More schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them
CalMatters reports on how California’s governor is calling for a statewide crackdown on cell phones in schools, an idea that is gaining traction in…
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North America's favorite sports franchises
OLBG provides insight into the best of the best in North American sports teams from the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL based on fan…
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A Spanish YouTube chef gets life in prison for murder in Thailand
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of…
Continue Reading Uno de los secretos mejor guardados de Mongolia se parece más a Grecia que a un remoto lago de Asia
Julia Hernández (CNN)– Viajar al lago Khyargas, en el oeste de Mongolia, desde la capital, Ulán Bator, no es apto para cardíacos. El…
Continue Reading Frágil rehén rescatado espera que la guerra en Gaza termine “para todas las familias palestinas e israelíes”
Belén Liotti Néguev, Israel (CNN) — Después de más de 300 días bajo cautiverio de Hamas, un frágil y desnutrido Farhan Al-Qadi estaba…
Continue Reading Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region
After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key…
Continue Reading 3 apes die from contagious bacterial infection within days of each other at Jacksonville Zoo
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Three apes at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens died over the past week due to a highly infectious bacterial…
Continue Reading Mexico’s ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds…
Continue Reading Massacre survivors say history is repeating – with new perpetrators
By Rebecca Wright, Anna Coren, Tanibiral Miraj Ripon and Mark Phillips, CNN Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (CNN) — As tears roll down her face…
Continue Reading Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign
Associated Pres SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from some of her more liberal positions in her…
Continue Reading At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship
Associated Press PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine…
Continue Reading Angelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with ‘Maria,’ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas
Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Angelina Jolie portrays renowned opera singer Maria Callas in a film premiering at the Venice Film Festival…
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Wednesday girls H.S. volleyball scores – August 28
Area girls high school volleyball scores for Wednesday, August…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street sees mixed results after late-day selling, drop for Nvidia
AP Business Writers A late-afternoon slide by some Big Tech companies cut into Wall Street’s gains Thursday, leading to a mixed finish for U.S.…
Continue Reading Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim’s sister in national forest
Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing a college student and raping the murder victim’s older sister in a…
Continue Reading Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Associated Press POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free…
Continue Reading Botched college financial aid form snarls students’ enrollment plans
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied…
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‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ sue Massachusetts for campaign targeting their anti-abortion practices
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A conservative law firm is suing Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey over an initiative the state launched earlier this…
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Idaho judge considers whether to hold quadruple murder trial in small university town or elsewhere
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the man charged in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students asked a judge…
Continue Reading Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ are making their live debut
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here…
Continue Reading Prehistoric sea cow was eaten by a croc and a shark, newly discovered fossil reveals
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A rare fossil has provided a snapshot of what was an exceptionally unlucky day for a prehistoric sea cow. The…
Continue Reading Harris’ CNN interview is the latest highly anticipated twist in wild presidential race
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris faces the next test in her presidential bid on Thursday…
Continue Reading Japan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain
By Helen Regan, Robert Shackelford and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Almost 4 million people in southern Japan were urged to evacuate as…
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Wednesday boys and girls H.S. soccer scores -August 28
Area boys and girls high school soccer…
Continue Reading Russia bans 92 more Americans from the country, including journalists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced 92 additions to its list of Americans banned from entering the country. That includes some…
Continue Reading Chinese leader Xi meets US national security adviser as the two powers try to avoid conflict
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan as the latter wound up a…
Continue Reading California lawmakers pass bill that could make undocumented immigrants eligible for home loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has approved a proposal that could make undocumented immigrants eligible for affordable…
Continue Reading El Gobierno de Honduras denuncia el tratado de extradición que mantiene con Estados Unidos y acusa de “injerencia” a Washington
Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno de Honduras anunció este miércoles su intención de dar por terminado el tratado de extradición…
Continue Reading ¿Podrán Beyoncé, Céline Dion y Foo Fighters impedir que Trump utilice su música? Es complicado
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Al día siguiente de que el presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden abandonara la carrera presidencial y apoyara a…
Continue Reading A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case seen as a…
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One of Mongolia’s best-kept secrets looks more like Greece than a remote lake in Asia
By Breanna Wilson, CNN Khyargas Lake, Mongolia (CNN) — Traveling to western Mongolia’s Khyargas Lake from capital Ulaanbaatar isn’t for the…
Continue Reading “Me caía bien (mi madre) hasta que dio a luz a Liam”: un recuento de la rivalidad entre los hermanos Gallagher de Oasis
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Durante décadas ha habido algunas peleas familiares públicas bastante incendiarias, pero ninguna más conocida…
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Fresh controversy brews over Trump’s Arlington National Cemetery visit
CNN By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign stirred new controversy this week during a visit to Arlington…
Continue Reading Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and…
Continue Reading What to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able…
Continue Reading Authorities search for missing California couple last seen leaving home on nudist ranch
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in southern California are searching for a missing couple last seen leaving their home on a nudist ranch over…
Continue Reading Estados Unidos sanciona a un grupo y a un individuo israelíes por presuntos actos violentos contra palestinos en la Ribera Occidental
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Estados Unidos anunció este miércoles sanciones contra una organización israelí, Hashomer Yosh, presuntamente…
Continue Reading Tropical storm Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rains and strong winds on its crawl northeast
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Arizona’s fake electors case dispute defendants’ allegations of a political motive
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors are defending their case against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results of the close…
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‘I can’t stand his voice’: A tribute to the most biting barbs made by the battling Oasis brothers
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — There have been some pretty incendiary public family feuds through the decades, but none more infamous than…
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Where are all these trucks headed? The top destinations for Idaho freight.
Truck Parking Club used Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to identify the top destinations of domestic freight from…
Continue Reading DC police officer dies after gun he was trying to retrieve from storm drain went off, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a Washington, D.C., officer has died after being shot when a gun he was trying to trying recover from a storm drain…
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‘How cute is that?’ Aryna Sabalenka meets her ‘mini me’ at the US Open
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — No, you weren’t seeing double at the US Open. Aryna Sabalenka had a solid day on the tennis court Wednesday in…
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Riley Gaines joins Governor Brad Little as he signs the Defending Women’s Sports Act
Governor Little has signed the Defending Women’s Sports Act. The executive order seeks to counter the Biden administration’s rewrite of Title…
Continue Reading Utah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox came under criticism Wednesday for sending a campaign email that…
Continue Reading A second elephant calf in 2 weeks is born at a California zoo
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The second elephant calf in two weeks has been born at a California zoo. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo says African elephant Amahle…
Continue Reading Georgia lawmakers seek answers to deaths and violence plaguing the state’s prisons
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Statistics presented to Georgia lawmakers indicate that the state’s prisons remain…
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FBI discovered a DHS document describing improvised explosive devices during investigation of Trump’s would-be assassin
By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Among the documents Donald Trump’s would-be-assassin studied while formulating his plans for…
Continue Reading Las vacunas contra la polio llegan a Gaza, pero para este bebé, el primer caso en 25 años, es demasiado tarde
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Abdul Rahman duerme en un asiento de coche maltratado, mecido por su madre Niveen Abu al-Jidyan. No se da…
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United Airlines flight attendants in Colorado join union members nationwide in vote to strike
By Kennedy Cook Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — Flight attendants with United Airlines announced…
Continue Reading ¿Quién es Martí Batres Guadarrama, próximo director del ISSSTE en México?
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Martí Batres Guadarrama, el actual jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, será el próximo director…
Continue Reading California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest AI…
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Hidden camera leads to 30-year-prison sentence for former Royal Caribbean employee
By Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A former Royal Caribbean employee, accused of…
Continue Reading RFK Jr. appeals ruling that knocked him off New York’s presidential election ballot
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An attorney for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a state appeals court to overturn a ruling that would keep him off…
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Woman hit in the face by a sturgeon, gets 12 stitches, “She could’ve lost her eye”
By Tiffany Chan Click here for updates on this story NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts (WBZ) — What was supposed to be a…
Continue Reading The new fight to reform the UN’s colonial-era world order
By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — In a city known for its private members clubs battling for exclusivity, one gilded room in Manhattan reigns…
Continue Reading Fight over $70,000 engagement ring heads to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A battle over who gets to keep a pricey engagement…
Continue Reading Iran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to assist a Greek-flagged oil tanker…
Continue Reading People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is causing people in the region to cough, burning their…
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A judge heard the case of a death row inmate who claims innocence, weeks before he’s scheduled to be executed
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri judge held an evidentiary hearing Wednesday over the innocence claim of death row inmate Marcellus…
Continue Reading “Robaron mi identidad”: Utilizan fotos de influencers europeas para impulsar propaganda a favor de Trump en cuentas falsas de X
Alexandra Ferguson Trier, Alemania (CNN) — Luna, una mujer de 32 años que se describe a sí misma como “simpatizante de Trump y…
Continue Reading Rail worker’s death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains
Associated Press The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees two-person crews as a…
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Elderly couple still missing after vanishing from nudist resort: “Suspicious for them to be gone”
By Joy Benedict, Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story California (KCAL/KCBS) — The search continues for an…
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Elderly couple still missing after vanishing from nudist resort: “Suspicious for them to be gone”
KCAL, KCBS, SANDY MARINELLLI, REDLANDS PD, CNN By Joy Benedict, Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story California…
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IFPD has found missing 4-year-old boy named Reign Nichols
Idaho Falls Police Department is looking for a missing 4-year-old boy named Reign…
Continue Reading Stunning images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Sleepy seals, a “dancing” stoat and a caiman’s fatal encounter with a jaguar are among the highly commended…
Continue Reading La CIDH presenta informe de “grave crisis” de DD.HH. en Venezuela
Ana Melgar (CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) señaló en un informe que en Venezuela se registra una…
Continue Reading A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles El Salvador with no immediate reports of injuries or damage
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattled El Salvador on Wednesday afternoon with no initial reports of injuries or…
Continue Reading Campus Chronicles – August 28, 2024
By Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story August 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Alief ISD Alief ISD’s…
Continue Reading El Programa Mundial de Alimentos suspende sus traslados dentro de Gaza tras repetidos disparos contra un vehículo de ayuda
Belén Liotti (CNN) –– El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) suspendió temporalmente el movimiento de sus empleados dentro de Gaza después de…
Continue Reading Sismo de magnitud 6,1 sacude El Salvador, según el USGS
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,1 sacudió El Salvador este miércoles y sus efectos fueron perceptibles…
Continue Reading Sandy Gaw: A New Chapter Begins for Houston’s Public Libraries
By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story August 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a move that…
Continue Reading Empowering Houston’s Safety: The Strategic Appointment of Roderick Jackson as Director of the Houston Emergency Center
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a bold and…
Continue Reading Celebrating the Hispanic Impact in Houston – A Resounding Success
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the heart of…
Continue Reading 1 person taken to a hospital after turbulence forces Cancun-to-Chicago flight to land in Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say one person was taken to a hospital after a United Airlines flight was diverted to Memphis, Tennessee, because…
Continue Reading Celebrating Progress: METRO’s New Park & Ride Garage at Fort Bend Town Center
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a significant…
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Fishing is now open for two rivers in Yellowstone National Park
In a press release from Yellowstone National Park, both the Madison and Gibbon rivers are open to fishing effective…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon’s only water pipeline fails, prompting shutdown of overnight hotel stays
Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a…
Continue Reading LULAC and Democrats Stand Firm Against Voter Intimidation Tactics
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a state as…
Continue Reading Harris Garners Historic Endorsement: A New Chapter for GOP Defectors
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In an…
Continue Reading In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado
Associated Press VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a remote north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes after seven people…
Continue Reading Polio vaccines are coming to Gaza, but for this baby boy, its first case in 25 years, they’re too late
By Muhammad Darwish and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Abdul Rahman sleeps in a battered car seat, rocked by his mother Niveen Abu al-Jidyan. For…
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Pocatello Police searching for suspect who stole a car with an infant inside
A Pocatello woman’s car was stolen with her 4-month-old baby inside on Tuesday…
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Former school teacher Chris Bendann found guilty on all child sex abuse charges
WJZ By Christian Olaniran, Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Gilman School…
Continue Reading Cheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed suit…
Continue Reading 4 cifras que muestran poder de mujeres latinas en la economía de EE.UU.
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Las mujeres latinas contribuyeron con US$ 1,3 billones a la economía estadounidense en 2021, según una…
Continue Reading Arlington confrontation isn’t Trump’s first military cemetery controversy
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign is co-managed by the man who engineered the “swift boating” of John…
Continue Reading Former Massachusetts detective indicted on federal charges he killed a young woman who claimed he fathered her unborn child
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A former Massachusetts police detective has been indicted in connection with the killing of a young pregnant woman…
Continue Reading South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s prisons director says the state’s supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its…
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Navy considers sidelining supply ships due to staffing shortages: Reports
By Colter Anstaett Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — Family and friends of crew members…
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US-20 Exit 333 for Rexburg now open
Multiple unanticipated delays have forced contractors and crews to keep Exit 333 for Rexburg closed through Labor…
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Warming trend with areas of smoke
Northwest winds will pull in more smoke from central Idaho, behind our recent cold front. Overnight, expect widespread haze, with a mostly clear sky.…
Continue Reading 3 men stranded after canoe sinks; rescue captured on video
By Madeline Miller Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WTKR) — A night fishing trip turned…
Continue Reading Lego’s new strategy, plastic in your brain, parental burnout: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue Reading Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in…
Continue Reading Your own personalized ‘SportsCenter’? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN is looking at using artificial intelligence to create personalized “SportsCenter” shows for subscribers to its…
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Senior Ukrainian officials to present Biden admin with list of targets in Russia this week, lawmaker says
By Jennifer Hansler, Oren Liebermann, Katie Bo Lillis and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Two top Ukrainian officials will present the Biden…
Continue Reading Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro’s new public enemy
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro police carried out 16 search warrants targeting the claw machines that elicit exhilaration…
Continue Reading Minnesota state senator pleads not guilty to burglarizing stepmother’s home
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state senator has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of her estranged stepmother after her…
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