Iowa House passes 6-week abortion ban in special session called by GOP governor
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Iowa’s state House passed a bill Tuesday night that would ban most abortions in the state as early as six weeks…
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Russia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
Continue Reading Russia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
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American woman says she thought she would die when New Zealand volcano erupted
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press An American woman says she told her new husband she loved him and was certain they would die when a New Zealand…
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Tuesday American Legion baseball scores – July 11, 2023
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Continue Reading Iraq moves toward easing its energy crisis with $27B TotalEnergies deal, but challenges remain
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A multibillion-dollar agreement signed with France’s TotalEnergies could…
Continue Reading Japan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
Continue Reading Japan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
Continue Reading Ukraine wins G7 security pledges, but NATO membership remains elusive
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed fresh…
Continue Reading Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says
By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released from a…
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Max Clark and Ava Brown are honored as the best high school players of the year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Clark, newly drafted by the Detroit Tigers, and softball player Ava Brown were honored as the best male and female players…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania escapee likely still in area, top state patrol official says
By Danny Freeman and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Escapee Michael Burham is likely still in the area around a northwestern Pennsylvania jail…
Continue Reading Scooter-riding gunman sought for attack that hurt 4 people, including 2 children, at New York park
NEW YORK (AP) — Police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded New York park, wounding four people including two young children.…
Continue Reading Corea del Norte dispara un aparente misil balístico de largo alcance, dice Corea del Sur
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Norte disparó lo que parece ser un misil balístico de largo alcance desde el área…
Continue Reading Free-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a…
Continue Reading North Korea said it fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea said that the intercontinental ballistic missile it launched on…
Continue Reading Ghostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation,…
Continue Reading Bank of America hit with $250M in fines and refunds for ‘double-dipping’ fees and fake accounts
By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America will reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150…
Continue Reading Thailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs superfan who became a fugitive after bank robbery charge has been caught in California, feds say
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who…
Continue Reading Leslie Van Houten, exintegrante de la familia Manson, sale de la cárcel de California, según un funcionario
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, una antigua seguidora de Charles Manson y condenada por asesinato, salió una cárcel de…
Continue Reading Pence: Question of Ukraine’s NATO membership should wait until ‘after the war is won’
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said that Ukraine’s membership in NATO should not be considered until…
Continue Reading Cuba calls the presence of US nuclear-powered submarine at Guantanamo Bay naval base a provocation
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has called the presence of a U.S. nuclear-powered…
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Padma Lakshmi passes torch to ‘Top Chef’ champ Kristen Kish as new host of the cooking competition
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Padma Lakshmi is expressing pride for her successor as host of Bravo’s longstanding hit cooking competition show…
Continue Reading Portland officer issues video apology for hitting photographer during 2020 racial justice protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, issued a video apology Tuesday for hitting a photographer in the head with a baton…
Continue Reading Justice Department takes unusual step to try to protect Trump from testifying in lawsuit over FBI firing
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — The Justice Department has taken an unusual step in court to try to protect…
Continue Reading Play, swim and eat: Europe’s largest casino resort opens its doors in Cyprus as tourism rebounds
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A new casino resort touted as the largest of its kind in Europe has opened its doors in Cyprus, aiming to transform the…
Continue Reading Científicos aseguran que encontraron un lugar que marca una nueva época en la historia de la Tierra
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un grupo de científicos identificó el yacimiento geológico que, según ellos, mejor refleja una nueva época…
Continue Reading Nathan Fillion is taking on the Green Lantern mantle in ‘Superman: Legacy’… after Ryan Reynolds’ famous flub
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds is passing the “Green Lantern” mantle over to Nathan Fillion. Fillion is set to star as a…
Continue Reading Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and…
Continue Reading Portland officer issues video apology for hitting photographer during 2020 racial justice protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, issued a video apology Tuesday for hitting a photographer in the head with a baton…
Continue Reading North Korea said it fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea said that the intercontinental ballistic missile it launched on…
Continue Reading North Korea fires its first ICBM in 3 months after making threat over alleged US spy flights
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic…
Continue Reading Phoenix officials ask judge for more time in clearing downtown camp of homeless people
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix says it’s slowly clearing hundreds of people from a downtown camp of homeless people called “The Zone,” asking a judge…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes on track for early release from her 11-year prison sentence for Theranos scam
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has apparently behaved well enough during the first six weeks of her more than 11-year…
Continue Reading An inmate used the chain of his handcuffs to choke an Indiana sheriff’s deputy who later died at hospital, affidavit says
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An inmate in Indianapolis allegedly used the chain of his handcuffs to choke a sheriff’s deputy who died shortly…
Continue Reading An inmate used the chain of his handcuffs to choke an Indiana sheriff’s deputy who later died at hospital, affidavit says
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An inmate in Indianapolis allegedly used the chain of his handcuffs to choke a sheriff’s deputy who died shortly…
Continue Reading Jurado decide sobre la herencia de Aretha Franklin y determina que es válido un testamento de 2014 escrito a mano
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El jurado que escuchó los argumentos sobre la disposición de la herencia de Aretha Franklin determinó este martes…
Continue Reading Virginia Republicans roll out early and absentee voting push ahead of legislative elections
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans are launching a coordinated early voting initiative ahead of this…
Continue Reading Saints’ Kamara pleads no contest to misdemeanor in man’s beating at Las Vegas club
By KEN RITTER and MARK ANDERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded no contest Tuesday to a…
Continue Reading Ticketmaster halts Taylor Swift ticket sales in France in another headache for fans
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trouble between Ticketmaster and Taylor Swift’s“Eras” tour isn’t over — with the latest…
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Officials investigate suspicious structure fire
This case is currently still under…
Continue Reading Así se vivió la negociación del Gobierno de Biden para que Suecia ingrese a la OTAN y Turquía reciba los F-16
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La presión que ejerció el Gobierno de Biden en los días previos a la cumbre de la OTAN culminó meses de diplomacia…
Continue Reading $20 gift cards and $1 books: GOP primary candidates test novel ways to raise money as they scramble for a spot on next month’s debate stage
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is offering $20 gift cards to people who donate at least $1 to his presidential…
Continue Reading Record number of reports of discriminatory behavior received by Kick It Out
LONDON (AP) — Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has received a record number of reports of discriminatory behavior during the 2022-23 soccer…
Continue Reading El recluso de Pensilvania que escapó de la cárcel bajó por una cuerda de sábanas, según documentos. Creen que sigue en el área
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Es probable que Michael Burham, el recluso que escapó de una cárcel del noroeste de Pensilvania, continúe en el…
Continue Reading California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse
By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in…
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DOJ announces settlement with J.R. Simplot to improve hazardous waste management, reduce emissions at Pocatello facility
The settlement resolves allegations primarily under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the facility, including that Simplot failed…
Continue Reading Una “tormenta perfecta” se desarrolla este verano boreal y “sobrecarga” las condiciones meteorológicas, advierte un científico
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una “tormenta perfecta” se está desarrollando este verano boreal, según advirtió un científico del…
Continue Reading SUV reported stolen with infant inside in Alabama may have rolled into thick brush, police say
PARRISH, Ala. (AP) — Police say an SUV that was reported stolen with an infant inside in Alabama may have instead rolled into thick brush where it…
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Fatality crash north of Kimberly
The male was not wearing his…
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Governor’s Leading Idaho initiative funds Bonners Ferry Airport improvements
Governor Brad Little’s “Leading Idaho” initiative recently funded snow-removal equipment improvements of $200,000 at the Bonners Ferry Airport in…
Continue Reading A 76-year-old woman has sued a Kansas hospital saying a man sexually assaulted her at the facility
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A man has been charged with rape and other crimes in a series of sexual assaults on patients in a Kansas…
Continue Reading Pickleball comes to Fenway Park as growing sport reaches the big leagues
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues. Courts for the tennis/badminton/ping pong hybrid…
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BLM to update travel management plan in Owyhee County
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Continue Reading Mikala Jones, Hawaii surfer known for filming inside waves, dies in surfing accident
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Mikala Jones, a Hawaii surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside…
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Idaho sued over law making it a crime to help minors get abortions without parental consent
Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho over a new law that makes it illegal to help minors get an…
Continue Reading Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ERIC TUCKER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it’s time for Supreme…
Continue Reading Idaho sued over law making it a crime to help minors get abortions without parental consent
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho…
Continue Reading Idaho sued over law making it a crime to help minors get abortions without parental consent
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho…
Continue Reading Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy welcome their third child, a baby girl
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy’s family just got a little bigger. The “Homeland” actor and Dancy are now a…
Continue Reading Things to know about a landslide that has destroyed homes in Southern California
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Leaders of a Southern California city hit by a destructive landslide are planning to vote on a resolution to…
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To keep US free of dog rabies, CDC proposes updates to dog import rules for the first time in 70 years
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in nearly 70 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a change…
Continue Reading American accused of killing 3 women in Tijuana arrested in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. authorities have arrested a California man accused of killing three women in the Mexican border city of Tijuana and…
Continue Reading Britney Spears lanzará su libro de memorias “The Woman in Me” en octubre
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El libro de memorias de Britney Spears, titulado “The Woman In Me” (La mujer en mí, en español), se…
Continue Reading Trump can be held liable in writer’s defamation lawsuit after Justice Department reverses course
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department has reversed its position that Donald Trump can’t be held…
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Above average temperatures with breezy winds
One little area of low pressure will be replaced with a small area of high pressure, leading to more wind and dry weather. We also still have a large…
Continue Reading House Judiciary Chair proposes budget cuts to FBI and Justice Department
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio is calling on Congress to stop funding Department of Justice…
Continue Reading DOJ no longer believes Trump should have immunity from E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit
By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has reversed course and said it no longer believes that Donald Trump should be entitled to…
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Open burn ban begins July 15 for Bannock County Wildland-Urban Interface Areas
As the summer heats up and things dry out, an open burn ban will go into effect on Saturday for the Wildland-Urban Interface Areas in all of Bannock…
Continue Reading How to get in on ‘girl dinner,’ the new trend that’s been around all along
By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Although the so-called “girl dinner” is being popularized by young women promoting throw-together meals on…
Continue Reading How to get in on ‘girl dinner,’ the new trend that’s been around all along
By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Although the so-called “girl dinner” is being popularized by young women promoting throw-together meals on…
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Madison County Transfer Station closed through August 3
The Madison County Transfer Station will be closed through August…
Continue Reading Exclusiva CNN | “Vergonzoso y poco ético”: acusan a Heineken, Unilever y Mondelez, fabricante de Oreo, de incumplir promesa de abandonar Rusia
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Más de 1.000 grandes empresas se comprometieron a abandonar Rusia después de que el…
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Saudi adviser proposed giving Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy ownership of LIV Golf teams, documents show
By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Prior to a truce between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf last month, an adviser to the Saudi Public Investment Fund…
Continue Reading Saudi adviser proposed giving Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy ownership of LIV Golf teams, documents show
By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Prior to a truce between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf last month, an adviser to the Saudi Public Investment Fund…
Continue Reading Second person comes forward with allegations against suspended BBC presenter
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — A second person has come forward with allegations against a presenter who was recently suspended by the…
Continue Reading Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says
By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released from a…
Continue Reading “Ahora podré estar con mi familia”: 130 mujeres en Ecuador reciben el indulto presidencial tras la publicación del primer censo penitenciario
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Un decreto presidencial permitió que 130 mujeres que cumplían sentencias menores y se encontraban en…
Continue Reading Why the Fed wants a good inflation report — but not a good jobs report
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — When it comes to the job market, the Federal Reserve seems to want the latest data to bear bad news…
Continue Reading Why the Fed wants a good inflation report — but not a good jobs report
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — When it comes to the job market, the Federal Reserve seems to want the latest data to bear bad news…
Continue Reading Britney Spears memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ to be released in October
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears will debut her memoir “The Woman In Me” on October 24, according to the book’s publisher.…
Continue Reading Inside the Biden administration’s push to get Sweden into NATO and F-16s to Turkey
By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Manu Raju, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — A full-court press by the Biden administration in the…
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By Dr. Hermene Hartman Click here for updates on this story July 11, 2023 (N’Digo) — America is a country…
Continue Reading Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped…
Continue Reading Workers in Maine will get paid family and medical leave starting in 2026
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a supplemental budget that includes establishment…
Continue Reading Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Google was hit with a wide-ranging lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the tech giant scraped data from millions of…
Continue Reading Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Google was hit with a wide-ranging lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the tech giant scraped data from millions of…
Continue Reading Muere una menor migrante de 15 años bajo custodia del Gobierno de EE.UU.
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una menor migrante de 15 años, que estuvo hospitalizada por una enfermedad preexistente, murió este lunes mientras…
Continue Reading Jury reaches verdict in battle over Aretha Franklin’s estate
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — The jury hearing arguments surrounding the disposition of Aretha Franklin’s estate on Tuesday determined a…
Continue Reading Utah high court scrutinizes process that sliced state’s most Democrat-heavy county into 4 districts
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court grilled attorneys representing the state on Tuesday over their claim that…
Continue Reading Artist who dumped manure at Belarusian president’s office dies in prison, wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Writer TALLINN, ESTONIA (AP) — A Belarusian artist who dumped manure outside an office of President Alexander…
Continue Reading Pentagon seeks to increase pressure on Tuberville to break hold on military nominations
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon is seeking to increase pressure on Sen. Tommy Tuberville in an attempt to break…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene downplays House Freedom Caucus vote to eject her
By Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia told CNN on Tuesday afternoon that she still…
Continue Reading Lakeland mom of 7 graduates as class valedictorian
By Rochelle Alleyne Click here for updates on this story LAKELAND, Florida (WFTS) — On July 7, 2023 — Ashley Payne…
Continue Reading California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse
By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in…
Continue Reading Scientists at House hearing refute claims they were bribed and influenced to deny Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic said they aimed to use a hearing Tuesday…
Continue Reading Experts look to capture aggressive sea otter following several incidents with surfers
By Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Following a number of incidents…
Continue Reading School resource officers add podcasts to their toolkits
By Julie Cornell Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Deputy Colin Driscoll has an eye on…
Continue Reading Child’s quick thinking, mother’s CPR training saves 4-year-old who fell into pool
By Karin Johnson Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Kentucky (WLWT) — Once a year, the Hillenbrand family…
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