Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based group that organizes drag performances is suing a city over the denial of permits…
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Family of a 22-year-old who called 911 for help and was shot after displaying a knife announces $19 million in settlements with Colorado municipalities
By Jeremy Harlan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and fatally shot by…
Continue Reading Family of a 22-year-old who called 911 for help and was shot after displaying a knife announces $19 million in settlements with Colorado municipalities
By Jeremy Harlan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and fatally shot by…
Continue Reading Boycotting Oregon GOP senators vow to stay away until last day of session
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican senators whose walkout of the Oregon Senate has prevented a quorum for almost three…
Continue Reading Saber-toothed mammalian ancestor reveals how unstable life was during ‘the Great Dying’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fossils of an unusual saber-toothed predator that lived during the worst mass extinction event on Earth are…
Continue Reading More than 450 Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in Illinois, state report says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — More than 450 adult Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in the state of Illinois over a period of…
Continue Reading A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally…
Continue Reading A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally…
Continue Reading Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada?
By KEN RITTER, AMY TAXIN AND SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Facing the future with a dwindling Colorado River supply and…
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By KEN RITTER, AMY TAXIN AND SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Facing the future with a dwindling Colorado River supply and…
Continue Reading ‘Huge backlash’: Parties ramp up pressure on Biden and McCarthy to hold the line in debt talks
By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus posed a formal ask to its members:…
Continue Reading Why this Washington debt limit showdown is different
By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent (CNN) — Investors and the public have been content to largely brush off the slow-motion…
Continue Reading Death of Russian minister on return from Cuba is latest unexplained incident involving Moscow’s elites
By Ivana Kottasová, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling…
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Man killed while helping ducklings safely cross busy California street
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) — His family says it’s no surprise that Casey Rivara’s final act…
Continue Reading Medicaid plans to audit the prices of costliest drugs
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is planning to conduct a yearly audit to verify the prices drug…
Continue Reading Death sentence reduced to life in prison for man who killed North Dakota student
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota student in 2003 has been changed to life in prison. A federal…
Continue Reading Musk gadfly has a new jet to track – the one used by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college student who was once banned from Twitter for…
Continue Reading Former Kansas police officer sentenced for sexual assaults, window peeping
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police officer who pleaded guilty to a series of sexual assaults has been sentenced to 23 1/2 years in…
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Papa Murphy’s cookie dough likely linked to Salmonella infections
Division of Public Health officials with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) and several Idaho public health districts have identified…
Continue Reading Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel…
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak linked to Papa Murphy’s cookie dough, S’mores bar dough, CDC says
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak that’s sickened 18 people in six states is linked to Papa Murphy’s raw chocolate…
Continue Reading House votes to revoke tougher EPA emissions regulation for trucks
By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The House voted Tuesday to rescind a Biden administration emissions regulation for heavy-duty…
Continue Reading Un tifón descomunal se dirige hacia un territorio estadounidense con vientos mortíferos y una marejada de más de 7 metros
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El supertifón Mawar se dirige este martes hacia Guam, amenazando con azotar el territorio estadounidense como el…
Continue Reading Lauren Sánchez shares what makes her partnership with Jeff Bezos work
By Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — For four years, Lauren Sánchez has been quietly working behind the scenes to help Amazon founder and her now…
Continue Reading As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and THALIA BEATY Associated Press Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff…
Continue Reading Woman charged in drunk driving killing of bride in South Carolina seeks bond
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Defense attorneys are seeking bond for an alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South…
Continue Reading Energy Dept. rejects $200M grant to battery maker after GOP criticism over alleged ties to China
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery…
Continue Reading More than 450 Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in Illinois, state report says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — More than 450 adult Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in the state of Illinois over a period of…
Continue Reading Family of woman fatally stabbed in her Manhattan apartment is suing members of the NYPD, claiming negligence in response to her attack
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The family of a woman who was fatally stabbed in her Manhattan apartment last year has filed a lawsuit against…
Continue Reading Emma Heming Willis comparte actualización sobre la salud de Bruce Willis
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Emma Heming Willis compartió una actualización sobre la salud de su esposo Bruce Willis. El actor, a quien le…
Continue Reading How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Proposals to raise the nation’s debt limit include spending cuts to coronavirus relief funds that…
Continue Reading Bird flu threat prompts vaccination effort for California condors
By Austin Herbaugh Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KSBY) — A deadly strain of the bird flu is…
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Mitt Romney faces new challenger in GOP primary for Utah Senate seat
Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs announced plans to run for U.S. Senate next year and challenge first-term Republican Mitt Romney in what could emerge as…
Continue Reading TSA finds gun in carry-on luggage at Santa Barbara Airport
By Katherine Worsham Click here for updates on this story SANTA BARBARA, California (KSBY) — Transportation Security…
Continue Reading Tesla might have just released its first-ever ad
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla has released what is possibly its first-ever commercial, a week after Elon Musk announced the…
Continue Reading Joe Jonas says he and Taylor Swift are ‘cool’ now and hopes Swifties still like him
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift are perfectly fine. This is according to Jonas, one of Swift’s ex-boyfriends, who…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it…
Continue Reading New Chinese ambassador warns of ‘serious difficulties’ in US-China relations upon arrival in US
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — China’s new ambassador arrived in the United States on Tuesday as both the US and Chinese…
Continue Reading Vendors left in the dust during NASCAR event
By MARISSA PERLMAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — From a slow DuSable Lake Shore Drive to a…
Continue Reading Illinois clergy sex abuse investigation uncovers hundreds more cases in Catholic church
By BRAD EDWARDS, MEGAN HICKEY Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A nearly five-year investigation by…
Continue Reading Citing ‘trauma, criminal treatment’ 8 women join suit against Texas abortion laws
By CAROLINE VANDERGRIFF Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — Eight more women are joining a…
Continue Reading Return-to-office mandates won’t magically improve young employees’ career development
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — CEOs and other senior leaders very often want employees in the workplace for more days than employees…
Continue Reading Wes Anderson on his new ’50s-set film ‘Asteroid City,’ AI and all those Tik Tok videos
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — “Asteroid City” is among Anderson’s most charmingly chock-full creations, a…
Continue Reading Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory
By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and…
Continue Reading Mitt Romney faces new challenger in GOP primary for Utah Senate seat
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs announced plans to run for U.S. Senate next year and challenge…
Continue Reading AP sources: DeSantis to announce 2024 presidential bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on…
Continue Reading Israeli budget vote could give Netanyahu stability after rocky start to term
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is preparing to pass a new budget. If the vote…
Continue Reading Uvalde victims’ families seek to hold gunmaker accountable, accuse it of marketing to youth
By ANDREA LUCIA Click here for updates on this story UVALDE, Texas (KTVT) — Everywhere you go in Uvalde, you’ll…
Continue Reading Ron DeSantis anunciará su campaña presidencial de 2024 el miércoles en conversación con Elon Musk
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, anunciará su campaña presidencial de 2024 el miércoles por la noche en una…
Continue Reading “Always maintain awareness”: String of robberies has Sacramento-area communities on edge
By ANDREW HAUBNER Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A string of robberies has local…
Continue Reading Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed legislation giving Native American families…
Continue Reading Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed legislation giving Native American families…
Continue Reading Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed legislation giving Native American families…
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Prosecutor says D91 officials violated election laws
The Bonneville County prosecutor says Idaho Falls School District 91 officials violated election…
Continue Reading Meet the Philadelphia native heading to Harvard on a full scholarship
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Continue Reading Museum of Life and Science decides to euthanize black bear Yona after 10 hours of surgery
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH CAROLINA (WRAL) — The Museum of Life and Science announced the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Man drove car into planned Illinois abortion clinic in attempted arson
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 73-year-old man is facing federal charges after authorities say he rammed a car into a planned abortion clinic eastern…
Continue Reading Woman almost kidnapped by ‘stranded motorist’ she tried to help, police say
By Cassidy Wixom Click here for updates on this story WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KSL) — Police are looking for a man who…
Continue Reading UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time
By MATT OTT and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it…
Continue Reading Rusos que se oponen a Putin dicen que lanzaron un ataque transfronterizo desde Ucrania. Esto es lo que sabemos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un aparente ataque en suelo ruso por parte de rusos contrarios a Putin, que luchaban en apoyo de Ucrania, suscitó…
Continue Reading Canadian appointee rejects inquiry into China interference in elections; opposition blasts decision
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian government appointee has rejected holding a public inquiry into leaked intelligence that…
Continue Reading Aid agency chief: Taliban say guidelines on female NGO staff resuming work close to finalization
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major international aid agency says key Taliban officials told him they are…
Continue Reading Lawyer who spat on anti-racism protester picks jail over probation
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer who spat on a Black high school student during an anti-racism march in suburban Milwaukee in 2020 has chosen jail…
Continue Reading 8 puppies with burns being treated at Animal Foundation
By Michael Bell Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Eight puppies with burns on their paws…
Continue Reading Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they’re very rare
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued…
Continue Reading Witnesses describe attempted abduction on Palm Beach Gardens playground
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Continue Reading 16 years of dashed hopes and false claims: How the disappearance of Madeleine McCann captivated the world
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — “We’re never going to give up.” Those were the words earlier this month from the parents of…
Continue Reading Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Organizers of the Paris Olympics say they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14…
Continue Reading New HIV infections are trending down in the US, especially among young gay men, CDC estimates
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New HIV infections in the United States have dropped in recent years, driven largely by decreases among young…
Continue Reading 2 employees injured in fire at refinery in southern Oklahoma
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — A fire at an oil refinery in southern Oklahoma has left two people injured, according to CVR Energy, the Sugar Land,…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A divided federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite Virginia…
Continue Reading Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen are just best friends in new series, ‘Platonic’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen play best friends in a new comedy series for Apple TV+ called “Platonic,” but…
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Over-the-counter Naloxone and its potential impact on the opioid crisis in Idaho
Stacker investigated how over-the-counter naloxone might impact the opioid crisis in Idaho using data from KFF and Legislative Analysis and Public…
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Hawthorne Road and Jensen Road intersection project
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Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15.1 billion in revenue since weed legalization
Benzinga broke down state-by-state and year-by-year tax revenue from legalized adult-use cannabis sales since…
Continue Reading GOP megadonor Harlan Crow declines to answer Democrats’ questions about financial ties to Clarence Thomas
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that his…
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By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that his…
Continue Reading U.S. News changes its college rankings to emphasize diversity and remove alumni giving
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — U.S. News & World Report announced changes to the methodology of its controversial Best Colleges rankings to…
Continue Reading Ming Dynasty box that sat in an attic for decades sells for $358,000
Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 15th century Chinese box which went unnoticed for decades has sold for £288,000 (about $358,000), smashing its…
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42.3 million Americans to travel for Memorial Day
More than 241,000 Idahoans will kick off the summer travel season with a…
Continue Reading Toddler shot by stray bullet at Utah day care while playing outside
By SAM METZ and RICK BOWMER Associated Press SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A 2-year-old boy shot in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at…
Continue Reading US Ski & Snowboard bring Paralympic Alpine and snowboard teams back under umbrella
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Paralympic ski racer Andrew Kurka is about to get the resources and support to feel even more like a world-class ski…
Continue Reading How to season food the Mediterranean way
By Susan Puckett, CNN (CNN) — It took me about 15 minutes, plus a half hour of simmering time, to throw together a rustic lemony chickpea and…
Continue Reading Social media presents ‘profound risk of harm’ for kids, surgeon general says, calling attention to lack of research
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — There’s not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it…
Continue Reading Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate…
Continue Reading Kraft Singles are getting a major makeover
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Kraft is fixing one of the biggest complaints about its cheese slices: the packaging. The…
Continue Reading Addressing America’s deadly drug epidemic goes far beyond fentanyl
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths in the United States surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, and preliminary data suggests…
Continue Reading What’s your earthquake risk? Use this map to find out
By Byron Manley, Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of Americans live in places with a high earthquake risk, many of…
Continue Reading How you can prepare for a debt default
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the hard deadline to raise the debt ceiling on…
Continue Reading New home sales climbed more than expected in April
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales rose in April, climbing to a level not seen in over a year, as mortgage rates eased…
Continue Reading Sleep apnea raises risk of long Covid by up to 75% for some, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long Covid…
Continue Reading This 15-mile, $6.7B bridge is a symbol of China’s ambitions, and its problems
Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Even in a land known for gargantuan, record-breaking infrastructure, this project is turning heads. At 15…
Continue Reading Only 25% of sunscreens offer broad-spectrum protection without ‘troublesome’ ingredients, report says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eeny, meeny, miny, moe — choosing a sunscreen for summer used to be child’s play. Today, market shelves are…
Continue Reading Here’s why Idaho student murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may have chosen to ‘stand silent’ in court, experts say
By Cheri Mossburg, Veronica Miracle and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students…
Continue Reading How DeSantis plans to jolt the GOP presidential primary and seize back the narrative
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In the early days of his governorship, Ron DeSantis, still largely unknown to even the people who elected him,…
Continue Reading Millionaire’s elaborate jail escape plan foiled, Florida sheriff says
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve foiled an elderly businessman’s plan to escape a…
Continue Reading Tempers rise as German government’s clean heating plans moved to back burner
By FRANK JORDANS Ass BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s…
Continue Reading Prominent Ohio farmer who became viral social media meme dies in Illinois crash
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after…
Continue Reading Italy OKs aid mega-package for flooded north, with museum ticket surcharge to help pay for it
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government has approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the…
Continue Reading Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months. The decision came in a…
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