Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to…
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Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press’ Male Athlete of the Year for the…
Continue Reading More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate…
Continue Reading These teams work to overturn wrongful convictions, freeing innocent people from prison. They can do much more, experts say
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Kenneth Nixon went numb the moment he was found guilty in September 2005 for two murders he didn’t commit – a…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in road rage shooting that killed a 4-year-old boy as he sat in the back of his family’s car
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with murder in the killing of a 4-year-old boy who was shot during a…
Continue Reading After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid ‘rigid ideologies’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has urged Vatican bureaucrats to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent…
Continue Reading Albania’s parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali…
Continue Reading A train in Slovenia hits maintenance workers on the tracks. 2 were killed and 4 others were injured
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian police say a passenger train has struck a group of maintenance workers on the tracks and killed two of them…
Continue Reading China has started erecting temporary housing units after an earthquake destroyed 14,000 homes
BEIJING (AP) — Hundreds of temporary housing units are being set up in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than…
Continue Reading UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to…
Continue Reading Congo enters its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout forced the election’s extension
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo is entering its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced…
Continue Reading EU top court says FIFA and UEFA acted contrary to EU competition law in blocking Super League
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court has ruled in a landmark decision for the future of soccer’s club competitions that UEFA and FIFA…
Continue Reading Were your package deliveries stolen? What to know about porch piracy and what you can do about it
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You found the perfect holiday gift online. You ordered it. A notification arrived on your…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares fall as Wall Street retreats, ending record-setting rally
By The Associated Press Asian shares fell Thursday after Wall Street hit the brakes on its big rally following disappointing corporate profit reports…
Continue Reading India’s opposition lawmakers protest their suspension from Parliament by the government
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of opposition lawmakers suspended from Parliament by Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
Continue Reading China vows to keep up military pressure on the Philippines as territorial dispute grows tenser
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a…
Continue Reading Coal mine cart runs off the tracks in northeastern China, killing 12 workers
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media are reporting that an accident in a coal mine in northeastern Heilongjiang province has left 12 people dead and…
Continue Reading Uvalde school shooting evidence won’t go before grand jury this year, prosecutor says
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas prosecutor says a criminal investigation into police failures during the Uvalde school…
Continue Reading Homes feared destroyed by wildfire burning out of control on Australian city of Perth’s fringe
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth appears to have destroyed or…
Continue Reading Man charged in 20-year-old Philadelphia cold case killing and rape after DNA link, officials say
By Celina Tebor and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged in the 2003 rape and killing of a woman after he was arrested following…
Continue Reading China’s Xi Jinping hails Russia cooperation as record trade beats $200 billion target
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China and Russia wrapped up a bumper year of cooperation with an annual year-end meeting in which the…
Continue Reading South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court has ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate…
Continue Reading Cat-owner duo in Ohio shares amputee journey while helping others through animal therapy
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press TROY, Ohio (AP) — More than five years ago, someone left a kitten with twisted back legs at a Missouri animal…
Continue Reading AP PHOTOS: In North America, 2023 was a year for all the emotions
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To look is to be charmed. Amused. Saddened. Horrified. Amazed. Inspired. Photographers…
Continue Reading Homeless numbers in Los Angeles could surge again, even as thousands move to temporary shelter
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has moved over 21,000 homeless people into temporary…
Continue Reading Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. It ended with a…
Continue Reading 5 more boats packed with refugees approach Indonesia’s shores, air force says
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have detected at least five boats packed…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew…
Continue Reading After 2 grisly killings, a small Nebraska community wonders if any place is really safe
By JOSH FUNK and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — Two brutal killings in four months have left 1,100 residents in a tiny…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from an AP investigation into how police failed to stop a serial killer
By DEL QUENTIN WILBER, ED WHITE and MADDY PEAK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — DeAngelo Martin killed four women and raped two others over a…
Continue Reading US is engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States, key allies and Arab nations are engaging in high-level diplomacy in…
Continue Reading ‘Total systemic breakdown’: Missteps over years allowed Detroit serial killer to roam free
By ED WHITE, DEL QUENTIN WILBER and MADDY PEEK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be…
Continue Reading Custom made by Tulane students, mobility chairs help special needs toddlers get moving
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At 19 months old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg…
Continue Reading Closing arguments conclude in trial of paramedics in 2019 Elijah McClain death
KUSA, ARAPAHOE COUNTY SHERIFF, MCCLAIN FAMILY, AURORA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Closing arguments concluded Wednesday…
Continue Reading Closing arguments conclude in trial of paramedics in 2019 Elijah McClain death
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Closing arguments concluded Wednesday in the trial against two Aurora, Colorado, paramedics charged in the wrongful…
Continue Reading Meet the Russian professor who became mayor of a Colombian city
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press TUNJA, Colombia (AP) — Mikhail Krasnov, a Russian-born professor of economics, this year became the mayor of…
Continue Reading Biden needs a new approach to Black voters based on Georgia and Michigan, group of strategists says
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could…
Continue Reading Pompeii’s ancient art of textile dyeing is revived to show another side of life before eruption
By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing…
Continue Reading A deal on US border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid grueling negotiations between senators and the White…
Continue Reading Palestinians support Hamas decision to go to war with Israel, survey suggests, with no political solution on horizon
By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN Ramallah, West Bank (CNN) — If Ramallah has a center, it is Al-Manara Square. Six roads meet here, and…
Continue Reading Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Holiday travel is expected to hit its peak right around now. Airlines are confident they can handle the crowds,…
Continue Reading Australia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military…
Continue Reading Israeli military dog captured hostages’ voices on camera days before they were killed by friendly fire
By Tamar Michaelis, Sugam Pokharel and Andrew Carey, CNN (CNN) — The voices of three Israeli hostages who were accidentally killed by Israeli…
Continue Reading Thailand sends 3 orangutans rescued from illicit wildlife trade back to Indonesia
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three trafficked Sumatran orangutans have been sent back from Thailand to Indonesia as part…
Continue Reading Judge halts California law that would have banned carrying concealed firearms in many public places
By Nouran Salahieh, Cindy Von Quednow and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of a California law that would…
Continue Reading Judge weighs request to stop nation’s first execution by nitrogen, in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has heard diverging arrguments over a request to block what would be the…
Continue Reading Vigil held for 5-year-old migrant boy who died at Chicago shelter
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants and other people have turned out for a vigil held for a 5-year-old migrant boy who died after becoming ill in a…
Continue Reading Bus crash kills player, assistant coach in Algerian soccer’s top league, matches postponed
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Algerian Football Federation says a bus crash has killed two members of its Ligue 1 side Mouloudia El Bayadh and that…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public…
Continue Reading Oregon appeals court finds the rules for the state’s climate program are invalid
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon has decided that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce greenhouse…
Continue Reading Two major national security trials are putting the spotlight back on civil rights in Hong Kong. Here’s what to know
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing…
Continue Reading Two major national security trials are putting the spotlight back on civil rights in Hong Kong. Here’s what to know
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing trials…
Continue Reading Newly released video shows how police moved through UNLV campus in response to reports of shooting
By RIO YAMAT AND GABE STERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Video released Wednesday by Las Vegas police shows officers shouting over blaring…
Continue Reading China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns…
Continue Reading UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan’s Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says it’s seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s…
Continue Reading Electric scooter Bird Global steers into bankruptcy protection in bid to repair its finances
MIAMI (AP) — Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its…
Continue Reading Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will…
Continue Reading United States announces plan to land international astronaut on the moon
By Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that an international astronaut will be landing on the surface…
Continue Reading Numerals ‘2024’ arrive in Times Square in preparation for New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s beginning to look a lot like New Year’s Eve in New York. The numerals “2024” were delivered Wednesday to Times Square…
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Police investigate Chubbuck disturbance
Chubbuck Police Department officers responded to the 5000 block of Independence Avenue in reference to the report of a disturbance Tuesday around…
Continue Reading Singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following guilty plea to sexual assault
NEW YORK (AP) — Countertenor David Daniels is no longer a member of the union for singers following his guilty plea to a charge of sexual assault.…
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Idaho Falls Zoo hosting winter break camps
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Continue Reading Chicago man who was wrongfully convicted based on testimony from blind witness freed after 12 years in prison
Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A 30-year-old Chicago man who was wrongfully convicted of murder on the testimony of a blind witness walked out of…
Continue Reading Former NBA player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling woman in Las Vegas, court documents show
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former NBA G League player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling a woman whose remains were found earlier this month near Las…
Continue Reading Jury dismisses lawsuit claiming LSU officials retaliated against a former athletics administrator
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A jury has dismissed a lawsuit accusing top Louisiana State University officials of retaliating against a former athletics…
Continue Reading A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors’ home is investigated by FBI
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president predicts full recovery for Acapulco, but resort residents see difficulties
By JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is ebullient about the recovery of…
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Madison Cares becomes Santa’s on-location elves
The Madison School District has been hired by Santa Claus himself to be his on-location elves, as they seek to help families in the Rexburg area.…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim again threatens use of nukes as he praises troops for long-range missile launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Un says his country has a…
Continue Reading In federal challenge to Mississippi law, arguments focus on racial discrimination and public safety
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination,…
Continue Reading Wisconsin man sentenced for causing creation and distribution of video showing monkey being tortured
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A southwestern Wisconsin man has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for causing the creation and distribution of a…
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Sled Shed gives back this holiday season by continuing to deliver bikes to families in need
The holiday season is often spent with family and friends and honoring long-lasting traditions. The Sled Shed in Rexburg continues to give back to…
Continue Reading Toyota recalls 1 million vehicles over airbag sensor glitch
Toyota is recalling about 1 million cars and SUVs in the United States due to a possible defect that could cause the passenger airbag to fail to…
Continue Reading Boston mayor issues apology to Black men wrongfully arrested for a 1989 murder
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology Wednesday to the families of Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, two…
Continue Reading A Kansas City-area man has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges over aviation exports to Russia
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man has pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges accusing him of…
Continue Reading US senator’s son faces new charges in crash that killed North Dakota sheriff’s deputy
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s 42-year-old son is facing additional charges in connection with…
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IPUC approves proposed settlement that will change rates for eastern Idaho water utility customers
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved a settlement that will change rates for Falls Water Co. customers in eastern…
Continue Reading Flashing light helps in rescue of hiker who fell 1,200 feet down ravine in Olympic National Forest
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A hiker was found with the help of a flashing light after falling more…
Continue Reading US historians ID a New Mexico soldier killed during WWII, but work remains on thousands of cases
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — After years of research and DNA testing, historians have identified the remains of…
Continue Reading Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising…
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Pets are not presents – A message from local animal shelters
In the past week, 11 puppies have been surrendered to the Blackfoot Animal Shelter.…
Continue Reading Texas begins flying migrants from US-Mexico border to Chicago, with 1st plane carrying 120 people
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has begun flying migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago. Gov. Greg Abbot’s office says the first flight…
Continue Reading Signing day: Georgia has top class with 5-star flip; Ohio St breathes sigh of relief on No. 1 player
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The early signing period in college football opened Wednesday with just a little five-star drama.…
Continue Reading NYC Council approves bill banning solitary confinement in city jails
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers have passed a bill meant to ban solitary confinement in the city’s…
Continue Reading A passenger hid bullets in a baby diaper at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. TSA officers caught him
NEW YORK (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper at New…
Continue Reading Resumen de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas de este miércoles 20 de diciembre
Sofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las actualizaciones más recientes haz clic aquí Un helicóptero Apache de la Fuerza…
Continue Reading Toyota recalling 1 million vehicles for potential air bag problem
By The Associated Press Toyota Motor Co. said Wednesday it is recalling 1 million vehicles over a defect that could cause airbags not to deploy,…
Continue Reading Legalized sports betting continued to grow in 2023, though some significant states remain resistant
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Legalized sports betting continued its expansion this year. Six states either passed legislation…
Continue Reading Oil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025
By MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil companies have offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of…
Continue Reading Mexican business group says closure of US rail border crossings costing $100 million per day
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A leading Mexican business group says the U.S. decision to close two railway border crossings into Texas is costing $100 million…
Continue Reading 2022 had the lowest total unemployment rate ever
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Job openings surged and the Great Resignation was in full swing in 2022 as the labor market slowly rebounded…
Continue Reading Wisconsin elections commission rejects complaint against Trump fake electors for second time
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission, for a second time, has unanimously rejected a…
Continue Reading The Colorado ruling against Donald Trump once again compels his rivals to rally to his defense
By JILL COLVIN and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — With less than a month to go before voting begins, Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Stunning new images reveal ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’ and celestial snow globe in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New images captured by two of NASA’s space telescopes showcase how the light from young stars can deck the…
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Efforts being made to help seniors feel less lonely during the holidays
“44% of seniors experience loneliness during the…
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Degenfelder joins effort to enhance collaboration between state education departments and DOD
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder has signed on to a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) from the Kansas…
Continue Reading Ohio prosecutor says he’s duty bound to bring miscarriage case to a grand jury
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor says it’s not within his power to drop a criminal charge…
Continue Reading FTC proposes strengthening children’s online privacy rules to address tracking, push notifications
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how companies…
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Millennials are flocking to these cities
SmartAsset analyzed Census Bureau data for more than 250 US cities to see just where millennials are…
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