US government moves AstraZeneca out of vaccine plant that suffered contamination
The federal government has moved to stop any further risk of contamination at a Baltimore contract vaccine manufacturer where 15 million potential…
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Final Four: Gonzaga’s the favorite, but all the teams have great basketball stories to tell
Here’s two reasons to marvel at the men’s Final Four on Saturday night: Somehow, the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t derail the season,…
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US hits 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in a day for a new record
More than 4 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine were reported administered in the past 24 hours, setting a new record and bringing the seven-day…
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Ancient mummies are paraded through the streets of Cairo
Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs emerged from their resting places Saturday and were paraded through the streets of Cairo to a new…
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What it would take for the GOP to dump Gaetz
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, to borrow a phrase from the late singer Tom Petty, is free fallin’. Gaetz, a loyal foot soldier for former President…
Continue Reading Capitol Police union chair: ‘We are struggling to meet existing mission requirements’
The chairman of the union for US Capitol Police officers said the department is “struggling to meet existing mission requirements” and is…
Continue Reading Rep. Joaquin Castro: Security and public access must be balanced at Capitol after deadly attacks
Rep. Joaquin Castro, a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, said that when it comes to the security surrounding the US…
Continue Reading A Jordanian royal family member and the former head of the royal court have been arrested
A member of the Jordanian royal family and the former head of the royal court were arrested on Saturday due to “security reasons,”…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 92 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 92 new COVID-19 cases in the area Saturday.…
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Lori Loughlin’s husband Mossimo Giannulli released from prison
Designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of actress Lori Loughlin who made a plea deal with prosecutors last year related to a college admissions scam…
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Baylor cruises to NCAA championship game after overpowering Houston 78-59
The Baylor Bears advanced to the national championship game after cruising past the Houston Cougars 78-59 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in…
Continue Reading Two suspects arrested after 5 people were injured in a shooting outside an Alabama bar
Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after five people were injured during a shooting outside an Alabama bar early Saturday…
Continue Reading 3 people killed and 4 injured in a house party shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina, police say
A shooting at a house party early Saturday left three people dead and four others injured in Wilmington, North Carolina, police said. Gunfire erupted…
Continue Reading Why MLB’s decision to move its All-Star Game was surprising
Major League Baseball’s decision to move its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia after the state changed its voting laws is not an unprecedented…
Continue Reading First Broadway theater opens its doors since the COVID-19 pandemic began
The St. James Theatre in New York on Saturday became the first Broadway theater to open its doors since the coronavirus pandemic shut down…
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Comments wanted on wild horse relocation
The federal agency seeks to allow between 1,500 and 2,165 wild horses in areas of the Red Desert outside Rock Springs.…
Continue Reading The US saw significant crime rise across major cities in 2020. And it’s not letting up
Major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept across the country, millions of people joined protests against…
Continue Reading A week of compelling and potentially devastating testimony at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial
Pain, trauma and regret spilled out from a Minneapolis courtroom during a first week of critical testimony in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in the death of a teenage girl who disappeared in 1976
Evelyn Colon was one of five siblings in Jersey City, New Jersey, when she got pregnant in 1976 at age 15 by her 19-year-old boyfriend, Luis Sierra.…
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Wyoming Legislature advances voter identification bill
Currently, residents are only required to present a valid form of identification when registering to vote.…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift unveils full track list for new album ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’
Swifties, rejoice: Taylor Swift has finally confirmed which songs, old and new, will be on her new album, “Fearless (Taylor’s…
Continue Reading Florida governor bans Covid-19 ‘vaccine passports’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Friday banning the use of Covid-19 passports in the state. The order prohibits any government…
Continue Reading UK’s elite schools face a reckoning on rape culture
Nine years after being assaulted by a boy she alleges was a student at Eton College, Zan Moon can still remember the moment as if it was yesterday.…
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The 2022 GMC Hummer SUV is a large 830-horsepower electric family hauler
Last fall, when General Motors revealed the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup, Duncan Aldred, head of the Buick and GMC brands, told CNN Business,…
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Premier League: West Bromwich Albion scores five goals against 10-man Chelsea
The contest for the Premier League’s Champions League qualification places got a whole lot more interesting on Saturday after 10-man Chelsea…
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Supreme Court ruling could make it easier for Americans to receive more robocalls, watchdog group says
Americans can expect to receive more cellphone robocalls and texts because of a US Supreme Court decision issued Thursday, according to a consumer…
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LeBron James morphs into Looney Tunes character in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
In case you weren’t feeling your age lately, it’s been 25 years — a quarter of a century — since the “Space Jam”…
Continue Reading Rare Super Mario Bros. game sells for a record $660,000
After being forgotten in a desk drawer for almost 35 years, a sealed copy of the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. sold at auction on Friday for…
Continue Reading A mom just reunited with her 10-year-old daughter in Texas after six years apart. Their journey isn’t over
A 10-year-old girl bolted down the escalator of a Texas airport and into the arms of a mother who hadn’t held her for six years. Both of them…
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Obama congratulates MLB for ‘taking a stand’ against Georgia election law as Trump calls for boycott
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have weighed in on Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in…
Continue Reading At least 5 people injured in a shooting outside an Alabama bar
At least five people were injured during a shooting outside a bar in Alabama early Saturday morning. Police responded to a call in downtown…
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Experts urge continued caution as CDC declares people vaccinated against Covid-19 are at low risk while traveling
In the continued move toward a sense of normalcy in the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that…
Continue Reading Neymar sees red as Lille stuns Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 title showdown
Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian star Neymar sent off late on Saturday as the Ligue 1 champion’s hopes of claiming a fourth successive…
Continue Reading Philadelphia 76ers’ Danny Green surprises 94-year-old fan with a signed jersey
Philadelphia 76ers’ shooting guard Danny Green surprised a 94-year-old fan with a signed jersey after seeing a tweet from the fan’s…
Continue Reading Arrest made during process server call
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A man was arrested on Thursday after a Process Server…
Continue Reading New shared working space set to open
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The future of how employees work is unclear in a post…
Continue Reading MLB’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Georgia will have a $100 million impact on the state, tourism official says
Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game from Georgia in response to a new restrictive voting law is likely to cost the state…
Continue Reading Sheriff: 1 dead, 1 hospitalized after truck crashes into tree
Click here for updates on this story LAPEER COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — One person is dead and another is hospitalized…
Continue Reading Inmate visitation to resume at all facilities starting next weekend
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will…
Continue Reading Blast in video of purported shootdown of Nigerian military plane is fake, analysis shows
The mid-air explosion of a Nigerian military jet shown in a video released by Boko Haram was faked, according to a CNN analysis. Conflicting reports…
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Ex-Salt Lake City police officer arrested in Capitol breach
Michael Lee Hardin was arrested Friday on charges of entering and remaining in the Capitol, a restricted building, and participating in disorderly…
Continue Reading Inside the border crisis
The US is on track to encounter more than 2 million migrants at the US-Mexico border by the end of the fiscal year, according to internal government…
Continue Reading Teen charged in accidental shooting during target practice
Click here for updates on this story CAROLL COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Carroll County investigators call the shooting of…
Continue Reading American man held in Iran marks 2,000 days in detention
Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American detained in Iran, marked 2,000 days — more than five years — in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison…
Continue Reading Cow rescued after falling out of a trailer on highway
Click here for updates on this story DUNWOODY, Georgia (WGCL) — Dunwoody police responded to reports of a cow blocking…
Continue Reading The whitewashing of Arab Americans impacted by Covid-19 is a catastrophic public health issue, experts say
Dr. Raed Al-Naser was on the front lines at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego when patients first started coming in with symptoms of Covid-19.…
Continue Reading Police use robot to enter house in standoff, subject found dead by suicide
Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — A person was found dead by suicide after barricading…
Continue Reading Deputies seize firearms, hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs
Click here for updates on this story LANE COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Deputies say a call about a stolen vehicle led to the…
Continue Reading Almost 75 grams of meth, 50 grams of marijuana found after chase
Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man is facing several charges,…
Continue Reading Jerry Seinfeld makes a surprise appearance at a reopened New York comedy club
New York’s comedy scene got “electrocuted” with star power Friday night when Jerry Seinfeld took the stage at a club, the first…
Continue Reading Mother says school mistakenly put her daughter on wrong bus
Click here for updates on this story HAZELWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — Charice Boyd says the first day of school for her…
Continue Reading Man drives truck into hospital
Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, Oregon (KPTV) — Police say one person was taken into custody after…
Continue Reading Area hospitals could be close to blood rationing as low donor turnout continues
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Workers at The Blood Connection in Buncombe…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton got her second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
The world can rest a little bit easier: Dolly Parton has gotten her second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The country star and international treasure…
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One dead after tool flies into windshield
A ratchet from an unknown vehicle flew through the windshield hitting Jimenez Negrete, who then drove off the right shoulder into the median, where…
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Water system flushing starts April 5
Beginning April 5, you might see water flowing out of fire hydrants around…
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Controlled burn scorches 13 acres in Indian Creek area
The fire started in the vicinity of Indian Creek Road and quickly spread uphill to the northwest, potentially threatening two…
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Part of Lindsay Boulevard to close starting April 5
A portion of Lindsay Boulevard will close for 20 days to allow construction crews to work on the railroad tracks near the Snake River Animal Shelter.…
Continue Reading A rare interstellar comet reveals its secrets and 5 other top space and science stories this week
Coming soon: Watch out for the upcoming launch of Wonder Theory, the first-ever CNN space and science newsletter. Subscribe here and be among the…
Continue Reading Democratic-led states expand voting rights amid GOP push to restrict access
Virginia and New Jersey this week joined other Democratic-led states moving ahead with new laws that would expand voting access — a stark…
Continue Reading Lawmakers in 47 states have introduced bills that would make it harder to vote. See them all here
Lawmakers in all but three states have introduced bills aimed at restricting ballot access, according to a new tally by the Brennan Center for…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t put your kids’ lives at risk’: US ramps up ad campaign in Latin America fighting against disinformation
The Biden administration has placed around 28,000 radio ads in Latin America as part of a stepped-up campaign to discourage people from journeying to…
Continue Reading White House hits troubling pandemic crossroads as rising cases threaten progress
When Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ditched her prepared remarks this week to voice a…
Continue Reading A juvenile has been arrested following a videotaped attack against an Asian couple in Tacoma, Washington
A 15-year-old is under arrest in Tacoma, Washington, for an apparent attack on an Asian couple seen in a cell phone video that was circulated on…
Continue Reading Traumatizing details of George Floyd’s death were shown in court. Experts weigh in on who should — and shouldn’t — see them
Months after the killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests, additional videos of the agonizing moments surrounding his death have been…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building
One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building…
Continue Reading Here’s what to know about the risk of blood clots and the AstraZeneca vaccine
The UK’s medicines regulator has said that at least 30 people in the United Kingdom have experienced rare types of blood clots after receiving…
Continue Reading Conflicting reports emerge in Nigeria over video of downed plane
Conflicting reports have emerged in Nigeria over a video of a downed plane, after the country’s air force disputed claims from Boko Haram that…
Continue Reading Reports, footage of Tigray executions are ‘deeply disturbing,’ US senator says after CNN investigation
US Sen. Chris Coons calls “deeply disturbing” reports and footage of executions in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. “New reports and…
Continue Reading NBA: Golden State Warriors suffer 53-point blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors
Destroyed. Humiliated. As defeats go this was about as bad it gets. Missing Steph Curry, who was out with a sore tailbone, the Golden State Warriors…
Continue Reading Children flock to Pope Francis during Good Friday service
A small boy strolled up to Pope Francis during his Good Friday service, in a surprising exchange at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The boy…
Continue Reading Some COVID-19 long haulers say vaccines may be relieving their symptoms. Researchers are looking into it
Jessamyn Smyth hopes that two shots in the arm may be what finally delivers her from a year in which the lasting effects of COVID-19 wreaked chaos in…
Continue Reading Capitol attack shatters sense of calm, raising fresh questions about security
The alert of another violent attack on the US Capitol grounds sent shockwaves through Washington, DC, Friday — shattering the sense of relative…
Continue Reading ACLU warns ‘a lot can go wrong’ with digital vaccine passports
The American Civil Liberties Union says plans to roll out a standardized vaccine passport must account for social inequalities and privacy rights.…
Continue Reading Seattle police to remove concrete barriers around precinct that was temporarily vacated during George Floyd protests
The Seattle Police Department has announced plans to remove concrete barriers around the East Precinct, the center of the city’s Capitol Hill…
Continue Reading 3 people killed and 4 injured in a Wilmington, North Carolina shooting, police say
Three people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting overnight in Wilmington, North Carolina, police said. Word of the shooting was…
Continue Reading 3 people killed and 4 injured in a Wilmington shooting, police say
Three people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting overnight in Wilmington, North Carolina, police said. Word of the shooting was…
Continue Reading These American expats are willing to travel more than 5,000 miles for their shots
Eric Barry has been riding a seemingly never-ending wave of uncertainty in his life over the past year. The 35-year-old writer and podcast host, who…
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Century bounces back to sweep Hillcrest
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – After going down in the first inning to Hillcrest, the Century softball team rallied back to win game one of their…
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Idaho State drops their home opener
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – After waiting 699 days to play a home game, Southern Utah spoiled the party by beating the Idaho State softball team…
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Highland takes advantage of Bonneville miscues
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Highland beat Bonneville 17-6 Friday afternoon thanks in part to an error-filled game by the Bees. Of the 17 runs scored…
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Idaho State and Weber State draw in double overtime
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho State soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with Weber State on Friday night. The two teams battled for 110…
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Skyline gets past Hillcrest
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Skyline beat Hillcrest 8-7 at Melaleuca Field on Friday. Trey Olson hits two-run single in the bottom of the sixth to…
Continue Reading Passenger train carrying 490 derails in Taiwan, killing at least 50 and injuring dozens
A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 50 and injuring dozens more, authorities…
Continue Reading Teen helps adoptable dogs stand out with handmade bow ties
It started four years ago with a small donation. Darius Brown dropped off about 25 handmade bow ties at New York City’s ASPCA animal shelter.…
Continue Reading Arizona stuns UConn, sets up national championship game with Stanford
Of the teams competing in the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four, just one of them — Arizona — was on this stage for the first…
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Idaho Contact Football League opens play this weekend
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – There are four local ICFL teams this season and they all begin play on April 3. The East Idaho Wolf Pack open up against…
Continue Reading Myanmar junta orders internet blackout as more pro-democracy protesters are detained
Myanmar’s military junta has cut all wireless internet services until further notice, in what appears to be part of a concerted effort to…
Continue Reading ‘We spent the night under heavy fire,’ recalls survivor after terrifying escape from Islamists in Mozambique
A heart monitor beeps in the background when Andre answers his phone, his voice still slightly raspy. He is recovering from a first round of surgery…
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DC Commentary: The program altering moment for ISU basketball
(KIFI) – The Idaho State men’s basketball team made great strides this last season. Local News 8 sports director Dylan Carder pinpoints the exact…
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Friday H.S. baseball & softball scores – April 2
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – high school baseball and softball…
Continue Reading Canadian families struggling to access autism therapy as they wait for a national strategy
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — While Friday marks World Autism Awareness Day, some…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old cancer survivor sold over 30,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. She’s using proceeds to help ‘fellow childhood cancer warriors’
An 8-year-old cancer survivor in San Bernardino, California, is using some of the proceeds from her Girl Scout cookie sales to give back to others…
Continue Reading John Boehner is right about the GOP before Trump
During Donald Trump’s presidency, many of his critics argued that he was the cause of so many problems plaguing the country and the Republican…
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Pelosi orders US Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff to honor fallen officer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the flags at the US Capitol to be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of US Capitol Police Officer William…
Continue ReadingApril the Giraffe, who became a worldwide sensation for giving birth in 2017, has died
April the Giraffe, who became an internet celebrity by giving birth on a YouTube livestream in 2017, has died at the age of 20. The beloved animal…
Continue Reading The gates were locked, a boy dying in a woman’s arms inside. This is what police have learned about the mass shooting in Orange, California
When police were finally able to enter the courtyard of the business complex in Orange, California — where four people were fatally shot…
Continue Reading PGA Tour plans to keep its season-ending Tour Championship in Georgia
The Tour Championship, which features the richest prize in golf, will be played in Atlanta as scheduled this September, the PGA Tour said in a…
Continue Reading MLB moving All-Star Game from Georgia after state passes new restrictive voting laws
Major League Baseball announced Friday that this season’s All-Star Game and draft will not be held in Atlanta in response to Georgia’s…
Continue Reading Salman Rushdie reflects on post-colonial India 40 years after release of ‘Midnight’s Children’
Forty years after the publication of “Midnight’s Children,” author Salman Rushdie said he believes the India he was brought up in…
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