Woman’s desperate plea: ‘He’s not in his right state of mind’
Click here for updates on this story IRVINGTON, Alabama (WALA) — On the same day authorities say James Carl Caballero…
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Fact check: Biden and Kemp misleadingly describe parts of Georgia elections law
There are a lot of misleading claims being made about Georgia’s controversial elections law. And some of them are coming from the top. Both…
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‘The Serpent’ sinks its teeth in with a true-crime tale set in the 1970s
Even taking acknowledged creative liberties, the true story at the core of “The Serpent” sinks its teeth into you, chronicling a murder…
Continue Reading Business fills Final Four stadiums with fan cutouts
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — The Final Four is this weekend for both the men and…
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New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang hospitalized with apparent kidney stone, campaign says
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang was hospitalized after being diagnosed with what appears to be a kidney stone, his campaign said. Yang…
Continue Reading OSP: 1 killed, 2 injured in crash on highway
Click here for updates on this story WOODBURN, Oregon (KPTV) — One person was killed and two others were injured…
Continue Reading Baldwin Co. and its municipalities upset over $130 + million in late FEMA reimbursements
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Baldwin County and its municipalities said…
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Hungary records the deadliest day of the pandemic, despite its leading vaccine rollout
Hungary has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic so far, struggling to contain the latest surge of new coronavirus cases even as its vaccine…
Continue Reading Tug vessel ‘Presque Isle’ and crew to quarantine at Port Milwaukee due to COVID-19 outbreak
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — There is a coordinated effort underway to help a vessel in…
Continue Reading Coach Roy Williams has deep mountain roots, including the job that jumpstarted his career
Click here for updates on this story SWANNANOA, North Carolina (WLOS) — One of the greatest college basketball coaches…
Continue Reading WCU’s digital Black history collection preserves oral history of local African-Americans
Click here for updates on this story CULLOWHEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Recordings of local African-Americans made in…
Continue Reading Oxfam suspends two aid workers in DRC after sexual misconduct claims
The international poverty charity Oxfam has suspended two aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as part of an ongoing investigation…
Continue Reading ‘Two bullets is enough’
Dawit was watching television at a relative’s one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia’s war-torn, northern Tigray region,…
Continue Reading ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ brings back two more old characters
Two beloved characters were brought back on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” from the show’s past on Thursday night. The late…
Continue Reading Georgia state lawmaker Park Cannon says she was ‘afraid’ during arrest protesting voting bill
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday night recounted her arrest last week protesting Georgia’s controversial election overhaul bill as…
Continue Reading Italy makes vaccines compulsory for health workers. But some are unconvinced
Italy’s government has passed a decree making vaccination mandatory for all healthcare and pharmacy workers with the aim of protecting medical…
Continue Reading Ethiopia dismisses evidence of war crimes verified by CNN investigation
Ethiopia’s government said Friday that “social media posts and claims cannot be taken as evidence” after a CNN investigation found…
Continue Reading Passenger train carrying 490 derails in Taiwan, killing at least 51 and injuring dozens
A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 51 and injuring dozens more, authorities…
Continue ReadingMan comes face-to-face with angry octopus in rare attack
Considered by biologists to be some of the most intelligent invertebrates, octopuses are normally playful and inquisitive. But an Australian…
Continue Reading What it’s like to attend ‘Space Club’ with astronauts and planetary explorers
When NASA astronaut Leland Melvin was in fifth grade, he found his calling to be a scientist — by blowing up his living room. He calls it…
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World Autism Awareness Day 2021: What you need to know
In many ways, Kevin “Knox” Johnson III is just like most 8-year-olds. The kid enjoys building marble runs. He’s obsessed with…
Continue Reading Coronavirus pandemic: How experts say Canada can escape the third wave
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As COVID-19 case levels rise across Canada,…
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Wait to be fully vaccinated before resuming normal activities, health experts plead with Americans
With fears growing that the US may be facing a fourth surge of COVID-19 cases, health experts are pleading with Americans to keep taking precautions…
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5 things to know for April 2: Covid-19, immigration, Capitol riot, Iran, Myanmar
The goal of the Covid-19 vaccination push is to achieve herd immunity so everyone can live safely. However, it’s possible to actually lose herd…
Continue Reading Jobs in these industries are already back to pre-pandemic levels
As the pandemic took hold in America last March, personal trainer Ross Pennise shut down the studio he had run for 20 years. He figured it would be…
Continue Reading London needed a win. Instead it got its worst IPO in history
At first glance, Deliveroo’s stock market debut should have been a runaway success. The food delivery startup was a darling of the UK tech…
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Hunting the hunters: How Russian hackers targeted US cyber first responders in SolarWinds breach
After infiltrating US government computer networks early last year as part of the SolarWinds data breach, Russian hackers then turned their attention…
Continue Reading Passenger train carrying 490 derails in Taiwan, with at least 48 dead and dozens injured
A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 48 and injuring dozens more, authorities…
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Baseball’s Opening Day reflects a politicized nation caught between Covid-19 and hope
If baseball is a metaphor for American life, Opening Day brought a tantalizing springtime hint of better days ahead, despite reflecting a nation…
Continue Reading The family of a Philadelphia man is suing two police officers who fatally shot him last year
The family of Walter Wallace Jr. is suing two police officers who fatally shot him in West Philadelphia last year. Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man,…
Continue Reading Suspect in mass shooting at Orange, California, business complex knew the victims, police say
The suspect who police say killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, at an Orange, California, business complex Wednesday had professional and…
Continue Reading Ancient mummies to parade through streets of Cairo
Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search…
Continue Reading North Korea sees mass exodus of foreigners due to Covid-19, Russian Embassy says
Foreign diplomats and aid workers have fled North Korea en masse in recent months due to shortages of goods and “unprecedented”…
Continue Reading A North Dakota town is evacuated as governor declares a statewide emergency due to wildfires
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency Thursday as wildfires led to the evacuation of one small town in the state. The…
Continue Reading ‘We hope to get our pilots alive,’ Nigerian air force says, as military plane disappears from radar
The Nigerian air force says it has yet to establish the whereabouts of a military plane that disappeared off the radar Wednesday evening near Borno…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with violating the official secrets act, her lawyer said Thursday, as the…
Continue Reading Why Joe Biden is a man in a hurry
President Joe Biden may look relaxed, but don’t let that deceive you. He is a man in a hurry. Behind that seemingly laid-back smile, he’s…
Continue Reading A year after Breonna Taylor’s death, Kentucky lawmakers limit, but don’t ban, use of no-knock warrants
The Kentucky state legislature passed a bill on Tuesday setting restrictions on warrants authorizing entry without notice, more commonly known as…
Continue Reading Feds’ investigation of Matt Gaetz includes whether campaign funds were used to pay for travel and expenses
Federal investigators looking into Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s relationships with young women have examined whether any federal campaign money was…
Continue Reading Ohio woman arrested over an April Fools’ Day text about a possible active shooter
A 57-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after an apparent April Fools’ Day joke about a possible active shooter at the manufacturing plant…
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Thursday H.S. Track & Field scores – April 1
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – High school track & field…
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Salmonella infections in 8 states could be tied to wild songbirds, CDC says
Investigators are looking into an outbreak of salmonella infections in 19 people that could be associated with sick or dead birds, according to the…
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Jones hurls 12 K’s in Idaho Falls’ win over Rigby
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Merit Jones produced both on the mound and at the plate for Idaho Falls Thursday as the Tigers earned a double header…
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Thursday H.S. baseball and softball scores – April 1
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – High school baseball and softball…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces end to Trump-era rule that rejected certain immigration applications with blank spaces
The Biden administration announced Thursday it will not automatically reject certain applications for asylum or immigration benefits when a blank…
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Preston and Skyline split doubleheader
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – In a non-conference matchup, Preston beat Skyline 17-6 in game one of a doubleheader. Game two saw Skyline win 9-5.…
Continue Reading Extreme policies, average statistics raise questions around Florida’s Covid-19 data
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, policy decisions in Florida have been among the most extreme — often among the first, the only or the few.…
Continue Reading Idaho State preps for their first home game in 699 days
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) –Â It’s been over two years since the Idaho State softball team last played a home game at Miller Ranch Stadium. The Bengals…
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Gate City Grays ready to welcome fans back
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – The Gate City Grays are gearing up for the return of their season this summer. Grays co-owner Terry Fredrickson says he’s…
Continue Reading Gaetz showed nude photos of women he said he’d slept with to lawmakers, sources tell CNN
Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when…
Continue Reading Republican congresswomen call out ‘hurtful’ comments made about Chinese immigrants by Texas GOP candidate they endorsed
A Texas Republican congressional candidate was called out by two GOP congresswomen who have endorsed her Thursday for “unacceptable and…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old cancer survivor sold over 30,000 boxes of Girl Scouts 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 Philippines says illegal structures found on reefs near where Chinese boats gathered
The Philippines said Thursday it has discovered illegally built structures on features in the Union Banks, a series of reefs in the South China Sea…
Continue Reading White House meeting with Japan and South Korea to focus on North Korea policy
National security adviser Jake Sullivan’s meeting with top officials from Japan and South Korea on Friday will focus primarily on North Korea…
Continue Reading At least 20 mass shootings have taken place in the two weeks since the metro Atlanta spa attacks left 8 dead
Two weeks have passed since the three Atlanta-area spa shootings claimed the lives of eight people, and in that time at least 20 other mass shootings…
Continue Reading Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician
The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor,…
Continue Reading US Olympic hopefuls will be allowed to protest racial and social injustice at trials
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has announced that it will not sanction athletes who kneel for the national anthem at the…
Continue Reading The first Korean American first lady in the US: We will not stand silent any more
Forty one years. That’s how long I have lived in the United States since emigrating from South Korea to pursue the American dream. Twenty…
Continue Reading J&J says COVID-19 vaccine still on track despite manufacturing snafu
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it still expects to meet its commitments for the promised delivery of an additional 24 million doses of its…
Continue Reading Inside Biden’s new ‘Jobs Cabinet:’ An extensive effort to notch infrastructure win
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would be assigning five Cabinet secretaries to serve as his messengers in working with Congress and…
Continue Reading Iran, China, Russia, and Europe will discuss possible US return to nuclear deal
A virtual meeting of Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place on Friday to discuss a possible US return to…
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Don Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors, has died
Don Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors and a mainstay of both national and local TV news, died Wednesday. He was 82. Farmer and his wife of…
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361 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Idaho officials reported 361 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin defended restraining George Floyd in phone call with supervisor
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin spoke to his supervisor in a phone call shortly after kneeling on George Floyd for over 9 minutes…
Continue Reading Gun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control bills
The FBI conducted more background checks for firearms purchases in March — a month in which several prominent mass shootings reignited…
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Wyoming Game and Fish investigates report of poisoned coyotes
Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigators say they found no evidence of wildlife violations after receiving a report of several dead coyotes…
Continue Reading Ontario shuts down for at least a month as ICU admissions jump
Ontario announced a province-wide “emergency brake” shutdown beginning this weekend as Canada’s most populous province struggles to…
Continue Reading How has anti-Asian racism affected you at work? Share your story
It’s not just on the streets, and it’s not just in America. Asians around the world are experiencing discrimination, and many of them say…
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EIPH opens COVID-19 vaccinations to ages 16+
Everyone aged 16 and up in the Eastern Idaho Public Health District can now get protected from the…
Continue Reading Family of American imprisoned in Russia believes he was targeted over past military service
The parents of Trevor Reed, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for almost two years, revealed for the first time on Thursday that their…
Continue Reading Son who beat mom with meat cleaver pleads guilty
Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — According to a statement released by the Cobb County…
Continue Reading Two men arrested after police find assault rifle, drugs inside Waterbury home
Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — State police have arrested two people after…
Continue Reading A man returned from shopping and found 15,000 bees in his car
A man who went shopping in New Mexico came back to find his car was full of bees. Thousands and thousands of them. He called 911, as anyone would do…
Continue Reading Legendary UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams retires after 33 seasons
One of college basketball’s all-time coaching greats is calling it a career. Roy Williams, who led North Carolina to three national…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 141 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local Health officials reported new 141 COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police watchdog issues scathing report on January 6 failures
The United States Capitol Police’s Inspector General has issued a scathing preliminary report about the department’s…
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Warm and Breezy
High pressure over the Four Corners is delivering warmer temperatures, along with winds from the south. Upper level winds from the south are being…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Times owner says paper will announce its next top editor ‘soon’
The Los Angeles Times is getting closer to finding its next top editor and the newspaper’s owner said he has met with most of the candidates in…
Continue Reading Compass CEO plans to double down on tech investment following IPO
Riding the tailwinds of months of red hot housing and IPO markets, real estate firm Compass made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.…
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Utah to help people reentering workforce during pandemic
Utah is launching a return to work program to help people reentering the workforce as new coronavirus case numbers continue to drop.…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin told supervisor that George Floyd was ‘going crazy’ and witnesses were hostile
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin spoke to his supervisor in a phone call shortly after kneeling on George Floyd for over 9 minutes to…
Continue Reading Pristine interstellar comet came from a system containing giant planets
An interstellar comet that crossed into our solar system nearly two years ago is revealing more of its secrets. Researchers have determined that the…
Continue Reading How the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine works
At the headquarters of biotechnology company Novavax, scientists are developing what they hope could soon be another COVID-19 vaccine for the United…
Continue Reading Paramedics who treated George Floyd say he appeared dead when they arrived
Two Hennepin County paramedics who treated George Floyd last May said Floyd was unresponsive, not breathing and had no pulse when they arrived on the…
Continue Reading The S&P 500 shoots above 4,000 points for the first time ever
The S&P 500 has topped 4,000 points for the first time ever as investors kick off the second quarter with optimism about the coronavirus…
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Bengals ready to welcome rival Idaho to Holt Arena
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho State and Idaho renew their Battle of the Domes Saturday at Holt Arena. This will be the final home game of the 2021…
Continue Reading More than 11,000 cases of a troubling variant reported in the US. These states have the highest numbers
Thousands of cases of the B.1.1.7 strain have been reported across the United States, and experts fear the variant could drive another COVID-19 surge…
Continue Reading Top Michigan Democrat calls on Senate to pass elections bill as a counter to state Republican efforts to restrict voting
A top Michigan Democrat on Thursday called on the US Senate to pass the sweeping federal elections bill advanced last month by House Democrats to…
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Idaho asks court to toss lawsuit challenging vaccine plans
A federal judge should require an 87-year-old Idaho man to reveal whether he’s received the COVID-19 vaccine following his January lawsuit seeking to…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball is back with a 162-game schedule and actual humans in the stands
After an abbreviated 2020 season that is now a blur, Major League Baseball returns Thursday with all 30 teams in action before actual human…
Continue Reading Why the news media can’t stop talking about Biden’s dogs
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. President…
Continue Reading ‘Go somewhere else’: Yutan residents grow frustrated with solar farm developers
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Not in my backyard — that’s what Yutan residents told…
Continue Reading Border patrol video shows young children being dropped over 14-foot border fence into the US
Border Patrol agents rescued two young Ecuadorian sisters after alleged human smugglers dropped them over a 14-foot-tall border fence in the New…
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Rocky Mountain Power proposing rate decrease
Based on its 2021 annual energy cost adjustment, Rocky Mountain Power is proposing a 1.1% overall decrease for its Idaho customers.…
Continue Reading Discussion over legalizing recreational marijuana continues in CT
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The federal government considers it illegal but…
Continue Reading NYPD officers can no longer search a vehicle due to the smell of marijuana alone, new memo says
The smell of burnt and unburnt marijuana alone is no longer cause for New York Police Department officers to search vehicles, according a new NYPD…
Continue Reading Clerk’s office will offer free copies of ID cards for voters requesting absentee ballots
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County Clerk of Court…
Continue Reading Suspect in double murder of mother and her teenage son arrested at U.S.-Mexico border, Gwinett police say
Click here for updates on this story Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County police said a man wanted in a…
Continue Reading Former employee arraigned after $10K stolen from assisted living center resident
Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — A former employee of an assisted living facility is facing…
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