USDA announces Great American Outdoors Projects
USDA announced Thursday it will invest more than $218 million to fund Great American Outdoors Projects. …
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 158 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 1 new death
Local health officials reported 158 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US
Government forecasters say the spring in the United States looks like it will be dry and warm with little flooding.…
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Emiratis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting normalization deal for election gain
The United Arab Emirates has publicly distanced itself from Benjamin Netanyahu over concerns the Israeli Prime Minister was using Abu Dhabi to boost…
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Chubbuck adjusts development rates to spur housing
The city of Chubbuck is taking steps to encourage construction of new housing in the community.…
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Here’s how unhoused people can get the $1,400 stimulus check — and how others can help
As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in…
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Teton County to oversee $300,000 Teton Pass Corridor plan
Teton County, Wyoming has received $300,000 to conduct a Teton Pass corridor planning effort.…
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Biden administration says 14,000 migrant children in its custody as it refuses to call border situation a ‘crisis’
The federal government currently has more than 14,000 migrant children in its custody, administration officials said on Thursday, even as they insist…
Continue Reading 5-year-old helps come up with safe way to hug kindergarten teacher battling breast cancer
Click here for updates on this story AQUEBOGUE, New York (WCBS) — When hugging isn’t allowed during the pandemic,…
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NFL gives Amazon exclusive Thursday Night Football games
The NFL is giving Amazon Prime Video exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football — part of its new 11-year deal with various networks. The new deal…
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Missing person located
The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently looking for a 45-year-old man who was last seen in Idaho…
Continue Reading ‘No one was listening.’ Asian business owners react to Atlanta shootings
Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…
Continue Reading Retired firefighter helps homeless with supply distribution
Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A retired Boynton Beach firefighter and paramedic…
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Sony World Photography Awards 2021: The best images revealed
A photograph of a woman surrounded by drying fish in Vietnam and another showing lightning over a lavender field in Spain are among 10 category…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula leaves door open for return as he slams leaders’ pandemic response
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he would not rule out running again in 2022, and criticized world leaders for…
Continue Reading Tow truck driver suspected of stealing cars
Click here for updates on this story FULLERTON, California (KCAL/KCBS) — An Orange County businessman is coming forward…
Continue Reading Hmong American Center in Wausau targeted with graffiti
Click here for updates on this story WAUSAU, WI (Madison365) — The Hmong American Center in Wausau was targeted with…
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Biden says US on pace to hit his administration’s goal of 100 million Covid-19 vaccine shots on Friday
President Joe Biden said in Thursday remarks that the US is expected to hit his administration’s target of 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses…
Continue Reading Traditional cyber protections ‘unable to stop’ adversaries, cyber agency chief says
Traditional cyber protections used by the federal government are “are unable to stop” cyber adversaries, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Assembly approves bill to reduce barriers to natural hair braiding
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (Madison365) — A bipartisan bill that would allow hairstylists in…
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US could be on the cusp of a surge in Covid-19 infections, but vaccinations will limit the damage
The US may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 case surge, one expert says — but the mass vaccination of the most vulnerable Americans is likely…
Continue Reading Here’s how houseless people can get the $1,400 stimulus check — and how others can help
As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in…
Continue Reading Sgt. Nate Kyelberg wakes from life support after 6-week-long battle
Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A sergeant with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Man meets stranger who donated his liver and changed his life
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Martin Yucha has so much to be thankful for. Yucha is a cancer…
Continue Reading Buses carrying what are believed to be migrant teens from the border arrive
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Hundreds of migrant teens have apparently begun arriving in North…
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‘Serial stowaway’ Marilyn Hartman arrested again at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport
‘Serial stowaway’ Marilyn Hartman is being held without bond following her arrest at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport…
Continue Reading Senate confirms William Burns to be next CIA director after Cruz lifts hold
The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Burns to be President Joe Biden’s CIA director, approving his nomination with no objections after…
Continue Reading Two men kidnapped, robbed when arriving for dates set up online
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two first dates went horribly wrong when unsuspecting men showed…
Continue Reading Senators introduce bipartisan bill to televise Supreme Court proceedings
A bipartisan group of senators is looking to bring the Supreme Court to television, aiming to have the high court reach a new technological frontier…
Continue Reading Why anti-Asian American violence is rising — along with White supremacist propaganda
We don’t yet know exactly what motivated the alleged killer of eight people at Atlanta area spas on Tuesday night, six of whom were Asian…
Continue Reading Community turns out for birthday parade for boy with autism who said he had no friends
Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 10-year-old boy told his mother he didn’t…
Continue Reading Surveillance shows Amazon driver suspected of stealing from baby shrine
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A Sacramento County family says an Amazon driver stole from a…
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Treasury yields rise again, spooking the stock market
Wall Street stumbled on Thursday, with energy and tech stocks selling off, and the 10-year Treasury bond yield climbing to a new 13-month high. Just…
Continue Reading Headlines lacking context exploited by anti-vaccine activists to wrongly suggest danger, study finds
News organizations are at risk of “creating false connections and misinformation” when they write headlines that suggest a link between…
Continue Reading Biden so far avoids talking gun reform post-Atlanta shooting
In the wake of Tuesday’s shootings in Atlanta, President Joe Biden has raised concerns about the spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans…
Continue Reading US-China talks could end up inflaming trade tensions
Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But…
Continue Reading Arizona Democrat reintroduces bill to protect sacred Apache site from planned copper mine
An Arizona House Democrat reintroduced legislation this week to permanently protect a sacred Apache site in the state from a mining company…
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Wyoming joins Keystone XL Pipeline complaint
Wyoming is joining 20 other states in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Biden Administration’s decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline project.…
Continue Reading Witnesses: Elderly Asian woman beats up man attacking her in San Francisco
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — An elderly woman being attacked on Market Street in San…
Continue Reading Better Together: Neighbors stay connected with nightly wave
Click here for updates on this story SUNNYVALE, California (KPIX) — At the start of the pandemic many bay area…
Continue Reading Taiwan urges citizens not to change their name to ‘salmon’ to get free sushi
Sushi is a favorite meal for many people around the world, but some residents in Taiwan are going to extraordinary lengths to get their hands on it…
Continue Reading This quirky discount chain wants to open 180 new stores this year
Five Below wants to win more teen shoppers with novelty stores and cheap prices. The toy, game, room decoration and tech accessory store targets…
Continue Reading Study shows high suicide rates among veterinarians
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — While we live through this pandemic, there’s one…
Continue Reading Five years of elephants: Omaha zoo announces calf expected next year
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is celebrating…
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Why hate crime data can’t capture the true scope of anti-Asian violence
There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday…
Continue Reading Asian Americans reported being targeted at least 500 times in the last two months
A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last…
Continue Reading Musicians to perform at mass vaccination event, volunteers still needed
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Hands On Nashville is looking for medical volunteers to help…
Continue Reading Russia reacts angrily after Biden calls Putin a ‘killer’
The Kremlin has reacted angrily to US President Joe Biden‘s remarks that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “a killer,” calling the…
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Some Idahoans to receive stimulus payments via debit card
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is reminding Idahoans some may soon see their federal stimulus payments arriving in the mail in the form of debit…
Continue Reading Collinsville boy’s drawing selected to be made into soft toy for IKEA
Click here for updates on this story COLLINSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — A local 11-year-old is making history with IKEA!…
Continue Reading FBI releases new video footage of officers being assaulted at the US Capitol
The FBI released on Thursday several new video clips of violence toward police during the Capitol riot, as investigators continue their hunt for…
Continue Reading Ex-DC police chief says Ron Johnson is ‘part of the problem’ in nation’s racial tensions
A former chief of Washington, DC’s police force on Thursday condemned Sen. Ron Johnson after the Wisconsin Republican last week suggested that…
Continue Reading Top Biden officials to sit down with Chinese counterparts in Alaska
Two of the Biden administration’s top national security officials will sit down with their Chinese counterparts Thursday — a key first…
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Idaho Falls is top COVID-19 hotspot in nation, New York Times reports
A new report shows Idaho Falls is leading the nation in new coronavirus cases with Rexburg being…
Continue Reading ‘I saw myself.’ Asian business owners are scared and wary after Atlanta spa shootings
Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…
Continue Reading Peloton warns owners to keep kids away from their treadmills after a child dies
Peloton is warning owners to keep their children away from their treadmills after an accident involving its Tread+ in which a child died. CEO John…
Continue Reading A dozen gambling machines seized in Wai’anae illegal game room raid
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) raided another illegal game…
Continue Reading This discount store is targeting tweens and teens with cheap prices and novelty items
Five Below wants to win more teen shoppers with novelty stores and cheap prices. The toy, game, room decoration and tech accessory store targets…
Continue Reading Alexi McCammond will no longer join Teen Vogue as editor in chief
Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue before she officially started the job, she and the magazine’s owner announced Thursday.…
Continue Reading Hear the Perseverance rover’s wheels crunch across the Martian surface
We first heard the sounds of Martian wind and a laser zapping rocks on Mars. Now, the Perseverance rover has returned audio of itself driving across…
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Utah accelerates plan to get all adults COVID-19 vaccines
Utah adults can begin signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine on March 24 – one week earlier that previously planned because the state has unallocated…
Continue Reading Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
Continue Reading Casu marzu: The world’s ‘most dangerous’ cheese
The Italian island of Sardinia sits in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea, gazing at Italy from a distance. Surrounded by a 1,849-kilometer coastline…
Continue Reading The victims of the spa shootings highlight the vulnerability of working-class Asian women as Asian Americans face rising fears
At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee…
Continue Reading Biden orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Atlanta shooting victims
President Joe Biden has ordered the American flags at the White House and on other federal ground be flown at half-staff as “a mark of respect…
Continue Reading Small-town Iowa pastors keep serving even after retirement
Click here for updates on this story MONMOUTH, Iowa (WQAD) — A couple from Monmouth, Iowa was ready to retire as…
Continue Reading Biden administration finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Canada and Mexico
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage…
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Idaho lawmakers target COVID-19 rules even as they get sick
A fourth lawmaker in the Idaho House of Representatives has tested positive for COVID-19 in less than a week’s time and just as the Legislature is…
Continue Reading January 6 fallout: Congress stalls on independent probe while House GOP-Capitol security tension grows
Top Republicans in the House have repeatedly clashed with US Capitol security officials during closed-door meetings in recent weeks, as GOP lawmakers…
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Montana Senate advances bills targeting transgender youth
The Montana Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to advance two bills targeting transgender youth despite overwhelming testimony opposing the…
Continue Reading Toys ‘R’ Us is gone. This discount chain wants to fill the void
Five Below wants to win more teen shoppers with novelty stores and cheap prices. The toy, game, room decoration and tech accessory store targets…
Continue Reading Kyoto Protocol Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, mandating that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse…
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Gov. Little details path forward for federal American Rescue Plan Act funds in Idaho
Governor Brad Little emphasized Thursday the need to direct the billions of dollars allocated for Idaho from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into…
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COVID-19 shots becoming available to many over 18 in Wyoming
Shots of COVID-19 vaccine are now available or soon will be for anybody over 18 in almost one-third of Wyoming’s…
Continue Reading A man is found guilty of keeping live sharks in his pool and offering them for sale online
Seven sandbar sharks now swim the waters of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. Their new digs are definitely more spacious than their previous…
Continue Reading ‘Catch of a lifetime’: Great white shark caught from shore on Pensacola Beach
Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA BEACH, Florida (WALA) — A group from Idaho has a remarkable story to…
Continue Reading EU regulator declares AstraZeneca safe for use after clotting concerns. Will anyone take it?
The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries…
Continue Reading Google doubles down on office space despite the rise in remote work
Google is the latest tech company to commit to more office space despite the ongoing pandemic and the rise of remote work. On Thursday, Google said…
Continue Reading Senate narrowly confirms Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services secretary
The Senate narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra to be the Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, giving the former California attorney general…
Continue Reading Jack Daniel’s makes history with first female assistant distiller
Click here for updates on this story LYNCHBURG, Tennessee (WSMV) — Lexie Phillips makes history becoming Jack…
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Grant increases ISU distance learning opportunities
Idaho State University will receive more than $320,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture to support the installations of distance…
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To save the planet, Tide wants you to quit using warm water for laundry
Doing your laundry with cold water can help save the planet, and maybe save you some money along the way. That’s the message from Tide in a…
Continue Reading Asteroids named after African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts
Your name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it’s a reality for 27 space…
Continue Reading Ryan Reynolds just watched ‘Green Lantern’ for the first time and had some thoughts
Ryan Reynolds had never seen “Green Lantern” until Wednesday, when he decided to view it for the first time and tweet all about it.…
Continue Reading Dead Sea Scroll fragments found in desert cave
Dozens of fragments of a Dead Sea Scroll bearing biblical text have been found by archaeologists working in the Judean Desert, the Israeli government…
Continue Reading ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ shows Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ wasn’t a blip
Marvel has seemingly cracked the code for its streaming efforts, seizing on underdeveloped threads and relationships from its blockbuster movies and…
Continue Reading Richard Branson launches campaign to end the death penalty
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is calling for a permanent end to capital punishment around the globe, and he wants more business leaders to get…
Continue Reading House to take up immigration bills amid influx of migrants crossing US-Mexico border
House Democrats are expected to vote on two separate bills on immigration Thursday, marking the first time Congress will vote on a pathway for…
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Low-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of ICU admission and death of COVID-19, researchers say
Low-dose aspirin may help protect the lungs and reduce the need to put patients on ventilators, researchers reported Wednesday. The cheap and widely…
Continue Reading The final Airbus A380 superjumbo makes its first flight
Nearly 16 years after the world’s largest passenger airliner first took to the skies, the last ever Airbus A380 superjumbo has completed its…
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Monster Dummy Jump at Pebble Creek set for Saturday
The Monster Dummy Jump will be held at Pebble Creek on Saturday, March…
Continue Reading K9 officers out on patrol will now have an added layer of protection
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — K9 Wick, from Conyers Police Department who is handled by Officer…
Continue Reading Biden speech on Covid-19 vaccination progress comes at a critical juncture
President Joe Biden on Thursday will address the progress his administration has made to reach his goal of getting 100 million coronavirus vaccines…
Continue Reading Atlanta mayor believes race played role in spa shooting suspect’s motive
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms believes race played a role in the motive of the suspected shooter who allegedly killed eight people, including…
Continue Reading Marine awarded for saving child caught in rip current in 2019
Click here for updates on this story CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A 2d Marine Division Marine has received the…
Continue Reading Charmin unveiled its own NFTs, and one is going for more than $2,000
That didn’t take long. Non-Fungible tokens, or NFTs — digital artworks and collectibles that have been transformed into verifiable assets —…
Continue Reading Air travel is finally higher than a year ago — but it’s still far below normal
The US airline industry hit a dubious milestone this week: For the first time since the pandemic began, air travel is up from a year ago.…
Continue Reading Mother and daughter thrown from home after tornado took aim at their house
Click here for updates on this story CAMPBELL, Alabama (WALA) — We are getting video of the aftermath of a reported…
Continue Reading What we know about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in Atlanta spa shootings
State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three…
Continue Reading Suspect set off explosives in home, arrested after standoff with deputies
Click here for updates on this story COWLITZ COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A 41-year-old Kelso man, who was wanted for a…
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