High School Football Week 0 Highlights
Football is finally back in East Idaho with Week 0 games kicking off Friday night all across the…
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Sugar-Salem wallops Century 43-0 in Sports Line Game of the Week
The Sugar-Salem Diggers picked up right where they left off in 2022 on Friday night, blowing out the Century Diamondbacks 43-0 in the first Sports…
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A ‘beautiful bridge’: The unlikely love affair between Australia and Bollywood
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — It is the kind of unlikely love story that would make the scriptwriters of Asia’s biggest movie business…
Continue Reading Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PATRICK ORSAGOS and RENATA BRITO Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Mexican cultural artifacts were detained and returned to Mexico by US CBP
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, some dating to 900 BC, have been repatriated to the…
Continue Reading Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of…
Continue Reading Olive oil is in trouble as extreme heat and drought push the industry into crisis
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — There is a crisis brewing in the olive oil industry. The scorching temperatures that have swept southern Europe…
Continue Reading Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a ‘warning’ after a top island official went to US
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry says its military has launched drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” over what it calls collusion…
Continue Reading Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press Joplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the…
Continue Reading Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The loop Donald Trump’s private jet made above the Iowa…
Continue Reading Family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate accuse state of ‘murder by willful omission’
By Florence Trucco and Ana María Cañizares (CNNE) — The family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has…
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Friday high school soccer scores – August 18, 2023
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Friday high school football scores – August 18
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Continue Reading Japan vows to strengthen ‘strategic collaboration’ with US and South Korea at historic meeting
By Shirin Faqiri and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen “trilateral strategic…
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School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide’s lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered an aide to sell undeclared luxury jewelry…
Continue Reading FBI searching for Proud Boy after he disappears days before January 6 sentencing
By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is searching for a member of the Proud Boys who was scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in…
Continue Reading China launches military drills around Taiwan as US wraps up landmark summit with South Korea and Japan
By Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s military launched joint air and sea patrols around Taiwan this weekend as leaders…
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Judge partially strikes down Georgia ban on giving voters food and water in polling lines
By Tierney Sneed and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday narrowed a section of Georgia election law that banned the…
Continue Reading Guatemala court permanently blocks suspension of Seed Movement party ahead of Sunday’s election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice has granted a permanent injunction to the party of…
Continue Reading Científicos se apresuran a comprender la variante de coronavirus altamente mutada detectada en cuatro países, incluido Estados Unidos
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una nueva variante altamente mutada del virus que causa el covid-19 tiene a los países en alerta mientras…
Continue Reading ECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for possible military intervention in Niger
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military…
Continue ReadingUS judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
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US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
Continue Reading US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
Continue Reading Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish with a…
Continue Reading Russia bars 54 British journalists and ministers from entering country
By Katharina Krebs and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russia has barred 54 more British citizens from entering the country, in response to the UK’s…
Continue Reading El juez del caso del tiroteo en una escuela de Michigan decidirá si Ethan Crumbley puede ser condenado a cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Está previsto que un juez decida el 29 de septiembre si Ethan Crumbley, el atacante del instituto de Oxford, puede…
Continue Reading Pilot accused of destroying parking barrier at Denver airport with an ax says he hit breaking point
DENVER (AP) — A United Airlines pilot has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly using an ax to destroy a barrier gate at an employee…
Continue Reading School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
CNN, WSB By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney y Ringo Starr se unen para un cover de “Let It Be”
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Solo el ícono de la música country Dolly Parton puede lograr que las leyendas de los Beatles Paul McCartney y Ringo…
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Free Day at Fort Hall Mine Landfill on Saturday
Bannock County residents will have the opportunity on Saturday to use the Fort Hall Mine Landfill for…
Continue Reading La Ciudad de Buenos Aires no utilizará voto electrónico en las elecciones generales de octubre, dice una fuente a CNN
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Ciudad de Buenos Aires no utilizará el sistema de voto electrónico en las elecciones generales que…
Continue Reading Dominican officials say plastics company to blame for explosion that killed 31 people
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican authorities say they are pursuing…
Continue Reading Connecticut man convicted of killing roommate with samurai-like sword after rent quarrel
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Connecticut man has been convicted of killing his roommate with a samurai-style sword after a dispute over…
Continue Reading Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
Continue Reading Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
Continue Reading Las detenciones de migrantes en la frontera sur de EE.UU. aumentaron más del 30 % en julio, en comparación con junio
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las detenciones de migrantes en la frontera sur de EE.UU. aumentaron más del 30 % en julio, en…
Continue Reading DeSantis meets with Kemp in Georgia to talk 2024 race and upcoming debate
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in Atlanta Friday morning, a source familiar…
Continue Reading Huracán Hilary: ¿cuál es el pronóstico de lluvia y los estados afectados?
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Las preocupaciones en torno al huracán Hilary giran cada vez más en torno a las lluvias torrenciales pronosticadas…
Continue Reading Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, KATE BRUMBACK and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal judges in Georgia and Texas are putting on…
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Heavy thunderstorms predicted for Salmon-Challis National Forest starting Sunday
Heavy thunderstorms are predicted for the Salmon-Challis National Forest starting Sunday, August 20, 2023, and are expected to remain in the area…
Continue Reading 2 dead, many structures lost as wildfire threat grows in Washington state, officials say
By Mitchell McCluskey, Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres…
Continue Reading Así funcionan los procesos de fichaje en la problemática cárcel del condado de Fulton. ¿Cómo será en el caso de Trump?
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si el expresidente Donald Trump tuviera que enfrentarse al proceso de fichaje que suelen seguir los acusados de…
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Scientists race to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spotted in four countries, including the US
A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand how far it has spread and…
Continue Reading Officials identify IRS agent who was fatally shot during training exercise at Phoenix firing range
PHOENIX (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has released the name of an agent shot and killed during a routine training exercise in North Phoenix.…
Continue Reading Milei se opone el aborto: ¿podría derogar la Ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo si gana?
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Javier Milei, el candidato presidencial más votado en las elecciones primarias del 13 de agosto en Argentina, sigue…
Continue Reading Biden stays mum on Justice Dept. decision to name special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden is keeping mum about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to name a special…
Continue Reading No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after…
Continue Reading Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael…
Continue Reading James Buckley, former US senator, dies at 100
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — James Buckley, a former conservative US senator and a Reagan-appointed federal judge, has died, the Conservative…
Continue Reading California authorities destroy 2,000 bottles of wine illegally fermented under the ocean
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — Some things just don’t belong at the bottom of the ocean. And according to the Santa Barbara County,…
Continue Reading Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
MIAMI (AP) — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move…
Continue Reading Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
MIAMI (AP) — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move…
Continue Reading Natural history museum closes because of chemicals in taxidermy collection
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota museum is closing after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could…
Continue Reading How surrenders work at the troubled Fulton County jail – and why Trump’s will be different
By Sara Murray, Tierney Sneed and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — If former President Donald Trump were facing the booking process that newly charged…
Continue Reading Man injured in shooting that killed rapper Takeoff, member of the group Migos, alleges Houston venue failed to provide adequate security
By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — A man who says he was injured during a November 2022 shooting that killed rapper Takeoff in Houston, Texas, is suing…
Continue Reading Bernard Kerik Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former New York police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, who served time in prison for…
Continue Reading Dr. Nathaniel Horn, the husband of US Rep. Robin Kelly, has died at 68
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s husband, Dr. Nathaniel Horn, has died. The Illinois Democrat posted a statement about Horn…
Continue Reading Charlie Sheen Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Charlie Sheen. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1965 Birth place: New…
Continue Reading First Nations soccer advisers threaten to quit if the Women’s World Cup doesn’t free more funding
By Hilary Whiteman and Thomas Schlachter, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Before every Women’s World Cup game in Australia and New Zealand, the rhythmic…
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Stormy weekend ahead
Isolated groups of thunderstorms will roll through for Saturday afternoon hitting mostly highlands and mountains with a 20% chance for any of the…
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WeWork announces 1-for-40 reverse stock split to avoid getting kicked off the New York Stock Exchange
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — WeWork (WE) announced a new plan Friday to save its plummeting stock from getting kicked off the New York…
Continue Reading Dealer gets 10 years in prison in death of actor Michael K. Williams
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing “The…
Continue Reading Canada wildfire evacuees can’t get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Canadian news outlets have been blocked on Facebook and Instagram because of a dispute with the Canadian…
Continue Reading Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would…
Continue Reading Suburban Detroit police fatally shoot motorist awakened from sleep inside car
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Suburban Detroit police have fatally shot a motorist they awoke from sleep in a running car when he accelerated with an…
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Boise State again the favorite in the Mountain West but seeking first title since 2019
It’s been four years since Boise State last claimed a Mountain West…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge’s ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions…
Continue Reading Muere el cantautor argentino Chico Novarro
Marco Salomone (CNN Español) — Bernardo Mitnik, artista argentino conocido como Chico Novarro, falleció a los 88 años, según una…
Continue Reading Detienen a supuestos autores materiales del asesinato de alcalde de Manta, Agustín Intriago
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Autoridades ecuatorianas anunciaron este viernes la detención de tres personas supuestamente vinculadas al…
Continue Reading Trump expected to surrender to Fulton County jail on Thursday or Friday next week
By Ryan Young and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County…
Continue Reading ¿Cuándo y dónde podría tocar tierra el huracán Hilary?
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El huracán Hilary, que se mueve por el Pacífico a lo largo de la costa oeste de México, en este momento al…
Continue Reading US readying plans to evacuate drone bases if necessary under Niger’s new junta, commander says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is making precautionary plans to evacuate two key drone and counter-terror bases in…
Continue Reading Judge in Michigan school shooting case will rule whether Ethan Crumbley can face life in prison without parole
By Lauren del Valle and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A judge is scheduled to rule September 29 on whether Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate; Deanne Criswell, administrator…
Continue Reading Brazil arrests 7 senior military police officers over Jan. 8 riots
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested seven top military police officers who are accused…
Continue Reading Familia de Fernando Villavicencio denuncia al Estado ecuatoriano por omisión dolosa
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La familia de Fernando Villavicencio, el candidato a la presidencia de Ecuador asesinado el 9 de agosto,…
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BLM issues plan to balance multiple uses of southwest Idaho public lands
The Bureau of Land Management issued a Record of Decision for the Four Rivers Field Office Resource Management…
Continue Reading Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. border authorities stopped migrants entering the country illegally more than 33% more often in July than in…
Continue Reading Case of locally acquired malaria reported in Maryland
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A case of locally acquired malaria has been confirmed in Maryland, the state Department of Health said…
Continue Reading Federal appellate court dismisses challenge to New Jersey gun law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a New Jersey law that allows the state attorney general to bring…
Continue Reading Man accused of trespassing on Danbury school grounds with a machete
By Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story DANBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man is facing charges after he…
Continue Reading American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is trying to crack down on a travel hack. This week, American sued a website…
Continue Reading Judge orders house arrest for Daphne man who admitted four-year spending spree with dead woman’s debit card
By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A federal judge on Friday cut a break to…
Continue Reading Monument stone honors Jackson Sparks, youngest victim of Waukesha parade attack
By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A monument stone now sits in Waukesha,…
Continue Reading Officials: 16-year-old driver fleeing police at 100 mph before deadly crash in Milwaukee
By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 16-year-old Milwaukee boy has been charged in…
Continue Reading Cyberattack keeps hospitals’ computers offline for weeks
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned…
Continue Reading James Buckley, conservative ex-senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100. Buckley spent a single term in the…
Continue Reading Hawaii delayed diverting water that could have helped Maui wildfires, letters obtained by CNN allege
By Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A state agency delayed a water management company’s request to make more water available to…
Continue Reading Long-standing mystery of modified human skulls in ancient Japan solved by new analysis
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Modified skulls found in an ancient burial site in Japan were deliberately reshaped in both men and women as…
Continue Reading Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River
By TRISHA AHMED MINNEAPOLIS MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in…
Continue Reading Underground mines are unlikely to blame for a deadly house explosion in Pennsylvania, state says
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say it’s unlikely that natural gas seeped from an abandoned underground mine and caused a house…
Continue Reading Biden goes west for his second vacation of the month
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press GLENBROOK, Nevada (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more…
Continue Reading Biden defers to Justice Department in first public answer on special counsel investigation into his son
By Nikki Carvajal (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he had no comment and deferred to the Department of Justice when asked for his…
Continue Reading Mississippi grand jury cites shoddy investigations by police department at center of mistrial
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has issued a report sharply…
Continue Reading Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge expressed growing impatience Friday with what he calls ex-President…
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Lisa Vanderpump says she isn’t ‘sure’ about Bethenny Frankel’s charge to unionize reality stars
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lisa Vanderpump is skeptical about the prospect of a reality star union as members of SAG-AFTRA continue their…
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Floating architecture isn’t the future. It’s already here
By Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — While we seek to tackle the climate crisis, there are realities of our changing climate that we already need to…
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