‘It’s chaos:’ Starving Gazans dig for food, supplies under the rubble
By Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across…
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Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the…
Continue Reading Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eropean Union’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson is warning that Europe faces “a huge risk of terrorist…
Continue Reading Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a 1-day trip to Saudi Arabia and UAE
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused…
Continue Reading This project cuts emissions by putting data centers inside wind turbines
By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — Accounting for up to 1.5% of global electricity use, data centers are fueling the climate crisis. Currently, there…
Continue Reading UK Home Secretary James Cleverly visits Rwanda to try to unblock controversial asylum plan
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — British Home Secretary James Cleverly has flown to Rwanda to try to revive a stalled plan to send asylum-seekers to the East…
Continue Reading French lawmakers approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes to protect youth drawn to their flavors
PARIS (AP) — France’s National Assembly has unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to…
Continue Reading Why Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff and why it’s so controversial
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Sunday’s announcement of the four teams selected for the College Football Playoff sent shockwaves through the…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea’s prime minister says he will sign a security pact with Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says he will sign a bilateral security pact with Australia during a visit…
Continue Reading UN warns that 2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Aid groups and the United Nations say an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two…
Continue Reading Munich Airport suspends all flights on Tuesday morning due to freezing rain
BERLIN (AP) — Munich Airport has temporarily suspended flight operations due to freezing rain as cold weather continues to affect the region. All…
Continue Reading Israel strikes in and around Gaza’s second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip ahead of key US economic reports
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Tuesday on heavy selling of property and technology shares. U.S. futures…
Continue Reading Popular Taiwanese rock band Mayday investigated for lip-synching in China
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Popular Taiwanese rock band Mayday is being investigated by Chinese authorities over allegations of…
Continue Reading UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from…
Continue Reading Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese…
Continue Reading China’s government can’t take a joke, so comedians living abroad censor themselves
By FU TING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Xi Diao says he knows he should avoid talking politics on stage, but sharing a family name…
Continue Reading Prince Harry challenges UK government’s decision to strip him of security detail when he moved to US
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is challenging the British government’s decision to strip him of his security…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s Christians feel the heat of climate change in its sacred forest and valley
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a…
Continue Reading Magnitude 5.1 earthquake felt widely across Big Island of Hawaii; no damage or risk of tsunami
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on the Big Island of Hawaii was felt widely but there have been no reports of damage or injury. The…
Continue Reading Bus crashes in western Thailand, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others
BANGKOK (AP) — A bus has crashed in western Thailand, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others. Officials said the accident occurred…
Continue Reading A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan’s Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb went off near a school in the country’s northwest on Tuesday, wounding at…
Continue Reading Assault charges dropped against 17 Austin police officers in 2020 George Floyd protests as city officials request DOJ investigation
By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Texas prosecutor has dropped indictments against 17 Austin police officers who were charged…
Continue Reading AI’s future could be ‘open-source’ or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re…
Continue Reading ‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy
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Continue Reading Activists at COP28 summit ramp up pressure on cutting fossil fuels as talks turn to clean energy
By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists had a series of events and actions lined up Tuesday at…
Continue Reading ‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy
By LORI HINNANT and SAM McNEIL Associated Press NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The engineer and his family cowered in the safe room, dark except for a red…
Continue Reading Owners of a funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found to appear in court
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Continue Reading Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system
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Continue Reading Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
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Continue Reading Biden is spending most of the week raising money at events with James Taylor and Steven Spielberg
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending most of this week raising money for his reelection…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could rule out a tax on wealth favored by some Democrats
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a case over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is…
Continue Reading The fourth GOP debate will be a key moment for the young NewsNation cable network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans are scheduled for their fourth presidential debate this week, again minus Donald Trump.…
Continue Reading In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press KHAVDA, India (AP) — Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit. Some leaders…
Continue Reading Fossil fuel industry nearly quadrupled registrations at climate summit since last year, watchdog report says
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,400 people connected to the fossil fuel industry registered to attend the COP28 climate summit in…
Continue Reading Las Vegas teen found with explosive materials after threatening ‘lone wolf’ terror attack, authorities say
By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old in Las Vegas was arrested after allegedly threatening a lone wolf terrorist…
Continue Reading UConn falls to worst ranking in 30 years in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina, UCLA stay atop poll
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn fell to its worst ranking in 30 years when the Huskies dropped to 17th in The Associated Press women’s…
Continue Reading In Southeast Asia, the horror of Kissinger’s explosive legacy goes on
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Fifty years after Henry Kissinger drove American foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the region…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges Brian Laundrie shared with his parents that Gabby Petito was ‘gone’ and that he needed a lawyer
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Brian Laundrie told his parents Gabby Petito was “gone” in what is described as a frantic phone call…
Continue Reading More bodies found after surprise eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising apparent toll to 23
By MARDI ROSA TANJUNG Associated Press BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi…
Continue Reading At least 6 people have died as heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Michaung hit India’s coasts
NEW DELHI (AP) — Torrential rains and strong winds lashing India’s southern and eastern coasts have killed at least six people, officials…
Continue Reading Israel military says 2 civilians killed for every Hamas militant is a ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given combat challenges
CNN By Mitchell McCluskey and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas…
Continue Reading Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency has ordered the suspension of migrant deportations…
Continue Reading Police identify suspect in home that exploded near DC and are investigating ‘concerning social media posts’ he allegedly made
By Rob Frehse and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Police identified the suspect inside an Arlington, Virginia, home that exploded Monday while…
Continue Reading Thousands protest Indigenous policies of New Zealand government as lawmakers are sworn in
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Thousands of protesters have rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies as the Parliament…
Continue Reading YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says an influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself…
Continue Reading Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical stage musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ moves to Broadway in spring
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway audiences will soon be hearing the hit songs of Alicia Keys not far from where the…
Continue Reading Explota una casa en Arlington, Virginia, tras disparos de bengala cuando la Policía intentaba ejecutar una orden de registro
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Continue Reading Israel military says 2 civilians killed for every Hamas militant is a ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given combat challenges
By Mitchell McCluskey and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas…
Continue Reading Melania Trump to speak at National Archives event swearing in new US citizens
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump is set to speak at a National Archives ceremony next week to swear in new US…
Continue Reading Virginia police investigate explosion at house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital are investigating an explosion at a residence where officers were…
Continue Reading Boston woman paddleboarding near Bahamas resort killed in shark attack, police say
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A 44-year-old American visiting the Bahamas from Boston was killed in a shark attack while paddleboarding near…
Continue Reading 1 of 3 Washington officers charged in death of Black man Manuel Ellis testifies in his own defense
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — One of the three police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis, a Black man whose death as he pleaded for air became a…
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ISU president search down to five finalists
Five finalists have been picked from a list of more than 80 candidates who applied to become Idaho State University’s…
Continue Reading Photographs capture humpback whale’s Seattle visit, breaching in waters in front of Space Needle
By Manuel Valdes Associated Press Seattle (AP) — Pictures released by a conservation group Soundwatch Boater Education Program show a young…
Continue Reading Four Republicans will be on stage for the fourth presidential debate. Here’s who’s in and who’s out
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four candidates have qualified for the fourth Republican presidential debate. The Republican…
Continue Reading Israel expands war into southern Gaza as UN warns of ‘blatant disregard for basic humanity’
By Caitlin Stephen Hu, Richard Roth, Mia Alberti, Kareem El Damanhoury, Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Israel…
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors are pushing back against Hunter Biden’s move to subpoena documents from…
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Jeremy Best appears in court; document describes how murder victim was found
New in the State of Idaho vs Jeremy Albert Best case, while attending his arraignment hearing Best’s defense team, made up of Jim Archibald and John…
Continue Reading Backlash grows over police shooting of Israeli civilian after Jerusalem attack
By Christian Edwards, Rob Picheta, Alex Marquardt and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Friends and relatives gathered Monday to mourn the death of…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. Will the Biden administration let the merger fly?
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1 billion. That’s raising questions about how…
Continue Reading Arkansas rules online news personality Cenk Uygur won’t qualify for Democratic presidential primary
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials say online news personality Cenk Uygur is ineligible to…
Continue Reading Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. is urging the state’s utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the…
Continue Reading Heisman finalists: LSU QB Daniels, Oregon QB Nix, Washington QB Penix Jr., Ohio St WR Harrison Jr.
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer…
Continue Reading Reported cancellation of Virginia menorah lighting draws rebuke from governor
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia political leaders, including Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, are condemning the reported cancellation of a…
Continue Reading GM’s Cruise robotaxi service faces potential fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer California regulators say a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up an accident…
Continue Reading World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A team of scientists reported that the world this year pumped 1.1% more…
Continue Reading Minnesota prosecutors won’t charge officers in the death of a man who drowned after fleeing police
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Terreton man dies in head on collision
A 23-year-old Terreton man succumbed to his injuries after a collision Monday on…
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Man arrested for attempting to strangle girlfriend
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man early Sunday morning after a physical altercation with his…
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Wanted man arrested after crash
An intoxicated man was arrested Saturday night after being involved in a crash on Lorna…
Continue Reading George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200
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Continue Reading Man charged in killings of 3 homeless people and a suburban LA resident, prosecutors say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with four counts of murder for the fatal shootings of three homeless men in Los Angeles and a…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta revokes key security agreements with EU and turns to Russia for defense partnership
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta has scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation…
Continue Reading New North Carolina congressional districts challenged in federal court on racial bias claims
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Continue Reading US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air…
Continue Reading Canada’s public broadcaster to cut 600 jobs as it struggles with budget pressures
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s public broadcaster says it will cut 600 jobs and reduce its English and French programming budgets as it struggles with…
Continue Reading YouTuber gets 6 months in federal prison for staging small plane crash
By Cheri Mossburg, Pete Muntean and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A 30-year-old YouTube creator and former Olympic athlete was sentenced…
Continue Reading Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests
By PAUL J. WEBER and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor is dropping most of the charges levied against police…
Continue Reading Arizona rises to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll; Gonzaga and North Carolina crack top 10, Duke tumbles
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer It is Arizona’s turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The…
Continue Reading Detroit on track to record fewest homicides since 1966, officials say
Officials say the city of Detroit is on track to record its fewest yearly homicides in nearly six decades. Through Nov. 30, Detroit had recorded 228…
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3 vehicle crash east of Burley
Police are investigating a three-vehicle collision that occurred on Saturday approximately 4:47 a.m., westbound on I84 at milepost 230.4, east of…
Continue Reading Man who posed as agent and offered gifts to Secret Service sentenced to nearly 3 years
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of pretending to be a federal agent and offering gifts and free apartments…
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Pocatello receives $20K grant for officials Completing Health Academy
The City of Pocatello’s Mayor Brian Blad, Parks and Recreation Director Anne Butle and Grants Manager Christine Howe completed the Community Health…
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Help protect wintering wildlife in Grand Teton
Wildlife biologists are asking visitors to avoid disturbing animals by following all winter closures and voluntarily avoiding bighorn sheep winter…
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Idaho gas prices drop another 9 cents this week
A popular Christmas song refers to this season as the most wonderful time of the year, and Idaho drivers may join in the chorus the next time they…
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Man sentenced to 7.5 years for attempting to use interstate facilities to transmit information about minor
A 35-year-old Boise man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a…
Continue Reading Mental evaluation ordered for Idaho man charged with murder in shooting death of his pregnant wife
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man accused of killing his pregnant wife and fleeing with their infant child who was…
Continue Reading Illinois halts construction of Chicago winter migrant camp while it reviews soil testing at site
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has halted construction of a temporary…
Continue Reading 76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. scoffs at questions about legitimacy of his injury, calls hit-and-run serious
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Continue Reading Putin plans to visit UAE and Saudi Arabia this week, according to Russian media reports
Russian media outlets are reporting that President Vladimir Putin plans to visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this week. Russian state…
Continue Reading After racist shooting that killed 3, family sues Dollar General and others over lax security
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Family members of three Black people who were killed this summer at a Dollar General store by a shooter who had posted…
Continue Reading 2 bodies found at Washington state military base believed to be missing couple, authorities say
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Two bodies found on a military base Saturday likely belong to a missing couple whose tenant has been…
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Continue Reading Argentina’s outgoing government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal, but incoming administration backs it
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the…
Continue Reading Modern earthquakes in US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s, scientists say
By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — After large earthquakes, there is an expectation that aftershocks could occur in the hours and days that…
Continue Reading Seahawks-Cowboys Thursday night game sets record for Prime Video and NFL streaming
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys’ 41-35 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night set a record as the most-streamed game in…
Continue Reading Governor rebukes Philadelphia protesters for chanting outside Israeli restaurant
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protesters marching in Philadelphia against the bombardment of Gaza chanted about genocide Sunday outside…
Continue Reading American tourist killed in shark attack in Bahamas, police say
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A female tourist from Boston was killed Monday by a shark while paddleboarding in the…
Continue Reading More than $950,000 raised for Palestinian student paralyzed after being shot in Vermont
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press More than $950,000 has been raised for the recovery of one of the three college students of Palestinian descent who…
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