gathering-size limits
A girls’ basketball tournament triggered legislation introduced Friday targeting gathering-size limits due to the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Stocks rise again even as jobs report shows slow recovery
The first jobs report of the Joe Biden presidency was less than OK — but Wall Street cheered anyway. Stocks rose Friday, extending all-time…
Continue Reading Man arrested after boarding plane in US government VIP fleet at Joint Base Andrews
A man gained access to a C-40 aircraft on Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday that’s part of a fleet frequently utilized by senior…
Continue ReadingHe rescued Sadie from a shelter, then she saved his life
Last September, Brian Myers walked into an animal shelter and rescued Sadie, a German Shepard — giving her another chance at life. Four months…
Continue Reading Thousands of graduates not allowed to work after state cancels licensing exams:
Click here for updates on this story Shingle Springs, California (KOVR) — She’s got her diploma and her loans are…
Continue Reading Family remembers 3-year-old allegedly killed by mom’s boyfriend
Click here for updates on this story Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The family of a 3-year-old boy allegedly killed…
Continue Reading Doctors seeing spike in muscle strains, broken bones from winter weather-related injuries
Click here for updates on this story Philadelphia (KYW) — Injuries related to the winter weather are starting to mount…
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31 cattle killed in truck rollover
31 head of cattle were killed when a semi-tractor hauling a cattle trailer overturned on US 30 near Georgetown at 6:08 am Friday.…
Continue Reading How playing it safe allowed the NFL — and the rest of us — to have a Super Bowl
It’s Super Bowl weekend — a moment that many people, at the start of the season, did not think we’d ever see. After all, when the…
Continue Reading A Black woman will be the world’s top trade official for the first time
The path has been cleared for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade…
Continue Reading Amazon loses attempt to delay milestone union vote at Alabama warehouse
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will be able to cast their votes on whether to unionize by mail-in ballots beginning…
Continue Reading Texas lawmaker proposes bill to make day after Super Bowl a state holiday
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — It’s one of the biggest events every year: the Super Bowl (this…
Continue Reading Worrying new coronavirus variants aren’t just imported — they can be home grown
The 45-year-old patient had been sick with coronavirus for months. Doctors had given him the antiviral drug remdesivir to fight the virus,…
Continue Reading Left in dark about mother’s suspected murder by alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir, woman inspires change
Click here for updates on this story FRISCO, Texas (KTVT) — To celebrate Marilyn Bixler’s 90th birthday, her family…
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Avalanche danger steadily rising
Fremont County Emergency Managers warn that avalanche conditions are extremely…
Continue Reading CDC scientists recall ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as they try to rebuild the agency’s reputation
Back in March, a doctor at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found himself swearing at his television set. He was watching a news…
Continue Reading Police chief pulls mother, 2-year-old daughter out of freezing river
Click here for updates on this story Elmwood Park, New Jersey (WCBS) — There was a dramatic rescue Thursday afternoon…
Continue Reading Amanda Gorman’s fellow laureates are tuning in for Super Bowl LV — but for poetry over pigskin
For three young scribes, the star of Super Bowl Sunday won’t be Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady, no matter how many touchdowns they throw. No,…
Continue Reading Neighbor describes FBI shooting suspect David Huber as a ‘loner’ who once pulled a gun on pest control worker
Click here for updates on this story Sunrise, Florida (WFOR) — As the FBI continues to comb the scene where two agents…
Continue Reading Pharmacy that survived 1918 Spanish flu pandemic eager to get vaccines for Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — It’s the question on most everyone’s mind: When and where can…
Continue Reading Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot Andre Hill pleads not guilty, bond set at $3M
Adam Coy, the former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, entered a not guilty plea to a count of murder in the commission…
Continue Reading 8-year-old boy returns home after spending days in ICU suffering from MIS-C
Click here for updates on this story Beaumont, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who developed…
Continue Reading Denver’s first Black-owned gun club offers inclusive space for all
Click here for updates on this story Denver (KCNC) — Denver’s first Black-owned gun club in the historic Five Points…
Continue Reading Read: NFL’s letter to Biden offering stadiums as vaccination sites
Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden that every NFL team’s stadium was available for “mass…
Continue Reading Baltimore business Greenhouse Tea Company attracting attention of some celebrities
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A little cup of tea made a big difference for Quentin Vennie’s…
Continue Reading Parents of children with compromised immune systems desperate to get Covid vaccine: ‘It should have been given thought’
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Some parents desperate to get the COVID vaccine are pleading with…
Continue Reading READ: Former Capitol Police chief’s letter to Congress on delays and failures leading up to Capitol riot
The former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including the January 6…
Continue Reading Federal spending on food aid up 50% but hungry Americans say it’s not enough
The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP…
Continue Reading 3 North Carolina police officers shot after responding to sound of gunshots
Click here for updates on this story High Point, North Carolina (WXII) — Three police officers were shot overnight in…
Continue Reading Mask mandates can work, CDC researchers say
Mask mandates can work, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. One new study showed that, in places…
Continue Reading Random pills, tablets discovered by customer inside children’s vitamin bottle
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WCVB) — Police in the city of Boston are investigating after a Target…
Continue Reading Miles-long crash involving 40 vehicles closes interstate
Click here for updates on this story Newton, Iowa (KCCI ) — The Iowa State Patrol urges drivers to avoid traveling east…
Continue Reading ‘A national treasure’: Film critics remember acting icon Christopher Plummer
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Canadian actor and icon Christopher Plummer, known…
Continue Reading Congress passes key step to allow Democrats to pass Covid-19 relief without threat of GOP filibuster
Both chambers of Congress have now passed a budget resolution, a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to pass President Joe…
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