Oklahoma City voters consider 1% sales tax to build a $1 billion arena for NBA’s Thunder
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City voters will decide whether to approve a 1% sales tax to fund a new downtown…
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China is hardening against dissent, rights groups say as they mark International Human Rights Day
By SYLVIA HUI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rights groups say that Beijing’s crackdown on dissent is becoming increasingly…
Continue Reading Military-themed brewery wants to open in a big Navy town. An ex-SEAL is getting in the way
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different…
Continue Reading Anthony Davis leads Lakers to NBA In-Season Tournament title, 123-109 over Pacers
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anthony Davis had seasons highs of 41 points and 20 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won the…
Continue Reading Cows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?
By MIKE CORDER and MELINA WALLING Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Visitors walking along the river that flows through downtown…
Continue Reading Agriculture gets its day at COP28, but experts see big barriers to cutting emissions
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that…
Continue Reading Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second day
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says the Chinese coast guard has assaulted three Philippine…
Continue Reading Denker scores 18 in Idaho’s 63-62 win over Utah Tech
By The Associated Press ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Quinn Denker scored 18 points as Idaho beat Utah Tech 63-62 on Saturday night. Hamed Olayinka made…
Continue Reading Osobor’s 17 help Utah State defeat Northwest Nazarene 84-53
By The Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Great Osobor scored 17 points as Utah State beat Northwest Nazarene 84-53 on Saturday night. Osobor had…
Continue Reading Fallah scores 29 to lead Southern Utah to 82-74 victory over Idaho State
By The Associated Press CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Parsa Fallah scored 29 points as Southern Utah beat Idaho State 82-74 on Saturday night. Fallah…
Continue Reading Hong Kong holds first council elections under new rules that shut out pro-democracy candidates
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Residents are going to the polls in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an…
Continue Reading 3 people killed and 1 wounded in Atlanta shooting, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — Police in Atlanta say a shooting has killed three people and left one victim wounded. The Atlanta Police Department said officers…
Continue Reading Extinction Rebellion climate activists dye Venice’s Grand Canal green in COP 28 protest
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Heather Chen, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has claimed responsibility for…
Continue Reading LSU QB Jayden Daniels overcomes being outside CFP race to win Heisman Trophy with prolific season
BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the…
Continue Reading Workshop collapses in southern China, killing 6 and injuring 3
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China say a workshop built from steel sheets collapsed, killing six people and injuring three others. An…
Continue Reading ‘In the line of fire’: The crucial, neutral role the Red Cross plays in conflicts
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — During the brief truce between Israel and Hamas earlier this month, it was people in white vests driving SUVs who…
Continue Reading Rice puts up 28 in Boise State’s 109-70 victory against Western Oregon
By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Max Rice’s 28 points helped Boise State defeat Western Oregon 109-70 on Saturday night. Rice was…
Continue Reading Homes damaged by apparent tornado as severe storms rake Tennessee
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First responders in Tennessee were surveying damage from an apparent tornado that damaged homes as a line of severe…
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Stretch of Highway 20 closed due to accident; expect detours and delays
A crash on U.S. Highway 20 near the Jefferson and Bonneville County line has blocked all lanes headed Westbound.…
Continue Reading Vikings offensive coordinator arrested on suspicion of drunken driving
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being stopped for…
Continue Reading The NRA has a surprising defender in its free speech case before the Supreme Court: the ACLU
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association will be represented by the American Civil Liberties Union in an…
Continue Reading US Coast Guard helicopter that crashed during rescue mission in Alaska is recovered
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed in southeast Alaska during a rescue mission last month has been recovered. The…
Continue Reading A British Palestinian surgeon gave testimony to a UK war crimes unit after returning from Gaza
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A British Palestinian surgeon who spent weeks in the Gaza Strip during the current Israel-Hamas war…
Continue Reading Retired NYPD cops visited Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home to take a picture. They caught an alleged would-be arsonist
By Macie Goldfarb and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Kenneth Dodson and younger brother Axel visited the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in…
Continue Reading Venezuela and Guyana agree to high-level meeting amid annexation fears
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to a high-level meeting over the status of the disputed and oil-rich…
Continue Reading New York’s governor calls on colleges to address antisemitism on campus
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has called on the state’s colleges to swiftly address antisemitism and…
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Two dead following single-vehicle crash in Idaho Falls
Two men are dead following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near Highway 20 on…
Continue Reading Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about the danger of high-powered, pea-sized magnets found in toys. It says it is…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani agreed Saturday to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Dozens of animals taken from Virginia roadside zoo as part of investigation
NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Court documents show that over 100 animals – both living and dead – have been taken from a roadside zoo in western…
Continue Reading Alabama officer on leave after video shows her using stun gun on handcuffed Black man
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — An officer in a small city in western Alabama was placed on administrative leave after video surfaced showing her…
Continue Reading International bodies reject moves to block Guatemala president-elect from taking office
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — International and regional leaders have rejected the latest attempt by Guatemalan…
Continue Reading Some Seattle cancer center patients are receiving threatening emails after last month’s data breach
SEATTLE (AP) — Some patients of a Seattle-based cancer center are receiving threatening emails following a data breach last month. Fred Hutchinson…
Continue Reading South Carolina jury convicts inmate in first trial involving deadly prison riots
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina jurors have convicted an inmate on charges related to participation in the deadliest U.S. prison riot of…
Continue Reading Police in Lubbock, Texas, fatally shoot a man who officer say charged them with knives
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Police say officers investigating a domestic disturbance fatally shot a man who they say ran at them with knives in West…
Continue Reading Complaint says Muslim Arab American teacher was discriminated against after put on leave over pro-Palestinian phrase in email
By Alaa Elassar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a discrimination complaint…
Continue Reading A pregnant Texas woman asked a court for permission to get an abortion, despite a ban. What’s next?
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a…
Continue Reading Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The regents of Universities of Wisconsin have narrowly voted to reject a deal with Republican lawmakers to freeze hiring for…
Continue Reading The State Department OKs the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal bypassing Congress’ review
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Going around Congress, the Biden administration says it’s approved the emergency sale…
Continue Reading Thousands of revelers descend on NYC for annual Santa-themed bar crawl SantaCon
NEW YORK (AP) — Here come Santa Clauses. Again. Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka experiences a temporary power outage after a main transmission line fails
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s power and energy ministry says the country experienced an…
Continue Reading As the nation battles a maternal health crisis, more women of color are choosing birth centers over hospitals
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN; Photographs by Alyssa Pointer for CNN (CNN) — Vernette Kountz had given birth to four children in hospitals —…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize winner vows Iranian people will ‘dismantle despotism’ in speech delivered by her children
CNN By Niamh Kennedy and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi paid tribute to the Iranian…
Continue Reading Why the sentence imposed on Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is significant
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after Michigan’s deadliest school shooting, a judge imposed a historic sentence – and the…
Continue Reading As they prepare to accept her Nobel prize, jailed activist’s children believe they’ll never see her again
By Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — At the age of four, Ali Rahmani realized his family would never lead an…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year
By PETER PRENGAMAN and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fresh off election victory, a year ago Brazilian…
Continue Reading Nashville police say they’ve ‘exhausted all available investigative avenues’ into leak of school shooter’s writings
By Macie Goldfarb and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says it has “exhausted all possible investigative…
Continue Reading A Soviet-era statue of a Red Army commander taken down in Kyiv
By SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC Associated Press KYIV (AP) — City workers in Kyiv have dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander. It’s…
Continue Reading Trump is even stronger than he looks against his Republican rivals
Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Polls continue to show Donald Trump with a massive lead over his competition for the Republican…
Continue Reading Organizers of COP28 want an inclusive summit. But just how diverse is the negotiating table?
By UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Many women, young people and Indigenous voices say they feel they’re…
Continue Reading Minnesota grocery store clerk dies after customer impales him with a golf club, police say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say a clerk at a small grocery store died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club. The…
Continue Reading Two Indiana police officers are acquitted of excessive force in 2020 protesters’ arrests
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has acquitted two Indianapolis police officers of excessive force for striking two women with batons during arrests at a…
Continue Reading Eagles security DiSandro banned from sideline for Sunday Night Football vs Cowboys, AP source says
By ROB MAADDI Pro Football Writer The NFL has banned Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from the sideline for one game for his role in an altercation…
Continue Reading Telehealth orthodontics company SmileDirectClub shuts down
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — SmileDirectClub, the international direct-to-consumer dentistry and orthodonistry company that sold…
Continue Reading DeSantis looks to use fight over transgender rights to boost his campaign in final weeks before Iowa
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A week before announcing his campaign for president in May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a slate of…
Continue Reading Ukraine condemns planned Russian presidential election in occupied territory
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has strongly condemned Russia’s plans to hold presidential elections on occupied Ukrainian territory in the spring.…
Continue Reading Ukraine reports nearly 100 air attacks in a day as first lady warns country faces ‘mortal danger’
By Maria Kostenko, Amarachi Orie and Radina Gigova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine said Saturday that Russia launched nearly 100 air attacks across…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan accuses the West of ‘barbarism’ and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used a speech on human rights to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on…
Continue Reading Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Georgians march in support of country’s candidacy for European Union membership
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE and ELISE MORTON Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in Georgia’s capital to support…
Continue Reading Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The four members of Maine’s congressional delegation are calling for an Army…
Continue Reading ‘Shadows of children:’ For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers
By JULIA FRANKEL, ADAM GELLER and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they…
Continue Reading At least 4 dead after fire breaks out in hospital in Rome
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — At least four people have died and more than 200 people evacuated after a devastating fire broke out…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe holds special elections after court rules to remove 9 opposition lawmakers from Parliament
By FARAI MUTSAKA and TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is holding special elections for nine seats in…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is confident that his troubled government will find a good…
Continue Reading Her mother vanished when she was 1. Some 40 years later, a phone call from a stranger helped her understand why
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Misty LaBean spent her whole life wondering why her mother left her family when she was only a year old.…
Continue Reading US and Philippines condemn China coast guard’s dangerous water cannon blasts against Manila’s ships
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a…
Continue Reading Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters at the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit have demonstrated for…
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By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse…
Continue Reading Israel presses on with Gaza bombardments, including in areas where it told civilians to flee
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAM MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip overnight…
Continue Reading A fire in a hospital near Rome kills at least 4 and forces the evacuation of facility and patients
ROME (AP) — A fire has broken out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at least four people. The blaze also forced the evacuation of the…
Continue Reading What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The future of fossil fuels that are warming the planet are at the core of negotiations at the United Nations…
Continue Reading Rhode Island man charged with making false bomb threat on airplane
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Rhode Island man faces federal charges for allegedly making threats that forced a Florida flight bound for…
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Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation winter service levels update
As Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation transitions into winter services, the Parks Department would like to explain the complex process that…
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Annual grants available for artists, arts education and arts organizations
Applications are due by Jan. 31,…
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Idaho Department of Education seeks input on Idaho’s early literacy assessment
The survey will close on Dec.…
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Itchin’ for some fishin’? Now is a great time to go after this ‘mountain’ fishing opportunity
Never say “Ahh, it’s just a whitefish” again. Take advantage of this overlooked and underhooked fishing opportunity with a pretty tasty…
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New apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named
Elder Patrick Kearon is the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.…
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Judge decides to keep Chad Daybell trial in Ada County
There is an update in the murder case against Chad…
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3.6 magnitude earthquake near Tetonia
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck about 7.4 miles away from Tetonia…
Continue Reading Big money, fancy homes, old jokes — inside Joe Biden’s fundraisers
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’re a Democrat with money to burn and friends in high places,…
Continue Reading Ukraine aid in growing jeopardy as Republicans double down on their demands for border security
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to…
Continue Reading Polish truck drivers are blocking the border with Ukraine. It’s hurting on the battlefield
By HANNA ARHIROVA, KARL RITTER and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press KORCZOWA, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the…
Continue Reading DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy will appear in northwest Iowa days after a combative GOP debate
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidates will cross paths again in Iowa just days after a…
Continue Reading From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California’s kelp forests show promise
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press CASPAR BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam…
Continue Reading With Putin’s reelection all but assured, Russia’s opposition still vows to undermine his image
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Behind bars in penal colonies or in self-exile abroad, Russian opposition figures vow…
Continue Reading Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over century-old territorial dispute
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A century-old territorial dispute is boiling over between…
Continue Reading Voters to choose between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire for Houston mayor
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Two of Houston’s most powerful and longest serving political titans are facing off in a mayoral…
Continue Reading Egypt’s president expected to secure third term as the world’s eyes are fixed on Gaza
By CNN Staff (CNN) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to secure his third term in power in a Sunday presidential election…
Continue Reading As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan ‘day of action’ to press negotiators
By SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests aimed at pressuring nations to move…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a…
Continue Reading UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily a win, in Iowa caucuses
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A win in Iowa for Nikki Haley doesn’t necessarily mean a win in the state’s…
Continue Reading La presidenta de Harvard se disculpa por su testimonio desastroso en la audiencia sobre antisemitismo: “Las palabras importan”
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Continue Reading Two students claim the University of Pennsylvania has violated the Civil Rights Act by not protecting Jewish students from antisemitism on campus
By Jamiel Lynch and Carolyn Sung, CNN (CNN) — Two Jewish students from the University of Pennsylvania have filed a discrimination lawsuit…
Continue Reading Two students claim the University of Pennsylvania has violated the Civil Rights Act by not protecting Jewish students from antisemitism on campus
By Jamiel Lynch and Carolyn Sung, CNN (CNN) — Two Jewish students from the University of Pennsylvania have filed a discrimination lawsuit…
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