Panama ex-president, 2 sons barred from US for corruption
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department has banned former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli from ever…
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Panama ex-president, 2 sons barred from US for corruption
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department has banned former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli from ever…
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Updated COVID-19 boosters continue to offer substantial protection, even against rapidly spreading XBB.1.5 subvariant
The updated boosters are cutting the risk that a person will get sick from COVID-19 by about half, even against infections caused by the rapidly…
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Concrete contractor facing lawsuits for allegedly scamming people out of thousands
By Susan El Khoury Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A Missouri concrete contractor has…
Continue Reading AmazonSmile’s end is alarming, say nonprofits that benefited
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Amazon’s surprise decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program has left thousands…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico selects company to privatize power generation
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico privatized its electricity production on Wednesday. The government chose…
Continue Reading Updated boosters are cutting the risk of getting sick from Covid-19 by about half
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The updated Covid-19 boosters are cutting the risk that a person will get sick from the coronavirus by about half, even…
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D93 talks about annexing more homes into school boundaries
Bonneville County School District 93 talks about the possibility of annexing more homes into school…
Continue Reading Rocket Lab launches Electron rocket from the US for the first time
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Rocket Lab, a prolific launch company that routinely blasts its towering Electron rockets out of New Zealand, conducted its…
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SDE seeks sponsors for 2023 Summer Food Service Program
The Child Nutrition Division of the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE) is seeking sponsors for this year’s Summer Food Service Program…
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Idaho Museum of Natural History to host “Remembering Bear River: Hard History with Darren Parry”
The Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello is hosting Former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone…
Continue Reading Iran sanctions Europeans over criticism of protest crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has announced sanctions targeting more than 30 European individuals and entities. It portrays…
Continue Reading El juez excluye parte del testimonio de Tirso Martínez contra García Luna
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El juez federal Brian Cogan, que está a cargo del juicio por narcotráfico contra el exsecretario de…
Continue Reading After 18 years, $1.5B dike repair done at Florida’s Lake O
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project was officially completed Wednesday to repair…
Continue Reading Yemen and Lebanon sites added to UNESCO endangered list
By JACK B. JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — UNESCO has added one of Yemen’s ancient kingdoms and a Lebanese modernist concrete fair park to…
Continue Reading Panic! at the Disco ends; Brendon Urie to focus on family
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First there were four, then they became three and finally just one. Now it’s time to…
Continue Reading Ex-Utah deputy charged with impersonating officer after allegedly making threats
By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story ST. GEORGE, Utah (KSL) — A former Washington County sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Witnesses: Drone strike kills 21 civilians in north Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses say a drone strike has killed at least 21 civilians in north-central Nigeria. The…
Continue Reading New York Stock Exchange blames ‘manual error’ for trading glitch
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York Stock Exchange officials said Wednesday that a “manual error” was responsible for the massive price…
Continue Reading Suspect in Half Moon Bay farm killings faces 7 murder counts
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A farmworker accused of killing seven people in shootings at…
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Idaho remains under nationwide rising gas prices – for now
Gas prices continue to rise across the country, but Idaho drivers have been spared the current trend – at least for…
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5 countries that offer free college—and how they accomplished it
Study.com compiled a list of five countries offering free college education and researched how they do it and how their policies apply to…
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Top party schools in every state
Using 2023 data released by Niche, Stacker compiled a list of colleges and universities with the best party scene in each state and Washington…
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Hardest college to get into in every state
Stacker combed through Niche’s 2023 Hardest Colleges to Get Into in America ranking to see which school is the most difficult to gain admission to…
Continue Reading Mesquite police confirm detective fired after DUI arrest in his patrol car
By Joe Vigil Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — FOX5 has learned Mesquite Police Department…
Continue Reading El núcleo interno de la Tierra podría haber dejado de girar e invertido su dirección, sugiere un estudio
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La rotación del núcleo interno de la Tierra podría haberse detenido e incluso podría invertirse, según sugiere…
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Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing over the ever-presence of tipping.…
Continue Reading UN forecasts fall in global economic growth to 1.9% in 2023
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is forecasting that global economic growth will fall significantly to…
Continue Reading Human rights group accuses motorsport’s governing body of ‘suppressing drivers’ freedom of speech’
By Sammy Mngqosini A human rights group has accused motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, of “suppressing drivers’ freedom of…
Continue Reading AmazonSmile’s end is alarming, say nonprofits that benefited
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Amazon’s surprise decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program has left thousands…
Continue Reading Iceberg roughly the size of London breaks off in Antarctica
By Jennifer Hauser and Angela Fritz, CNN An iceberg nearly the size of Greater London broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Sunday according…
Continue Reading Earth’s inner core may have stopped turning and could go into reverse, study suggests
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The rotation of Earth‘s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth…
Continue Reading A Jewish family fleeing the Nazis sold a Picasso in 1938. Their heirs want it back
Toyin Owoseje, CNN One of Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period paintings is at the center of a lawsuit between a Jewish family and New York’s…
Continue Reading ‘Sesame Street’ co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dies at 93
By Chris Boyette, CNN “Sesame Street” co-creator Lloyd Morrisett has died at age 93, Sesame Workshop announced Monday. “Lloyd…
Continue Reading Jeremy Renner was crushed by snowplow as he tried to save nephew from injury, sheriff’s report says
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Actor Jeremy Renner was trying to stop his snow-removal tractor from sliding and hitting his grown nephew when he was pulled…
Continue Reading Want to avoid debt ceiling fallout? Invest in foreign stocks
By Nicole Goodkind and Paul R. La Monica, CNN The US could be approaching a 2011-style debt ceiling market meltdown, but worried investors…
Continue Reading US tobacco control in 2022 gets a mixed review from the American Lung Association
By Jen Christensen, CNN Although fewer US adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, smoking remains the cause of the most preventable disability and…
Continue Reading Greensburg Chief of Police arrested for allegedly selling cocaine and methamphetamine
By PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The chief of the Greensburg Police Department…
Continue Reading Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says a record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable…
Continue Reading Ione police arrest man for crime related to child pornography
By KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story IONE (KOVR) — The Ione Police Department arrested a man for crimes…
Continue Reading CDC figuring out ‘logistical and legal’ aspects of testing airplane wastewater for coronavirus variants, source says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ironing out the “logistical and legal” aspects of testing wastewater from airplanes for…
Continue Reading Woman shares survival story after more than a decade of human trafficking
By AMANDA STARRANTINO Click here for updates on this story SAN MATEO (KPIX) — Human trafficking happens every day in…
Continue Reading Iran’s amassed enough material for ‘several nuclear weapons,’ says IAEA chief
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon should restart, said International Atomic Energy Agency chief…
Continue Reading Manchin pushes to delay tax credits for electric vehicles
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is trying to delay new tax credits for electric vehicles, a key…
Continue Reading Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk announces solo album and reveals his face
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter announced he is releasing a solo album and showed his face — sort of. The French…
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Bannock County elected officials to host community meetings series for southern county residents
The Bannock County Commissioners’ Office is preparing to host a series of community meetings throughout southern Bannock County to provide…
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Pocatello Regional Transit offers new commuter shuttle to American Falls
Starting Monday, Pocatello Regional Transit (PRT) began to provide a new commuter route that’s open to the…
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Coroner identifies deceased in semi and pickup truck collision
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with Idaho State Police, has confirmed the identity of the deceased following a collision…
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Crews repair I-15 Blackfoot bridge after overnight road breakup
Idaho Transportaion Department crews are currently working on the northbound bridge of Interstate 15 just north of Blackfoot to repair the road…
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Walk away escapee arrested for eluding deputies
A walk away escapee has been arrested for eluding…
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Man arrested with counterfeit bills
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a man attempting to pass counterfeit money at a local gas station Monday…
Continue Reading Alemania y Estados Unidos enviarán tanques a Ucrania: cuándo podrían llegar y cuántos serían enviados
Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Tras semanas de intensos debates dentro la OTAN, tanto el Gobierno de Alemania como el de Estados Unidos…
Continue Reading What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that inspired ‘The Last of Us’
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN The zombies are identifiable by the fungi bursting from their bodies: a thicket of spiky tendrils, a miniature garden of…
Continue Reading 4 arrested in connection to alleged rape of LSU student hit, killed by car
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Police in Baton Rouge this week arrested four men in connection with the alleged rape of a 19-year-old Louisiana State…
Continue Reading Feds: Investigation into Black man’s death may take time
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of a…
Continue Reading Man held for knife attack on German train; 2 dead, 7 injured
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German officials say a man described as a stateless Palestinian has fatally stabbed two…
Continue Reading EPA plans to stop 6 power plants from dumping toxic coal ash into unlined ponds
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it plans to stop six coal-fired power plants from continuing to dump…
Continue Reading Greek government faces no confidence vote over wiretaps
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece’s main opposition party has filed a no confidence motion in the government over a wiretapping scandal…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Novak Djokovic’s successful return to Australia
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was still in the first set of his Australian Open quarterfinal…
Continue Reading London gallery to show McCartney photos from Beatlemania era
LONDON (AP) — A trove of previously unseen photos taken by Paul McCartney as The Beatles shot to global stardom will go on display in London this…
Continue Reading ESA chief vows to restore Europe’s access to space
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following…
Continue Reading ESA chief vows to restore Europe’s access to space
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following…
Continue Reading Guyana: Satellites will spot oil spills, not on-ship experts
By BERT WILKINSON The Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The former leader of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing the…
Continue Reading Guyana: Satellites will spot oil spills, not on-ship experts
By BERT WILKINSON The Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The former leader of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list
PARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic center of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to the list…
Continue Reading Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch ‘Sesame Street,’ dies
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series…
Continue Reading Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine is a major moment in the war. Here’s how it will change the conflict
By Rob Picheta, CNN After weeks of geopolitical squabbling, a major moment in the war in Ukraine has arrived: Germany has announced it will provide…
Continue Reading Former New York gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges, prosecutors say
By Laura Ly and Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate…
Continue Reading European court rules Ukraine cases against Russia admissible
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that it can adjudicate cases brought by…
Continue Reading ¿Por qué es importante el juicio de Genaro García Luna?
CNNEE (CNN Español) — En México, la opinión pública sigue con mucho interés el juicio iniciado en Estados Unidos contra Genaro García…
Continue Reading Hurts, Jefferson, Mahomes among AP NFL MVP finalists
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson and Patrick Mahomes are finalists for The Associated Press 2022 NFL Most Valuable…
Continue Reading Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation
By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to…
Continue Reading Russian court shuts down country’s oldest rights group
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has ruled to shut down Russia’s oldest human rights organization. The Moscow City Court on Wednesday sustained…
Continue Reading Revamped $2 million tournament signals new era for chess
By Ben Church, CNN With its popularity soaring and games increasingly moving to online platforms, chess appears to be ushering in a new era. The…
Continue Reading Top prosecutor orders release of Beirut port blast detainees
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s top prosecutor has ordered all suspects detained in the…
Continue Reading Spain: Police hold suspect for letter bombs to PM, embassies
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested a retired man on suspicion he sent six letters containing explosive material to Spain’s…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern profit up 4% but expenses jump higher
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern delivered 4% more fourth-quarter profit but higher expenses driven by soaring…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | La tormenta de documentos clasificados encontrados en la casa de Pence podría ser una buena noticia para Biden y Trump
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El exvicepresidente Mike Pence tiene planes claros sobre el trabajo de Joe Biden. Pero por ahora, el posible candidato…
Continue Reading Tanzania’s opposition leader returns after 5 years in exile
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has arrived home after five years in exile, three…
Continue Reading Spanish museum returns 2 paintings looted by Nazis to Poland
MADRID (AP) — A museum in northwest Spain has returned two 15th-century paintings to Polish officials after it was determined that they were looted…
Continue Reading Prosecutors to Congress: Let state prisons jam cellphones
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Top state prosecutors are urging Congress to pass legislation allowing state prisons to jam…
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2 Webster Parish educators part of statewide program to help new teachers
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINDEN, Louisiana (KTBS) — Lakeside Jr./Sr. High School English…
Continue Reading Paris Hilton becomes a first-time mom to baby boy
By The Associated Press Socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton has welcomed her first child with her husband, venture capitalist Carter Reum.…
Continue Reading California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Here’s what we know about the guns used in this week’s deadly attacks
By Emily Smith, CNN California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to advocacy groups. And still the state has been rocked…
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LSUS is using it’s Human Performance Lab for studies on first responders but it’s also open to the community
By Chloe Abbott Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Louisiana State University…
Continue Reading Shiffrin adds to record total with 84th win in another GS
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t wait long to add to her record total of World Cup wins. Shiffrin added her 84th win…
Continue Reading No charges filed after school employee allegedly taped an elementary student to a chair
By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story MACON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Macon County…
Continue Reading Strong quake rattles Greek island of Rhodes, Turkish coast
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has struck off the coast of the southeastern…
Continue Reading Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest
By Nimi Princewill, CNN The Zambian student who died in battle in Ukraine was buried Wednesday in a private ceremony in his home country, a family…
Continue Reading As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush
By Abeer Salman, CNN Just over a decade ago, the Palestinian flag hung alongside Israeli and American flags at the Israeli prime minister’s…
Continue Reading Tyre Nichols was a son and father who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and sunsets, his family says
By Christina Zdanowicz and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a…
Continue Reading Biden’s top economist is stepping down. See the list of contenders to replace him
By Matt Egan and Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House is considering a number of senior officials in the federal government to replace top economist…
Continue Reading Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation
By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to…
Continue Reading Five Canadian cities among most overrated in the world: report
By Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Five Canadian…
Continue Reading Researchers from Montreal and India detect radio signal from galaxy 8.8 billion light years away
By Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers from…
Continue Reading Boeing loses $663 million in 4Q despite higher revenue
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing is reporting a loss of $663 million in the fourth quarter. Revenue is up, but so are production costs as…
Continue Reading Leaders are meant to keep state secrets. Just not at home.
By CALVIN WOODWARD and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats responded with aggrieved fury when former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Amazon workers hold first UK strike, adding to labor turmoil
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday because of a…
Continue Reading Amazon workers hold first UK strike, adding to labor turmoil
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday because of a…
Continue Reading Kurdish forces seize dozens of suspected IS members in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters in northeastern Syria have launched an operation against suspected Islamic State militants in the…
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