Judge upholds North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina’s…
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UK’s Sunak and Starmer struggle to be heard as a noisy protest mars their final election debate
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer struggled to get their messages across as…
Continue Reading Few have flood insurance to help recover from devastating Midwest storms
Associated Press SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rick Satterwhite’s house backs up to the Missouri River, but flood insurance hadn’t really…
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Hundreds of people come out to lay sod in new Heritage Park in Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – 700 scoops of ice cream and 300 people. That was the scene at the Tsunami of Sod Tuesday night at the new Heritage…
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Mother of missing 12-year-old girl in North Carolina now considered a suspect in her disappearance, police say
By Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The mother of missing 12-year-old Madalina Cojocari, who was last seen at her home in…
Continue Reading Correction: Surgeon General-Guns story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published June 25, 2024, about Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring gun violence a public health crisis, The…
Continue Reading How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex…
Continue Reading Four officers in now-disbanded police unit charged in cover-up of 2020 beating
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Four Baton Rouge police officers have been indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on charges alleging that they covered up the…
Continue Reading Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as ‘slaves,’ judge says
Associated Press A couple in West Virginia is set for trial later this year after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed. Donald…
Continue Reading US ambassador calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Beijing says China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing…
Continue Reading Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two astronauts are spending extra time at the International Space Station as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot capsule…
Continue Reading Hiker drowns after slipping into rapid waters at Glacier National Park
By Kara Mihm and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A hiker drowned Sunday at Glacier National Park in Montana after slipping into fast-moving water,…
Continue Reading Judge sets $10M bond for second Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl
HOUSTON (AP) — A second Venezuelan man living in the U.S. illegally and accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl has been ordered to be held…
Continue Reading Florida’s balloon ban will protect sea turtles, birds and other marine life
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Intentionally releasing a balloon will soon be illegal in Florida. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday…
Continue Reading Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of…
Continue Reading Soprano Anna Netrebko announces separation from tenor Yusif Eyvazov
Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov have separated. The couple had been together since 2014, when they appeared together in Puccini’s…
Continue Reading Malala Yousafzai Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Malala Yousafzai, education activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Personal…
Continue Reading Queen Consort Camilla Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Queen Consort Camilla, wife of King Charles III. Personal Birth date: July 17,…
Continue Reading British Open Golf Tournament Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the British Open. July 17-20, 2025 – Scottie Scheffler wins the 153rd Open Championship…
Continue Reading Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal court has opened proceedings in the trial of three people suspected in the…
Continue Reading Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden’s halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says
Associated Press TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40% during the three weeks that asylum…
Continue Reading Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign…
Continue Reading 3rd lawsuit claims a Tennessee city’s police botched investigation of a man accused of sex crimes
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city is facing a third lawsuit claiming its police refused to conduct proper investigations…
Continue Reading Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa
Associated Press FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually…
Continue Reading ICC convicts al Qaeda-linked leader of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Mali
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted an al Qaeda-linked leader of crimes against humanity…
Continue Reading No shield required: ‘Captain America’ star Anthony Mackie’s own super power is swimming with sharks
Associated Press Marvel star Anthony Mackie swam with sharks in the Gulf of Mexico for the new National Geographic special “Shark Beach with…
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Dr. Lori Barber chosen to lead College of Eastern Idaho
The College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lori Barber as the second president of CEI. She…
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Governor Little Takes Action to Protect Idaho’s Water Sovereignty
Governor Brad Little signed an executive order today, “The Protecting Idaho Water Sovereignty Act,” which he says will “chart a path forward on a new…
Continue Reading More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Local and federal agencies say that a group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the…
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Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at…
Continue Reading Karen Read’s jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The fate of Karen Read is in the hands of jurors after a two-month murder trial in the death of her Boston…
Continue Reading Ex-‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after plea over family altercation
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Former “Jackass” star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct…
Continue Reading Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in prison on drug trafficking charges
By Jack Guy and Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and…
Continue Reading The nation’s largest school district could ban cell phones by January
By Jeff Winter and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Adding to a growing list of school districts banning cell phones, the nation’s largest could…
Continue Reading Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank
Associated Press A jury has recommended that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside…
Continue Reading Gov. Little signs executive order to protect Idaho water sovereignty
Governor Brad Little and Lt. Governor Scott Bedke were joined by surface water users and groundwater users today in Pocatello to celebrate the…
Continue Reading Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at…
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The Supreme Court seems poised to rule emergency abortions are allowed in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to rule emergency abortions are allowed in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report…
Continue Reading Wisconsin youth prison counselor is declared brain-dead after inmate assault
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A county coroner says a counselor at Wisconsin’s youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a…
Continue Reading Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in…
Continue Reading Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a…
Continue Reading Medical workers in Albania are charged with abusing their posts by sending cancer patients elsewhere
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Two doctors and five other medical workers in Albania have been charged with abusing their posts by sending cancer patients…
Continue Reading Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger has endorsed President Joe Biden. “I am proud to stand up here…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a debt restructuring deal with countries…
Continue Reading Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers
Associated Press CLACTON-ON-SEA, England (AP) — Dorothy Carr is fed up with how things are run in her hometown. It’s impossible to get a…
Continue Reading Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities say a suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in…
Continue Reading Cable car collapse in Colombia leaves at least 1 dead and 12 injured, officials say
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A cable car in the Colombian city of Medellin failed and plunged onto a sidewalk next to a station platform Wednesday,…
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You can’t remove sturgeon from rivers in Idaho
Sturgeon skeletons are entirely made of cartilage—the stuff our ears and front part of our nose are filled…
Continue Reading Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved to prisons, families say
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Opposition politicians who were arrested in a crackdown in Mali were sent to prisons across the country this week. Human rights…
Continue Reading Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A report by a U.N. expert on human rights says that Thai banks have become the main supplier of international…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania bishop Sean Rowe elected new leader of Episcopal Church. He’s the youngest since 1789
Associated Press Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the…
Continue Reading Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests
CNN By Stephanie Busari, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will…
Continue Reading Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in…
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Continue Reading The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far…
Continue Reading France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government has ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days…
Continue Reading Suspect in Ohio killing rearrested after jail freed him by mistake
CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in an Ohio killing has been rearrested after a jail mistakenly released him because of a typo. U.S.…
Continue Reading A US journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny
Associated Press YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on…
Continue Reading From DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood
AP Film Writer Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s oeuvre defies simple categorization. She’s made documentaries about acid attack victims and…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower ahead of key US inflation report
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in most Asian markets ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due Friday that might point the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing the scope of public corruption law
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor, the latest in a series of…
Continue Reading Alex Morgan left off the 18-player U.S. soccer roster headed to the Olympics
AP Soccer Writer Veteran forward Alex Morgan won’t be going to the Paris Olympics after surprisingly being left off the roster by U.S. national…
Continue Reading Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
Associated Press A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Debate day, Supreme Court, Bolivia coup attempt, Midwest flooding, Cell phone ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Car dealerships across the US are trying to resume normal operations after a crippling cybersecurity…
Continue Reading Part of a Minnesota home has plunged into the Blue Earth River as deadly Midwest flooding threatens the nearby Rapidan Dam
By Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into…
Continue Reading What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 5 cases remain and here are the major ones
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has just five undecided cases left on its docket. In particular, the justices are still…
Continue Reading No charges for London driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children
LONDON (AP) — The driver of a 4×4 who plowed into a school in southwest London in July, killing two children, suffered a seizure that could…
Continue Reading After a failed bid to become prime minister, Croatia’s president says he’ll run for a second term
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s President Zoran Milanović says he plans to seek a second five-year term at a presidential election expected…
Continue Reading Germany moves to ease the deportation of foreigners who glorify terrorist acts
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German goverment has launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of…
Continue Reading He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state…
Continue Reading Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 has rejected a…
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Bannock County Deputy charged with sexual battery
A Bannock County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with two counts of Felony counts of sexual battery of a minor.…
Continue Reading Kenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that…
Continue Reading Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam has collapsed into the…
Continue Reading Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from…
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Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a beach in war-torn Gaza is not reaching…
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‘It was frightening:’ Asheville woman recounts backyard bear encounter
An Asheville woman is still in disbelief after being charged at by a black bear in her backyard on the morning of Monday, June…
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Native American ceremony will celebrate birth of white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park
Ceremonies and celebrations are planned Wednesday near the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park to mark the recent birth of a white buffalo…
Continue Reading A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has decreed that an area of northern Rome long used by Vatican Radio will now house a field of solar…
Continue Reading Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation
By John Fritze and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may…
Continue Reading Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests
By Stephanie Busari, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will not…
Continue Reading Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes sell for $150,000 in auction
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — When Elvis Presley’s debut album took the charts by storm in 1956, “Blue Suede Shoes” was its…
Continue Reading ‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
CNN By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence…
Continue Reading ‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence Davey-Attlee,…
Continue Reading At 71, Marissa Teijo is the oldest person to compete in Miss Texas USA. She says she hopes to inspire others
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Bejeweled and sequined with her hair teased high, Marissa Teijo, 71, made history last weekend when she donned…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 26: CNN Debate, Immigration, Kenya protests, Truck recalls, Evan Gershkovich
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago today, the first official barcode was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. The symbol of…
Continue Reading Jury begins deliberations in class-action lawsuit against NFL by ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL was exploring a world without “Sunday Ticket” in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday…
Continue Reading Robert Crimo III, accused in July 4th parade mass shooting, backs out of plea deal in court hearing
By Eric Levenson and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Robert Crimo III, the man accused of opening fire from a rooftop onto Fourth of July parade revelers in…
Continue Reading Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales after failed appeals that argued he was no longer a threat nor eligible for death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Texas executed Ramiro Gonzales by lethal injection on Wednesday for a 2001 murder, the state Department of…
Continue Reading NATO appoints Dutch PM as next chief as global challenges mount for alliance
By Stephanie Halasz, Niamh Kennedy and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has been formally selected…
Continue Reading Evan Gershkovich appears in glass cage as espionage trial begins in Russia
By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in…
Continue Reading This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires…
Continue Reading This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and…
Continue Reading Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
Associated Press WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — In a gathering near a picturesque lake outside Yellowstone National Park, hundreds of people…
Continue Reading India’s Modi to visit Moscow soon, Russian state media says
By Rhea Mogul and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia for the first time since the Kremlin’s…
Continue Reading ‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence Davey-Attlee,…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Alameda County death penalty cases may have acted criminally during trials, district attorney says
By Stephanie Becker and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Alameda County District Attorney’s office said it has uncovered possible criminal…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to 2007 Connecticut home invasion, attempted extortion using injected substance
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to an extortion charge relating to a 2007 Connecticut home invasion in which he…
Continue Reading Human rights groups accuse Peru’s president of crimes against humanity in submission to ICC
By Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — Two human rights groups have made a submission to the International Criminal Court accusing Peru’s President…
Continue Reading The former executive assistant to a tech CEO found decapitated in a Manhattan apartment in 2020 has been convicted of murder
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The former executive assistant of a tech CEO was found guilty Monday of murdering his boss – whom he then…
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