By Rachel Ramirez, CNN When Garrett Dickman drove through Yosemite National Park early this week, he passed through a diverse band of large trees — conifer, red fir, lodgepole pine — and noticed a grim pattern: many of the trees were either dead or dying. “It was really striking to see that every single tree
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and SEBABATSO MOSAMO Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans are struggling in the dark to cope with increased power cuts that have hit households and businesses across the country. The rolling power cuts have been experienced for years but this week the country’s state-owned power utility Eskom extended them so that
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s an unfounded message experts say is repeated again and again: Having an abortion may damage a woman’s mental health, perhaps for years. “There’s so much misinformation, so many myths about abortion. Abortion will lead to substance abuse, depression, suicidal thoughts; abortion is bad for your health; every woman is going
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven U.S. Defense Department satellites has been launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast. The modified jumbo jet took off Friday night from Mojave Air and Space Port in the Mojave Desert and released the rocket over the Pacific Ocean northwest
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven U.S. Defense Department satellites has been launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast. The modified jumbo jet took off Friday night from Mojave Air and Space Port in the Mojave Desert and released the rocket over the Pacific Ocean northwest
Continue Reading By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has condemned Israel’s latest airstrike on Syria and criticized threats from Turkey about another planned incursion by Ankara in northern Syria. The minister spoke on Saturday, at the start of his visit to Syria. Iran has been one of the Syrian government’s strongest
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Spain has the best player in the world in its squad and can finally call itself one of the title favorites entering a major women’s soccer tournament. Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas will lead Spain at this year’s European Championship in England where the Spaniards will try to break
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN A controversial California bill repealing loitering related to possible prostitution was signed into law Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. A provision in state law previously allowed police to arrest those who “delay or linger without a lawful purpose” if it appeared they were trying to engage in sex work. Police can
Continue Reading By TAMER FAKAHANY and CARA ANNA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The latest in a litany of horrors in Ukraine came this week as Russian firepower rained down on civilians in a busy shopping mall far from the front lines of a war in its fifth month. The timing was not likely a coincidence.
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO and ED WHITE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Clinics were shutting down abortion services in the nation’s second-largest state Saturday after the Texas Supreme Court blocked an order briefly allowing the procedure to resume in some cases, the latest in legal scrambles taking place across the U.S. following the reversal of
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN At least 10 million bees were released onto a highway after a semi-truck crashed in Utah. The truck, driven by a commercial beekeeper traveling from California to North Dakota, tipped over on Interstate 80 at around 10:40 a.m. local time Monday, Cameron Roden, public information officer for the Utah Highway Patrol,
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Stacker used data from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) to assess the highest toxin-emitting sites in each state, and what demographics are most at-risk.
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Stacker investigated the way the idea of privacy has changed in the U.S. during the last two decades using a variety of news and government sources.
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Leury García broke up a scoreless game on an RBI single with two outs in the top of the ninth, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0. Gavin Sheets started the rally when he reached on a one-out fielding error by
Continue Reading By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Gonsolin continued his bid for his first All-Star Game appearance, pitching into the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-1. Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger hit home runs as Los Angeles won its third consecutive game and improved to
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN A workgroup developing a second-grade social studies curriculum for the Texas State Board of Education last month suggested using the term “involuntary relocation” to describe people who were sold into slavery, the board’s chair said, amid national debates on the role of critical race theory in classrooms. The proposed phrase was
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sean Murphy came up with a pair of key two-out hits, including a solo home run, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 to snap a four-game losing streak. Murphy had a two-out RBI single in the fifth inning off Seattle starter Marco Gonzales
Continue Reading By Tricia Escobedo, CNN Patrick Oppmann has reported under one of the most secretive regimes on the planet for nearly a decade. CNN is the only American television network with a bureau in Communist Cuba. As Oppmann got ready to move from Seattle to Havana in 2012, he recalled his boss giving him this advice:
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MISSOULA, MT (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Chukars, at long last, have picked up their first win of the season against the Missoula Paddleheads, avoiding a sweep Friday night with an 8-4 win. Despite trailing 3-1 early, Idaho Falls rattled five unanswered runs, including three in the sixth inning, to take a lead it would
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(IDAHO FALLS-KIFI) An SUV caught fire after a driver crashed into the side of a bridge, just north of Idaho Falls, Friday evening The accident happened along North 5th West just south of 97 North, around 6:45 P.M. The driver was able to escape the crash without injury and was taken into police custody. Shortly
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, Tina Charles moved into fourth in WNBA history for career scoring and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 73-57. Charles scored nine points to reach 6,902 for her career, passing Candice Dupree with 6,895. Tamika Catchings is third with
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion, guns and religion — a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term. In its first full term together, the court’s conservative majority ruled in all three and issued other significant decisions limiting the
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By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former President Donald Trump is anxiously mulling when, exactly, he should announce a presidential run for 2024 — a decision that has become even more pressing as he tries to reclaim control of his image following a spate of damaging revelations by the House select committee
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Colin formed along the South Carolina coast on Saturday morning, bringing rain and winds, though the storm later weakened and conditions are expected to improve by Monday’s July Fourth celebrations. The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of the possibility of localized flash flooding along the Carolinas coast through Sunday
Continue Reading WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets are closing in on Rick Bowness as their head coach. A Jets spokesman told The Canadian Press on Friday that while nothing was finalized, Bowness “is the person we’re focusing on as our next head coach.” Bowness spent most of the past three NHL seasons coaching the Dallas
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors were determined to keep their winning roster together to chase another championship — to make a run at a repeat.As the NBA’s free agency period began, Golden State retained center Kevon Looney when he agreed to a $25.5 million, three-year contract,
Continue Reading By PAUL HODOWANIC Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton hit his second game-ending home run of the season, a two-run drive off Jorge López in the ninth inning that lifted the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Baltimore took a 2-1 lead in the eighth, but Luis Arraez singled off Jorge López (3-4)
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Cristian Javier pitched another gem, striking out a career-high 14 while allowing just one hit in seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The 25-year-old was brilliant in his first start since striking out 13 in seven
Continue Reading By Mark Morales, Kiely Westhoff and Samantha Beech, CNN The man accused of killing a young mother Wednesday as she pushed her 3-month-old baby in a stroller on New York’s Upper East Side was remanded without bail Saturday in what prosecutors called a “premeditated execution,” according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Isaac Argro, 22,
Continue Reading By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — David Peralta, Alek Thomas and Carson Kelly homered, and Merrill Kelly pitched seven strong innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies, who lost a starting pitcher to injury for the second straight game. Antonio Senzatela gave up three runs and
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Five people have been killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran. State television said rescue teams were deployed near the epicenter, Sayeh Khosh village, which is home to around 300 people in Hormozgan province, some 620 miles south of the capital, Tehran. People went into
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The United States qualified for its first Olympic men’s soccer tournament since 2008 when the Americans beat Honduras 3-0 at San Pedro Sula in the semifinals of the Under-20 championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean. Paxten Aaronson of the Philadelphia Union, a brother of Leeds midfielder Brenden Aaronson,
Continue Reading By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rowdy Tellez homered for the fifth time in five games and drove in five runs, Corbin Burnes took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 19-2. Willy Adames hit a grand slam as the Brewers connected five times. They
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Liz Cambage had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Nneka Ogwumike also scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 97-89. It was the 500th win in franchise history for Los Angeles. Katie Lou Samuelson added 14 points, Lexie Brown scored 10 of her 13 points in the
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chelsea Gray scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting, A’ja Wilson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Minnesota Lynx 91-85. Minnesota took its first lead of the game with 5:54 remaining in the fourth quarter but Las Vegas answered with a 16-6 run. Jackie Young sank
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino hit his first major league home run and Hunter Dozier followed with a drive into the bullpen, leading Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 3-1. Keller allowed five hits and two walks in six-plus scoreless innings. He’s won two of
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Justin Jackson scored 26 points, Langston Galloway added 18 and USA Basketball took another step toward qualifying for next year’s World Cup by topping Puerto Rico 83-75 on Friday night. John Jenkins scored 13 for the Americans, who improved to 4-1 in World Cup qualifying from the FIBA Americas
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La gobernadora demócrata de Nueva York Kathy Hochul promulgó el viernes un proyecto de ley que restringe el porte oculto de armas de fuego en lugares como edificios gubernamentales y escuelas después de que la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. anuló la ley estatal centenaria que restringía el porte de un arma
Continue Reading By Adrienne Broaddus and Jason Kravarik, CNN Steps from an interstate and minutes from an airport sits a nondescript building with a tenant never more in demand. Whole Woman’s Health is one of the nation’s largest independent abortion providers, and the location of its Minnesota clinic is no accident. “Some patients may fly, some may
Continue Reading By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Escobar hit a tiebreaking three-run homer, expectant father David Peterson tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 to stop a season-high three-game losing streak. Mark Canha hit a tying RBI single in
Continue Reading By Teele Rebane, Hannah Ritchie and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of earthquakes in southern Iran on Saturday, according to the country’s semi-official FARS news agency. Four separate earthquakes were recorded near the southern port city of Bandar-e Lengeh, including one that registered at
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Matt Ford se gana la vida editando videos, por lo que no fue difícil para él armar uno para TikTok. Sin embargo, su más reciente publicación no fue un baile o un video sobre cómo pelar un plátano de la manera correcta, ya que cuenta su propia experiencia con la viruela
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The ex-boyfriend of a New York City woman shot dead Wednesday as she pushed their infant daughter in a stroller has been arrested and charged with killing her. Police said 22-year-old Isaac Argro was arrested Friday. Slain mother Azsia Johnson’s family identified Argro as the baby’s father and said he routinely
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Cubs rookie Christopher Morel has homered in three straight games and looks to keep up the run when he faces Boston at Wrigley Field on Saturday. The 23-year-old Morel connected Friday night for a two-run drive as Chicago rallied past the Red Sox. Morel got five hits, including a home run,
Continue Reading TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The sheriff of Pierce County, Washington, was ordered to post $100,000 bail while he awaits trial on false-reporting charges related to his controversial confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier. Judge Jeffrey Jahns on Friday imposed the bail — 10 times the amount requested by prosecutors — during a hearing
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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The sheriff of Pierce County, Washington, was ordered to post $100,000 bail while he awaits trial on false-reporting charges related to his controversial confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier. Judge Jeffrey Jahns on Friday imposed the bail — 10 times the amount requested by prosecutors — during a hearing
Continue Reading By Jarrod Wardwell, CNN Four families are suing an Ohio school board to challenge a ban on race-based education and staff training in the latest court battle over attempts to suppress anti-racism education in American classrooms. The Forest Hills School District Board of Education, east of Cincinnati, passed a resolution in June prohibiting teaching of
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Max Fried won his eighth straight decision, Austin Riley put Atlanta ahead to stay in the first inning with his team-high 19th home run and the Atlanta Braves routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. Dansby Swanson added a three-run homer in the seventh for the defending World
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gary Payton II is returning to his Pacific Northwest roots, agreeing to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.A person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed that Payton would depart the NBA champion Golden State Warriors to join a backcourt alongside
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Darick Hall’s tiebreaking home run was his third homer since being called up, and Rhys Hoskins went deep to add an insurance run, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Hall broke a 3-all tie in the sixth when he led
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The Idaho Falls Spud Kings will move up to higher level of hockey after its inaugural season when the Spud Kings and five other teams take a step up to the new NCDC West Division in the USPHL.
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities say a group of people who were spotted getting in and out of a parked semitrailer in San Antonio were part of a work crew, not a human-smuggling operation. Authorities checked the vehicle Friday after someone alerted a deputy constable to it, just days after 53 migrants died when they
Continue Reading SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — J.T. Poston took a four-stroke lead into the weekend in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, following an opening 9-under 62 with a 65 on Friday at TPC Deere Run. Coming off a second-place tie last week in Connecticut after also opening with a 62, Poston got to 15 under with
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lauren Wright continues to be leery of the water coming out of the taps in her family’s U.S. Navy home in Hawaii, saying she doesn’t trust that it’s safe. Wright, her sailor husband and their three children ages 8 to 17 were among
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian Anderson homered, and the Miami Marlins beat Washington 6-3 for their ninth win in 10 games against the Nationals this season. Miami, fourth in the NL East, is 26-39 against teams other the last-place Nationals, who dropped to 29-50. Washington lost its 50th game by the
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — County election officials wrapped up a two-day statewide recount of ballots in the Nevada GOP primary for governor on Friday and the outcome did not appear to change, showing second-place finisher Joey Gilbert losing to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in a crowded field.
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The outcry that marked the start of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf series’ first American stop quieted a bit on Friday, putting the focus on the play at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Modest crowds and mild temperatures in the mid-70s greeted the players on the upstart series, bankrolled
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — A estas alturas, todo el mundo está al menos enterado de que una comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes investiga los disturbios del 6 de enero en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos. A través de sus audiencias públicas, esta comisión a atraído mucha atención. De perfil más bajo es la
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Samantha Beech, CNN The New York State Legislature on Friday passed a constitutional amendment that, if fully enacted, would enshrine the right to an abortion and contraception access in the state constitution. The amendment’s passage Friday is the first step toward adding the language to the New York Constitution. Lawmakers
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN The family of an 11-year-old boy who died last year after an Iowa amusement park ride overturned filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday, saying the park failed to maintain a safe water ride, according to a copy of the petition obtained by CNN. Michael Jaramillo was on
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The elected county recorder and the elections director in Arizona’s Yavapai County are resigning after more than a year and a half of threats and heated criticism from backers of former President Donald Trump. Republican County Recorder Leslie Hoffman said Friday that she is fed up with
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Durante cuatro años de gobierno, el presidente Iván Duque se ha mostrado en el exterior como un firme defensor del Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia, firmado en 2016 entre la ahora desmovilizada guerrilla de las FARC y el gobierno de Juan Manuel Santos. Sin embargo, muchas de las acciones de Duque
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill restricting the concealed carry of firearms in locations such as government buildings and schools after the US Supreme Court last week struck down the state’s century-old law that placed restrictions on carrying a concealed
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Stephy Chung, CNN and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN Beijing’s Palace Museum, located in the heart of the Forbidden City, contains the world’s largest collection of Chinese art, spanning nearly 5,000 years of history. Now, more than 900 of those treasures are on display at the new Hong Kong Palace Museum — a “gift” from the
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A jury in Miami has found a former Argentine naval officer responsible for a 1972 massacre of political prisoners in his homeland. It ordered him to pay more than $20 million in damages to relatives of four of the victims. The verdict came Friday against 79-year-old Roberto Guillermo Bravo, who has lived
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s Gulf coast Hustaeca region say the bound bodies of four people have been found in the burned-out wreckage of a helicopter, along with signs indicating they were killed by a drug gang. The killings Friday were the second act of grisly violence in a month in the region,
Continue Reading By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s social media company and some of its employees received subpoenas from a federal grand jury in New York and securities regulators. That is according to a public disclosure Friday by a company planning to buy Trump Media & Technology Group. The two probes could
Continue Reading By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s social media company and some of its employees received subpoenas from a federal grand jury in New York and securities regulators. That is according to a public disclosure Friday by a company planning to buy Trump Media & Technology Group. The two probes could
Continue Reading By Eric Cheung, CNN Wang Chen-wei and Chen Jun-ru are unique among parents in Taiwan. This year, in a landmark legal case, the two men became the first same-sex couple on the island to legally adopt a child neither of them are related to. Now they’re living their family dream with daughter Joujou, 4, in
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan woman has been awarded over $400,000 by a jury after suing New York City and its police department, saying she suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was thrown to the ground while serving as a medic for protesters during 2012 Occupy Wall Street
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say they won’t move forward with a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his refusal to release his communications relating to his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last year. The Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle report
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The series opener between the New York Yankees and Cleveland was postponed by rain, the latest weather issue for the Guardians, who have already played five doubleheaders at home. They’ll have their sixth at Progressive Field on Saturday as the teams will play two, starting at
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors are signaling that they want to pursue the same charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others in the Flint crisis over lead-contaminated water. The move comes just a few days after the state Supreme Court said indictments must be dismissed. The attorney general’s
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Restricted free-agent forward Brock Boeser re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, agreeing to three-year deal worth $6.65 million a season. The 25-year-old right wing from Burnsville, Minnesota, had 23 goals and 23 assists in 71 regular-season games last season. He has 121 goals and 135 assists in 324 career
Continue Reading Angel Nakamura (CNN Español) — Este viernes falleció en el Hospital General de Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, en el noreste de México, Cinthya de la Cruz Martínez, hija del periodista Antonio de la Cruz, quien fue asesinado el miércoles, informó este viernes en su cuenta de Twitter el periódico Expreso de Ciudad Victoria, para el que
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Idaho State Police completed a 2021 Crime in Idaho Report, primarily detailing statistics collected from police agencies.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man who once competed on the Philippines national decathlon team has agreed to plead guilty to bilking investors out of more than $28 million with a phony scheme to market cannabis vape pens. Federal prosecutors announced Friday that David Bunevacz of Calabasas will plead guilty to securities and
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man who once competed on the Philippines national decathlon team has agreed to plead guilty to bilking investors out of more than $28 million with a phony scheme to market cannabis vape pens. Federal prosecutors announced Friday that David Bunevacz of Calabasas will plead guilty to securities and
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Construction continues on the future U.S.S. Idaho.
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La hermana del presunto narcotraficante colombiano Dairo Úsuga, también conocido por el alias “Otoniel”, fue extraditada a Estados Unidos para enfrentar cargos de narcotráfico, anunció el viernes la Policía Nacional de Colombia. Nini Johana Úsuga David, de 40 años, está acusada de lavado de dinero para el Clan del Golfo y
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN An apparent cyberattack this week on Florida-based IT provider Geographic Solutions has disrupted unemployment and workforce benefits for thousands of people in multiple states and Washington, DC. Unemployment payments are delayed for people in Tennessee, where about 12,000 people rely on the program, and in Nebraska, according to statements from state
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Air France-KLM has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle charges that it falsified records about international deliveries of U.S. mail. The Justice Department said Friday that the European airline incorrectly reported when and where mail shipments arrived to avoid penalties for deliveries that were late or went to the wrong location.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Air France-KLM has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle charges that it falsified records about international deliveries of U.S. mail. The Justice Department said Friday that the European airline incorrectly reported when and where mail shipments arrived to avoid penalties for deliveries that were late or went to the wrong location.
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Thunderstorm risk, hot temps and gusty winds Friday afternoon and evening: Scattered thunderstorms especially for southeastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. A low into the lower 50’s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, gusts as high as 25 mph. Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, with a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average was .242 in June, down from .245 in May, and home runs are down 9% from last season at this point, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The season batting average is .242. Batting average was an especially low .231 through April. Last year, it rose
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website. That lapse exposed the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners. The website was designed to only show general data about the number and location
Continue Reading PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a teenage girl was seriously injured when a shark attacked her off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office says the attack occurred Thursday afternoon off Keaton Beach. The 17-year-old girl’s family says a 9-foot shark wrapped its jaws around the girl’s thigh. The girl poked the shark
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Conference realignment in college sports has been going on since 1984, when the Supreme Court invalidated the NCAA’s national television contract for football. The conference juggling has gone through ebbs and flows through the years since, from small schools bumping up to bigger leagues to power programs switching to
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Conference realignment in college sports has been going on since 1984, when the Supreme Court invalidated the NCAA’s national television contract for football. The conference juggling has gone through ebbs and flows through the years since, from small schools bumping up to bigger leagues to power programs switching to
Continue Reading By Kiely Westhoff, Samantha Beech and Shawna Mizelle, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed two bills into law that protect out-of-state residents seeking reproductive services and reproductive health care providers. The bills, A3974 and A3975, shield health care providers from other state’s inquiries and prohibit the extradition of any person who comes
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — The daughter of a Mexican reporter slain earlier this week in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas has died of wounds suffered in the attack that killed her father. Antonio de la Cruz became the 12th journalist killed so far this year in Mexico, when a man on a motorcycle
Continue Reading MONROE, La. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former north Louisiana police officer pleaded guilty Friday to kicking a man in the face as he lay on the ground with his hands behind his back during an arrest in 2020. U.S. Attorney Brandon Brown’s office, in a news release, said 44-year-old Jared Desadier, of Monroe,
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos pitched five innings to snap a three-start winless streak, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2. Playing at home on Canada’s national holiday for the first time since 2019, and
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s first high-level meeting on road safety is calling for global action to cut the annual toll of nearly 1.3 million deaths and estimated 50 million injuries by at least half by decade’s end. The political declaration adopted Friday by consensus says
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Grand Teton National Park will participate in Operation Dry Water, a nationwide awareness effort to promote boating safety, this weekend, July 2-4.
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The USFL accomplished what the last two attempts at spring football failed to do — make it through its first season. As the league prepares for Sunday night’s championship game at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, between the Birmingham Stallions and Philadelphia Stars, where it
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Idaho officials reported 1,116 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths Friday.
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they will recommend no more than 27 months in prison for a Washington state woman who defrauded friends and acquaintances of more than $600,000 by falsely telling them she needed money for tuition, multiple sclerosis treatment and other causes. Sabrina Taylor pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle
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Governor Mark Gordon has mobilized the Wyoming National Guard and multiple state agencies to provide assistance to the residents of Lingle and Goshen County in response to flooding that is occurring as a result of a breach in the Interstate Canal north of Lingle.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Matt Ford edits videos for a living, so it wasn’t a stretch for him to put one together for TikTok. But his latest post wasn’t a crazy dance or a video about how to peel a banana the right way. It’s based on his own experience with monkeypox. His video has
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