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Lawsuit: US withholding wildfire fuel break information
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are accusing federal land managers of illegally withholding information about…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: US withholding wildfire fuel break information
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are accusing federal land managers of illegally withholding information about…
Continue Reading Venezuelan government, opposition leaders meet in Mexico
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of Venezuela and its opposition have met for the first…
Continue Reading Mexico City marks fall of Aztec capital 500 years ago
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the center of Mexico City, you can hear the…
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Belarus floods the European Union with migrants, taking a page out of Putin’s playbook
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Desperate, frightened and begging for help, they emerge from the darkness: a group of Yazidi migrants, lost in the forests…
Continue Reading Behind police leaders claims that bail reform is responsible for surge in violence
By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN “It is an outrage,” wrote Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown. His statement was in reaction…
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Behind police leaders claims that bail reform is responsible for surge in violence
By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN “It is an outrage,” wrote Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown. His statement was in reaction…
Continue Reading New Zealand loses its precious ‘Rings’ series to Britain
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the…
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New Zealand loses its precious ‘Rings’ series to Britain
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the…
Continue Reading Anderson HR for Chisox, walkoff end in Field of Dreams game
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field…
Continue Reading Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or…
Continue Reading Two Georgia coaches have been charged with second-degree murder in the heat-related death of a 16-year-old
By Lauren M. Johnson and Rebekah Riess, CNN Two Atlanta-area high-school basketball coaches have been charged with second-degree murder after the…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s foreign minister blames Afghanistan and India for suicide attack on Chinese workers
By Sophia Saifi and Ben Westcott, CNN Pakistan’s foreign minister has accused India and Afghanistan of backing a suicide bombing which killed…
Continue Reading ‘Use 911 sparingly.’ Local officials in Florida and Tennessee warn ambulance and emergency services are overworked due to Covid-19 surge
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN As Covid-19 numbers surge across the country, officials in parts of Florida and Tennessee are warning…
Continue Reading Lee freed on parole, showing Samsung’s might in South Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong walked out of prison a year early in a parole decision…
Continue Reading Lee freed on parole, showing Samsung’s might in South Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong walked out of prison a year early in a parole decision…
Continue Reading Disgraced K-pop star Seungri sentenced to three years on prostitution charges
By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Former K-pop star Seungri was sentenced to three years in jail on Thursday by a South Korean military court,…
Continue Reading Death-row inmate sues for pastor’s touch during execution
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas death-row inmate has sued state prison officials to allow his pastor to lay hands on him as he dies from a…
Continue Reading Official: Canada sending forces to close Afghan embassy
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A source familiar with the plan told The Associated Press Canadian special forces will deploy to…
Continue Reading Baylor infractions decision comes amid scrutiny of NCAA role
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The NCAA infractions committee decided against punishing Baylor for its mishandling of sexual assault allegations…
Continue Reading Public health emergency orders on Navajo Nation for COVID-19
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation will return to “Orange Status” starting Monday due to a recent rise of COVID-19 cases. On Thursday,…
Continue Reading Chisox, Yanks go deep into corn; Field of Dreams hosts more
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and fans all over were in awe at the scene at…
Continue Reading Los Angeles judge dismisses sexual battery charge against Harvey Weinstein
By Amir Vera and Laura Ly, CNN A Los Angeles County judge has dismissed one of the 11 charges in an indictment of Harvey Weinstein, according to Greg…
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Construction underway at police station in Chubbuck
Big changes are underway at the former Chubbuck City…
Continue Reading California’s Asian population soars, new census data shows
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Asian population grew by 25% in the past decade, making it the fastest…
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Gov. Little urges Idahoans to receive COVID-19 vaccine now, announces millions for COVID-19 tests in schools
Idaho Governor Brad Little will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the COVID-19 situation in…
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Latter-day Saints asked to mask up, get vaccinated
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asked its members Thursday to help limit the spread of COVID-19 variants by wearing a mask when…
Continue Reading Phoenix police chief suspended over dismissed protest cases
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams has been given a one-day suspension after lawyers hired by…
Continue Reading Police: 6 dead, including suspected shooter, in UK city
LONDON (AP) — Police in southwest England say six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth in a “serious…
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Utah’s breakneck growth kept it the youngest state in U.S.
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is the nation’s fastest-growing state and remained its youngest over the…
Continue Reading Diver’s body recovered off coast of Florida Panhandle
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a free diver’s body has been recovered from the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle. The Okaloosa County…
Continue Reading Ruling helps protect homeless people from having cars towed
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s Supreme Court has issued a key decision that helps protect people who are living in…
Continue Reading Ruling helps protect homeless people from having cars towed
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s Supreme Court has issued a key decision that helps protect people who are living in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court blocks part of NY eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is blocking part of New York’s moratorium on evictions, put into effect because of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Continue Reading A parent sent their child to school after a positive Covid-19 test. More than 80 students may have been exposed, officials say
By Chris Boyette, CNN More than 80 students were potentially exposed to Covid-19 on the first day of class in Reno, Nevada, on Monday after a parent…
Continue Reading Most populous Texas county defies governor with mask mandate
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ most populous county has joined the legal battle by local officials seeking to override…
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Local journalist debuts ‘Ocean to Idaho’ film on salmon migration
An Idaho Falls outdoor journalist is debuting a new film where she follows the migration of salmon from the Pacific coast to the Idaho wilderness.…
Continue Reading ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Matt Amodio’s analytic style is a winner
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid the ruckus over the new host of “Jeopardy!”, contestant Matt Amodio has methodically…
Continue Reading Census: Wyoming grew slowly and remains US’ smallest state
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming remained the least-populated state and grew more slowly than all but a couple others from 2010 to 2020, according to…
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Health officers throughout Washington urge all to wear masks
SEATTLE (AP) — Local health officers throughout Washington state have issued a joint statement recommending all residents wear facial coverings in…
Continue Reading Haiti’s presidential election postponed until November
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian authorities have postponed elections to choose the successor to assassinated President Jovenel Moïse until Nov. 7.…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to death in fatal shooting of Tennessee deputy
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has sentenced a man to death for fatally shooting a Tennessee sheriff’s…
Continue Reading No charges against 3 officers in Wisconsin casino shooting
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have cleared three Green Bay police officers who killed a man who opened fire at…
Continue Reading New Orleans mayor: Good times can roll — with vaccines
By KEVIN McGILL and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People who want to go into bars, restaurants, gyms, music halls or other…
Continue Reading New Orleans mayor: Good times can roll — with vaccines
By KEVIN McGILL and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People who want to go into bars, restaurants, gyms, music halls or other…
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Salt Lake County council votes to overturn school mask order
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Council has overturned a school mask order for kids under 12 that the county’s top health official…
Continue Reading Hospitals in Oregon buckling under surge of COVID patients
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Patients left on beds in hospital hallways, their monitoring machines beeping away as too few doctors and nurses…
Continue Reading Census shows less white Texas ahead of redistricting fight
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Four of the nation’s 10 fastest-growing municipalities are suburbs of…
Continue Reading Jenner campaign: No book, TV deals in works tied to recall
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner kicked off a monthlong recall campaign tour by raising new questions…
Continue Reading Kansas City Southern rejects new bid from Canadian Pacific
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas City Southern railroad is trying to keep its $33.6 billion merger with Canadian National…
Continue Reading Parents clash at mask mandate protest in Georgia county where 5th graders were sent home
By Amir Vera and Amara Walker, CNN Tense confrontations, yelling and accusations of spitting were seen Thursday as parents gathered for a protest…
Continue Reading Parents clash at mask mandate protest in Georgia county where 5th graders were sent home
By Amir Vera and Amara Walker, CNN Tense confrontations, yelling and accusations of spitting were seen Thursday as parents gathered for a protest…
Continue Reading California man allegedly confesses to killing his children, refers to QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories
By Alexandra Meeks, Josh Campbell and Travis Caldwell, CNN A California man confessed to killing his two young children, allegedly telling an FBI…
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Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti to run for second term
Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti is looking for a second term in…
Continue Reading Official: Canadian PM Trudeau to call election for Sept 20
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A source familiar with the plans says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce Sunday he is…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ dad will exit conservatorship, but not yet
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from the conservatorship that has…
Continue Reading Parents, physicians sue over Oklahoma mask mandate ban
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parents of Oklahoma schoolchildren and the Oklahoma State Medical Association are suing to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court justice won’t block college vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to…
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Census: Meridian, Idaho, one of 10 fastest-growing US cities
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — If Idaho is feeling growing pains, newly released data from the 2020 Census illustrates why.…
Continue Reading School mask debate in Tennessee grows heated as local board requires masks in elementary schools
By Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN Heated arguments spilled into the parking lot Tuesday night after a school board in a suburban Tennessee…
Continue Reading Jurors find Kansas massage therapist guilty of sex crimes
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A jury found a massage therapist guilty of sex crimes against five people, including three female soccer players at the…
Continue Reading MyPillow CEO says he was attacked at symposium
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says he was attacked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 751 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Idaho officials reported 751 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death Thursday.…
Continue Reading MyPillow CEO says he was attacked at symposium
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says he was attacked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader…
Continue Reading Influential tech CEO Rebecca Enonchong detained in Cameroon
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Rebecca Enonchong, a Cameroonian tech entrepreneur, has been arrested and brought before a court in Douala, in…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Will we need vaccine passports to do fun things?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Ready to go out on the town before summer ends? In parts of the U.S., you might…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Will we need vaccine passports to do fun things?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Ready to go out on the town before summer ends? In parts of the U.S., you might…
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Canal Trail offers a new option for outdoor enthusiasts
The Idaho Falls Canal Trail behind Linden Park Elementary is finished and open for…
Continue Reading San Francisco to require vaccine proof at indoor venues
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19…
Continue Reading Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A political feud is brewing over Colorado’s Democratic secretary of…
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LOCAL LINKS: Jill’s Chicken Shack
A local couple has taken their midlife crisis to a whole new level by opening a southern-style chicken restaurant on Main Street in…
Continue Reading First major US city announces it will mandate proof of full vaccinations for certain indoor activities
By Amir Vera and Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco became the the first major US city to mandate proof of full vaccinations for certain indoor…
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Rigby FFA members named national finalists
Rigby FFA and Rigby Middle FFA have members who qualified as finalists in the National FFA Organization Agriscience Fair, Proficiency and National…
Continue Reading UK to send 600 troops to Kabul to help nationals leave
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s ministry of defense says it will send around 600 troops to Afghanistan on a short-term basis to help U.K. nationals…
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Idaho Broadband Advisory Board announces funding awards
The Idaho Broadband Advisory Board awarded $10 million in CARES Act funding to 13 broadband projects across…
Continue Reading Airbnb cuts 2Q loss to $68 million, COVID clouds forecast
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb says it lost $68 million in the second quarter, but that’s smaller than losses it posted in the same…
Continue Reading Pac-12 says COVID-19 issues can result in forfeits in 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 teams that cannot play because of COVID-19 issues will likely be forced to forfeit games this season. The conference…
Continue Reading DoorDash’s Q2 orders hit record high but revenue gains slow
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash booked a record number of orders in the second quarter, even as its revenue growth slowed slightly from…
Continue Reading Texas senator’s 15-hour filibuster spotlights voting clash
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Democratic senator who spoke for more than 15 hours against GOP…
Continue Reading The bipartisan infrastructure bill takes on hot car deaths, but advocates say the effort isn’t enough
By Eric Levenson, CNN The bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the US Senate this week would require new motor vehicles to have an alert system…
Continue Reading California high court: Inmates can’t have cannabis in prison
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California’s high court has ruled that prison inmates cannot legally possess…
Continue Reading California high court: Inmates can’t have cannabis in prison
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California’s high court has ruled that prison inmates cannot legally possess…
Continue Reading Survivors of acid attacks in Mexico unite to push for change
By MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Elisa Xolalpa has had three daughters and found a job she enjoys since a…
Continue Reading New study reveals deep divide in how Americans view the nation’s progress toward racial equality
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The United States is deeply divided in how Americans view the nation’s progress toward racial equality and much of…
Continue Reading Disney swings to profit as reopened parks bolster revenue
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The Walt Disney Co. swung to a profit in its most recent quarter as reopened parks provided a revenue bounce.…
Continue Reading Disney swings to profit as reopened parks bolster revenue
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The Walt Disney Co. swung to a profit in its most recent quarter as reopened parks provided a revenue bounce.…
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Police still seek public’s help locating escapee
UPDATE 8/12/21: The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is still seeking escapee Elias Daymon Diego-Bradley, who fled from work detail at the jail…
Continue Reading Belarusian authorities detain over 20 in new wave of arrests
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities have detained over 20 people in the latest wave of arrests,…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: 5 takeaways from the release of 2020 census data
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its long-awaited portrait of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade,…
Continue Reading Jury clears ex-Arkansas senator of bribery conspiracy charge
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury has acquitted a former Arkansas lawmaker who was accused of conspiring to bribe an ex-judge who admitted to…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Major U.S. stock indexes shook off a weak start and ended higher Thursday, notching another round of record highs for the…
Continue Reading Utz Brands, Carnival fall; Sonos, Lordstown Motors rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Utz Brands, Carnival fall; Sonos, Lordstown Motors…
Continue Reading Mississippi county’s first Black supervisor dies at 90
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The first Black person to have been elected to Oktibbeha County’s governing board has died. George Curry Jr. was 90.…
Continue Reading Larry Heinzerling, AP executive and bureau chief, dies at 75
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former AP executive and foreign correspondent Larry Heinzerling has died after a short…
Continue Reading Canadian justice lawyer says Huawei CFO was dishonest
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian justice department lawyer told an extradition hearing the dishonesty…
Continue Reading Canadian justice lawyer says Huawei CFO was dishonest
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian justice department lawyer told an extradition hearing the dishonesty…
Continue Reading Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as President Joe Biden becomes more aggressive in pressuring Americans to get vaccinated, he…
Continue Reading Conservative activist lawyer sues Roger Stone for defamation
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The conservative activist lawyer that sued China for $20 trillion over the…
Continue Reading Social media and messaging apps appear to be shutdown in Zambia on election day, Facebook says
By Samantha Tapfumaneyi, Lauren Kent and Tim Lister, CNN Social media and messaging apps, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Twitter,…
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