Biden will sign an executive order on federal funding for Native Americans
By COLLEEN LONG and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a…
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5 things to know for Dec. 6: Presidential race, Israel, Floods, Actors strike, Drug shortages
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Snowstorms are bearing down on parts of the US weeks before the official start of winter, which falls on…
Continue Reading A new Homeland Security guide aims to help houses of worship protect themselves
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security aims to help churches, synagogues,…
Continue Reading Edmunds recommends the best all-wheel-drive SUV alternatives
By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds All-wheel drive is great. Winter is just around the corner, and having some extra grip is something even warm-climate…
Continue Reading LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirms meeting with Shohei Ohtani as secretive race to sign two-time MVP heats up
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts surprised everyone – including his own bosses – by confirming the team…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Texas fatally shot his parents before killing 4 other people, authorities say
By Melissa Alonso, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A 34-year-old Texas man who was arrested after a string of homicides is…
Continue Reading Top US and Chinese diplomats agree to build on recent progress in ties
BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats have agreed to build on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the…
Continue Reading A British financier sought for huge tax fraud is extradited to Denmark from UAE
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax…
Continue Reading NATO member-to-be Sweden and the US sign defense deal, saying it strengthens regional security
STOCKHOLM (AP) — On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States…
Continue Reading Iran arrests a popular singer after he was handed over by police in Turkey
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was…
Continue Reading Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to defend his record in high-stakes grilling at COVID inquiry
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to defend his record at a public inquiry into the…
Continue Reading From novice to global superstar in 2 years: Uncle Waffles’ trailblazing journey is empowering female DJs
CNN By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — In just two short years, the DJ known as Uncle Waffles has transformed her entire life – from taking her first…
Continue Reading From novice to global superstar in 2 years: Uncle Waffles’ trailblazing journey is empowering female DJs
By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — In just two short years, the DJ known as Uncle Waffles has transformed her entire life – from taking her first…
Continue Reading Europe was set to lead the world on AI regulation. But can leaders reach a deal?
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging…
Continue Reading A survivor is pulled out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after being trapped. Dozens remain missing
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Rescuers say a man has been pulled alive out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after dozens of informal miners were trapped…
Continue Reading Pope says he’s ‘much better’ after a bout of bronchitis but still gets tired if he speaks too much
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he’s “much better” after a two-week bout of bronchitis but says…
Continue Reading Iran says it sent a capsule with animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report by the…
Continue Reading A Year in Power: Malaysian premier Anwar searches for support as frustration rises over slow reform
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Marking his first anniversary of coming to power, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahm admitted he was still…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares surge as weak US jobs data back hopes for an end to rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after most stocks slipped on Wall Street following a…
Continue Reading Arizona man charged over online posts that allegedly incited Australian attack in which 6 died
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.S. citizen has been charged in Arizona over online posts that allegedly incited what…
Continue Reading Heavy fighting across Gaza halts most aid delivery, leaves civilians with few places to seek safety
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Andre guides Fresno State to 79-67 victory over Idaho State
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Eduardo Andre scored 16 points to lead Fresno State to a 79-67 victory over Idaho State on Tuesday night. Andre made 7 of 12…
Continue Reading FBI is assisting investigation into Virginia home explosion and a suspect is believed to be dead. Here’s what we know
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and local authorities are examining the cause of a home explosion that erupted in…
Continue Reading The West has sanctioned Russia’s rich. But is that really punishing Putin and helping Ukraine?
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press VERONA, Italy (AP) — Western officials say sanctions against Russia’s billionaires are meant to isolate…
Continue Reading Under Putin, the uber-wealthy Russians known as ‘oligarchs’ are still rich but far less powerful
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed “Russian oligarchs”…
Continue Reading When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa…
Continue Reading Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last…
Continue Reading Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last…
Continue Reading Agbo, Degenhart lead Boise State over North Texas 69-64
By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo scored 27 points to lead Boise State to a 69-64 victory over North Texas on Tuesday night.…
Continue Reading Video shows Israeli soldier shooting mentally disabled Palestinian in West Bank
CNN By Kareem Khadder and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces has launched an investigation after a video emerged of an…
Continue Reading UN climate talks near end of first week with progress on some fronts, but fossil fuels lurk
By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiators at a critical United Nations climate conference prepared…
Continue Reading A young nurse suffered cardiac arrest while training on the condition. Fellow nurses saved her life
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Andy Hoang eagerly began her first nursing job this year in New Hampshire, with a desire…
Continue Reading From Barbie’s unexpected wisdom to dissent among Kennedys, these are the top quotes of 2023
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s siblings topped a Yale list of 2023’s most notable…
Continue Reading Court filing gives rare look inside FBI seizure of lawmaker’s phone in 2020 election probe
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania have emerged publicly in a court…
Continue Reading Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to…
Continue Reading A narrowing Republican presidential field will debate with just six weeks before the Iowa caucuses
By BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The shrinking field of Republican presidential hopefuls are…
Continue Reading Idaho beats Pacific 83-53
By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Quinn Denker had 22 points in Idaho’s 83-53 victory against Pacific on Tuesday night. Denker…
Continue Reading Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE, host of COP28 climate talks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit both Saudi Arabia and the United…
Continue Reading 4 more members of K-pop supergroup BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are to begin their mandatory South Korean military duties soon. Their…
Continue Reading Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants
By ROD McGUIRK Associatedc Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament that could place…
Continue Reading Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Members of Hollywood’s actors union have voted to ratify the deal with studios that…
Continue Reading Scientists say November is 6th straight month to set heat record; 2023 a cinch as hottest year
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European climate agency calculates that for the sixth month in a row,…
Continue Reading Trump declines to rule out abusing power or seeking retribution if he returns to the White House
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is declining to rule out abusing power if he again wins the…
Continue Reading Pregnant Texas woman asks a court to let her have an abortion under exceptions to state’s ban
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis is asking a court to let her have…
Continue Reading Biden decries Hamas sexual assaults and says they must be forcefully condemned
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried sexual assaults committed by Hamas during its October 7 terror attack on…
Continue Reading China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has intensified a crackdown on online scams operated in border areas of Myanmar. The drive has…
Continue Reading Biden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West
By ADAM BEAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of…
Continue Reading Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A rights group says the Taliban’s education policies are harming boys as well as girls in…
Continue Reading Families of 3 Black victims in fatal Florida Dollar General shooting plead for end to gun violence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers and family members of three Black people who were fatally shot during a racially motivated attack at a north…
Continue Reading Texas woman forced to carry high-risk pregnancy files lawsuit to have abortion
Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A pregnant Texas woman who says her unborn baby has a genetic condition and carrying the child to term could threaten…
Continue Reading Maduro orders the ‘immediate’ exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ordering the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to…
Continue Reading Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut plane’s engines indicted on endangerment charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 83 charges…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor proposes $500M investment in treating oil production wastewater
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would underwrite the creation of a strategic new source of water by buying treated…
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Candlelight vigil remembering deceased children celebrates 15th anniversary Wednesday
“We’re all in what I refer to as a club that nobody wants to be a part…
Continue Reading Wisconsin judge reaffirms July ruling that state law permits consensual abortions
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has reaffirmed her ruling this summer that state law permits consensual…
Continue Reading Attorneys for family of absolved Black man killed by deputy seeking $16M from Georgia sheriff
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop…
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Local animal shelters face overcrowding issues
Local animal shelters are facing overcrowding…
Continue Reading How to watch the fourth Republican presidential debate and what to look for
By MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of…
Continue Reading A woman has died and 2 people have been wounded in a shooting in east London, police say
LONDON (AP) — British police say a woman has died and two people have been wounded in a shooting in east London. The Metropolitan Police force said…
Continue Reading At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say at least 16 people have been killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus lost control…
Continue Reading Xóchitl Gálvez presenta a su equipo de precampaña en México: incluye a políticos de PAN, PRI y PRD
Belén Liotti (CNN en Español) — Xóchitl Gálvez, precandidata única a la presidencia de México por el bloque opositor, presentó este…
Continue Reading A second Trump administration will ‘come after’ people in the media in the courts, an ally says
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Donald Trump ally who worked in his Justice Department says that if the former president is…
Continue Reading ‘Widespread’ sexual and gender-based crimes committed during Hamas attack, Israeli officials say
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A man hiding in a pit during the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on an outdoor music festival in Israel said…
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Police investigate threat at Bear Lake High School
On Tuesday at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office reports Bear Lake High School received a call of a reported threat in…
Continue Reading Opinion: How a Biden move to drop terrorist designation on Iran-backed militia backfired
Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Editor’s note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is…
Continue Reading UN food agency stops deliveries to millions in Yemen areas controlled by Houthi rebels
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations food agency says it’s stopping food distribution in areas of…
Continue Reading Video shows Alabama police officer using stun gun against handcuffed man
REFORM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is on leave after video circulated on social media showing her appearing to shock a handcuffed man…
Continue Reading Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79
NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was…
Continue Reading Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ against women
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says the world needs to…
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Law enforcement answers questions about mental health evaluations
Many Local News 8 viewers sent us messages after Jeremy Best was taken to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for a mental health evaluation,…
Continue Reading ‘No one will remember us’: India’s hero ‘rat hole miners’ who helped rescue 41 men from the Himalayan tunnel
By Aishwarya Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Just a few pieces of debris stood between Munna Qureshi and dozens of laborers who his team had been…
Continue Reading Lawyer picked to prosecute Army sexual assault is fired over an old email doubting victims’ claims
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual assaults under an…
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Swinging bridge removal will cause delays on US 89 south of Jackson
Crews will be reducing traffic down to two lanes, one in each direction, on US 26/89/189/191 near Swinging Bridge Road, south of Jackson Wednesday…
Continue Reading Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages ‘appalling,’ says world can’t look away
DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling reports of sexual violence by Hamas militants against Israelis…
Continue Reading Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A new survey shows 55% of Black patients said they feel like they must be very careful about their appearance to be…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | El apoyo de Estados Unidos a Ucrania pende de un hilo cada vez más fino
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La apuesta sombría del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, de que Estados Unidos y Occidente se cansarán de su…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in Philadelphia store stabbing that killed security guard, wounded another
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a man with murder and other counts in the fatal stabbing of a department store…
Continue Reading With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his seat is set for February
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With George Santos out of Congress, the special election to fill his seat has been set…
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Helicopter flights to survey big game near Salmon and Challis to begin soon
Winter surveys help biologists understand the composition and health of deer and elk…
Continue Reading Florida man, already facing death for a 1998 murder, now indicted for a 2nd. Detectives fear others
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted murderer already on Florida’s death row for the slaying of one…
Continue Reading A new Barbie doll honors pioneering Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller. But it’s prompting some complicated feelings
KJRH By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Wilma Mankiller has many accomplishments to her name — the first female principal chief of the Cherokee…
Continue Reading Residents in northern Mexico protest over delays in cleaning up a mine spill
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora have protested at the state capital against persistent pollution from an almost…
Continue Reading Family sues Panera, saying its caffeinated lemonade led to Florida man’s cardiac arrest
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against a restaurant chain,…
Continue Reading DeSantis wants to cut 1,000 jobs, but asks for $1 million to sue over Florida State’s football snub
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending Florida eliminate more than 1,000 state jobs in a spending proposal that cuts…
Continue Reading DNA connects Florida death row inmate to nearly 25-year-old rape and murder cold case, sheriff says
By Sarah Engel and Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A nearly 25-year-old rape and murder cold case has been solved due to DNA forensics and…
Continue Reading Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has canceled…
Continue Reading Roger Goodell says football will become a global sport in a decade
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he sees football becoming a global sport within the next…
Continue Reading Off-duty pilot accused of attempting to shut off plane engines mid-flight indicted on 84 counts
By Cheri Mossburg and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — Joseph Emerson, the Alaska Airlines pilot who allegedly attempted to shut off the engines of…
Continue Reading Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori,…
Continue Reading A new Barbie doll honors pioneering Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller. But it’s prompting some complicated feelings
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Wilma Mankiller has many accomplishments to her name — the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation,…
Continue Reading Top TV of 2023: AP’s selections include ‘Succession,’ ‘Jury Duty,’ ‘Shrinking,’ ‘Swarm’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Did you watch “Beef” yet? What about “The Bear”? It seems there’s always a show or two that maybe…
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ITD will introduce plans to rehabilitate Yellowstone Avenue at Dec. 5 open house in Chubbuck
Community members are invited to stop by and speak with project…
Continue Reading Video shows Israeli soldier shooting mentally disabled Palestinian in West Bank
By Kareem Khadder and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces has launched an investigation after a video emerged of an Israeli…
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Additional pothole repairs on WYO 22 bridge will cause delays
The work will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from noon to 2 p.m., weather…
Continue Reading Voting experts warn of ‘serious threats’ for 2024 from election equipment software breaches
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Election security experts and computer scientists say an effort to access voting system…
Continue Reading Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the court on Dec. 18. A funeral service at the…
Continue Reading Trump’s defense at civil fraud trial zooms in on Mar-a-Lago, with broker calling it ‘breathtaking’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial has turned to one of the topics that has vexed him…
Continue Reading Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil’s $60B deal to acquire a Texas oil company
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Security filings show the Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion…
Continue Reading US officials want ships to anchor farther from California undersea pipelines, citing 2021 oil spill
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators have concluded that a 2021 rupture of an undersea oil pipeline…
Continue Reading St. Louis prosecutor who replaced progressive says he’s ‘enforcing the laws’ in first 6 months
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecution of violent crime in St. Louis is up sharply since a new circuit attorney was appointed…
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