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Texas Rep. Troy Nehls target of investigation by House ethics committee
By MATTHEW CHOI The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. The bipartisan panel…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have expressed gratitude toward their men’s soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship. It’s…
Continue Reading ‘Absolutely a wake-up call’: Key Bridge tragedy has markings of 1980 Baltimore crash, but worse
By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — When a container ship slammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on…
Continue Reading Trump Media, Reddit surge despite questionable profit prospects, taking on the ‘meme stock’ mantle
NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit and Trump Media are the first notable social media companies to begin trading publicly in the last five years. They’re…
Continue Reading Opposition figure who became Senegal’s president-elect won over 54% of the vote, results show
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Results from Senegal’s tightly contested presidential election show a previously…
Continue Reading Interior Department issues rule to limit methane leaks from public lands drilling
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration issued a final rule Wednesday aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses murder charges ex-Houston officer had faced over 2019 drug raid
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer facing charges after a 2019 deadly drug raid he led prompted a…
Continue Reading Baltimore bridge collapse: Ships carrying cars and heavy equipment need to find a new harbor
By TOM KRISHER AP Business Writer Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main…
Continue Reading Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan convicted in sprawling bribery case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan has been convicted of racketeering, bribery, fraud and giving false statements to…
Continue Reading Smithsonian museum says its Latino-focused internship is open to students of all races in lawsuit settlement
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A Latino-focused internship program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino now…
Continue Reading Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attack
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Reporter SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s…
Continue Reading West Virginia animal shelter pleads for help fostering dogs after truck crashes into building
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia animal shelter is pleading for help fostering its dogs after a vehicle plowed into its building. The…
Continue Reading Talks on luring NHL’s Capitals and NBA’s Wizards to Virginia are over, city of Alexandria says
By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The city of Alexandria says negotiations to lure the NHL’s Washington…
Continue Reading Ethel Kennedy Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F.…
Continue Reading Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other ‘countries of concern’
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have advanced proposals to limit the state’s involvement…
Continue Reading Trader Joe’s upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here’s why
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few…
Continue Reading Former state Controller Betty Yee announces campaign for California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s former Controller Betty Yee says she will run for governor in 2026. She announced her candidacy…
Continue Reading South Carolina House OKs bill they say will keep the lights on. Others worry oversight will be lost
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has given key approval to a wide-ranging bill that supporters…
Continue Reading Russian investigators receive more than 100 missing person reports after Moscow concert hall attack
By Christian Edwards, Darya Tarasova, Amy Cassidy and Zarah Ullah, CNN (CNN) — The final death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack last…
Continue Reading Jill Biden wrote children’s book about her White House cat, Willow, that will be published in June
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Jill Biden has written a children’s book about her White House cat, Willow, that will be published in…
Continue Reading People form a human chain around Slovakia’s public broadcaster that government wants to take over
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Protesters in Slovakia formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building Wednesday…
Continue Reading A $15 toll to drive into part of Manhattan has been approved. That’s a first for US cities
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering…
Continue Reading Central American and Mexican families mourn the Baltimore bridge collapse missing workers
By CLAUDIO ESCALÓN Associated Press AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The missing workers from the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or…
Continue Reading Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally shooting sues congressman over online post
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A man who was briefly handcuffed in the chaos that followed a deadly shooting at the…
Continue Reading 1 of 2 suspects in fatal shooting of New York City police officer is arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the suspects in the fatal shooting of a New York City police officer has been arrested on weapons charges. Police say…
Continue Reading Ancient teeth rarely have a cavity-causing bacteria commonly seen today. A new study reveals why
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Two teeth from a man who lived approximately 4,000 years ago have been discovered to have an abundance of…
Continue Reading A man has been arrested for randomly assaulting a young woman on a New York City street
NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested for randomly assaulting a young woman who was walking down a New York City street earlier this week. The…
Continue Reading Missouri boarding school closes as state agency examines how it responded to abuse claims
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A rural Missouri boarding school at the center of abuse allegations has closed its doors. Meanwhile, a state agency is…
Continue Reading MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, faces eviction from Minnesota warehouse
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A court plans to order the eviction of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used. But company…
Continue Reading Talks resume on bringing Israeli delegation to Washington to discuss Gaza operation, AP sources say
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to…
Continue Reading House Speaker Mike Johnson is committed to advancing Ukraine aid. But it will be a difficult task
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send…
Continue Reading Books on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women’s Nonfiction Prize
LONDON (AP) — Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to…
Continue Reading What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
Here’s what we know about the catastrophe and what’s…
Continue Reading Beyoncé shares ‘Cowboy Carter’ track list ahead of album, mentions Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson
By MARIA SHERMAN On Wednesday, Beyoncé shared the track list for her forthcoming album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter.” It arrives Friday, but fans got…
Continue Reading The key factors that contributed to the Baltimore bridge collapse
By Dakin Andone and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps the most obvious cause for the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore…
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Wyoming Game and Fish makes progress on Jackson housing project
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department continues to make progress on a much-needed employee housing project that began last August at the Game and Fish…
Continue Reading Cargo ship lost power before colliding with Baltimore bridge; 6 remain missing after collapse
A massive container ship lost power early Tuesday before crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse into the…
Continue Reading New Portuguese Parliament elects house speaker after deal between 2 main parties
By HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s newly-elected Parliament has elected a new house speaker, following a deal…
Continue Reading Kenyans struggle to comprehend starvation cult massacre as first bodies are finally released for burial
By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — The family members clutched each other and wailed as attendants pulled small bundles out of…
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Idaho Falls Parks and Rec is seeking input on playground layouts
Idaho Falls Parks and Rec looking for input into new playground equipment.…
Continue Reading Poland dismisses the Eurocorps reaction unit commander who faces a counterintelligence investigation
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s military authorities say they have dismissed the Polish commander of the Eurocorps rapid reaction unit. Lt.…
Continue Reading MLB owners unanimously approve sale of Baltimore Orioles to a group headed by David Rubenstein
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer David Rubenstein’s purchase of the Baltimore Orioles has been approved by Major League Baseball owners. That…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of Myanmar military personnel have held their annual parade of strength even after a recent…
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Museum of Idaho a finalist for National Medal
The Museum of Idaho announced they have been named a finalist for the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Services.…
Continue Reading TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a…
Continue Reading Crowns, chest bumps and swagger: In March Madness, the handshake isn’t just for high fives anymore
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The pregame handshake has become a staple of college basketball during March Madness. Nearly…
Continue Reading A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An exhibit in the French capital before this summer’s Paris Olympics shows how the games have…
Continue Reading Alabama sets May lethal injection date for man convicted of killing couple during robbery
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a May 30 execution date for a man convicted in the 2004 slaying of a…
Continue Reading 2 high school wrestling team members in West Virginia are charged with sexual assault
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia minors are facing sexual assault and other charges following an…
Continue Reading Togo’s opposition calls for protests to stop president from signing off on a new constitution
By ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo have called for protests to…
Continue Reading Q&A: James Taylor on his 2024 U.S. tour, the possibility of new music and his legacy
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — He’s gone to Carolina in his mind and on tour for much of 2024. Not long after his 76th…
Continue Reading Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Donald Trump has lashed out at the New York judge who put him under a gag order that bars him from commenting…
Continue Reading US sanctions online site ‘Gaza Now’ and its founder for allegedly supporting Hamas
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an online media site called Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa…
Continue Reading Biden administration will lend $1.5B to restart Michigan nuclear power plant, a first in the US
By ED WHITE Associated Press The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan.…
Continue Reading Driving along … and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What’s it like to survive a bridge collapse?
By TRISHA AHMED and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press What is it like to survive a bridge collapse? Survivors of past collapses in Minnesota and…
Continue Reading US Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire won’t seek reelection for a seventh term in November
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire says she will not seek reelection to…
Continue Reading In Vienna, 2 portraits of Alexei Navalny are painted near a monument to Soviet soldiers
VIENNA (AP) — Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-prainted on a property owned by the family…
Continue Reading A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an…
Continue Reading Ariana DeBose to host Tony Awards for the third straight time
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a new location but the same host for the Tony Awards. Ariana DeBose will make it…
Continue Reading Tom DeLay Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Texas Congressman Tom DeLay. Personal Birth date: April 8, 1947 Birth…
Continue Reading Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
By Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time.…
Continue Reading Tax changes small business owners should be aware of as the tax deadline looms
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer As Tax Day approaches, there are plenty of things small business owners should keep in mind when filing taxes this…
Continue Reading How events in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in…
Continue Reading Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US…
Continue Reading Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the…
Continue Reading Suspect in 3 Pennsylvania killings makes initial court appearance on related New Jersey charges
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of killing three family members in Pennsylvania has made an initial court appearance on related carjacking and…
Continue Reading Hank Paulson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hank Paulson, former US Treasury secretary and CEO of Goldman Sachs. Personal…
Continue Reading Feel like a lottery loser? Powerball’s $865 million jackpot offers another chance to hit it rich
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Didn’t win the giant Mega Millions jackpot? Don’t fret. There is an $865 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs…
Continue Reading Masters Golf Tournament Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Masters, one of golf’s four major tournaments, along with the US Open, the British Open…
Continue Reading Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Joaquín Guzmán, otherwise known as “El Chapo,” a Mexican drug lord who has…
Continue Reading ISIS Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Facts Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also…
Continue Reading Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
By COLLIN BINKLEY, ANNIE MA and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college…
Continue Reading NCAA President Charlie Baker urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college athletes
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NCAA President Charlie Baker on Wednesday urged lawmakers in states with legal wagering on sporting events…
Continue Reading Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — Looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse can lead to permanent eye damage. Eye…
Continue Reading Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on the joys of foul language and friendship
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play women brought together by letters in the new film “Wicked…
Continue Reading Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two…
Continue Reading Apple announces Worldwide Developers Conference dates, in-person event
Apple has announced their annual developers conference will take place June 10 through June 14. The big summer event will be live-streamed, but some…
Continue Reading Settlement reached in lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allies and Disney
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in…
Continue Reading A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate…
Continue Reading Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling out China’s excess production in green energy,…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the allegations against Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the…
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – People filled the rooms for public safety and solar panel meetings, plus the College of Eastern Idaho is searching for a…
Continue Reading Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was nice while it lasted. An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that…
Continue Reading Quran-burning Iraqi man who faces an expulsion order from Sweden plans to seek asylum in Norway
STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has told a newspaper in the country that he would seek asylum in…
Continue Reading Kia invests in new compact car even though the segment is shrinking as Americans buy SUVs and trucks
NEW YORK (AP) — Kia is rolling out a revamped compact car in the U.S. even though sales of the small cars are dropping as the nation continues to…
Continue Reading What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
CNN By Holly Yan and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday,…
Continue Reading An international tragedy: A father of 3 and a budding entrepreneur are among 6 victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse
By Holly Yan, Maria Santana, Melissa Alonso and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — They worked the overnight shift fixing potholes on a famed bridge…
Continue Reading Biden leans on his Democratic predecessors as Trump remains isolated from other Republican leaders
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will share a stage with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton in New York as he…
Continue Reading Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli and Arab fathers who both lost daughters in conflict
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience…
Continue Reading Donald Sutherland writes of a long life in film in his upcoming memoir, “Made Up, But Still True”
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming out in November. The actor reflects on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career in…
Continue Reading Israeli police arrest relatives of Gaza hostages during Tel Aviv protest
By Lauren Izso and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Two relatives of Israeli hostages abducted on October 7 were arrested during a protest outside…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s tax case heads to a California courtroom as his defense seeks to have it tossed out
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden are expected in court in Los Angeles, where…
Continue Reading Death toll in Moscow concert hall attack rises to 140 after another victim dies in hospital
MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll in last week’s Moscow concert hall attack rose to 140 on Wednesday after another victim died in a hospital, Russian…
Continue Reading Utah women’s basketball team ‘troubled and shaken’ as ‘disturbing’ details of alleged racist abuse directed at players emerge
By George Ramsay and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team have been left “deeply troubled and shaken” by…
Continue Reading 783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new United Nations report estimates that 19% of the food produced around the world went…
Continue Reading The world wastes more than 1 billion meals every day as hundreds of millions go hungry, UN report finds
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — More than 1 billion meals are wasted across the world each day while nearly 800 million people go hungry, a…
Continue Reading Rowers in England’s university Boat Race given health warning over E.coli levels in the Thames
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the…
Continue Reading Activists forming human chain in Nashville on Covenant school shooting anniversary
By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee advocates for gun safety are forming a 3-mile human chain…
Continue Reading China’s Xi issues a positive message in meeting with U.S. business leaders as relations improve
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s nationalist leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top…
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