5 cross-country skiers found dead after going missing near the Matterhorn, Swiss police say
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say five cross-country skiers have been found dead after going missing over the weekend near Switzerland’s famed…
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50 people are injured by a ‘strong movement’ on a plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand
SYDNEY (AP) — Officials say at least 50 people have been injured by what they described as a “strong movement” on a Chilean plane traveling…
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Continue Reading Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern…
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D91 seeks public opinion to address the school district’s budget
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Continue Reading Behind the Scenes: What you didn’t see at the 2024 Oscars
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Continue Reading A Turkish artisan has kept the Istanbul skyline lit during Ramadan for decades. He may be the last
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Continue Reading Tomley scores 28 in Idaho State’s 83-76 victory over N. Colorado in Big Sky Conference Tournament
By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Miguel Tomley had 28 points in Idaho State’s 83-76 win over Northern Colorado on Saturday in the…
Continue Reading At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
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Continue Reading On Russian TV ahead of the election, there’s only one program: Putin’s
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Continue Reading Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia
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Continue Reading China’s consumer prices rise for first time in six months. But it’s too soon to say deflation is over
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Continue Reading GOP lawmakers resist calls to tweak abortion bans. Some say they’ll clarify the laws’ few exceptions
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Continue Reading China’s congress ending with unity behind Xi’s vision for national greatness
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s national congress is wrapping up its annual session Monday with…
Continue Reading At US universities, record numbers of Indian students seek brighter prospects — and overseas jobs
By COLLIN BINKLEY and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press Pranay Karkale is spending years of savings and $60,000 in student loans to pursue a master’s…
Continue Reading Portugal’s center-right coalition claims slim election win as radical right surges
By Vasco Cotovio and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A center-right coalition won a narrow victory in Portugal’s snap elections on Sunday but fell…
Continue Reading Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifteen youth activist groups have announced that they are jointly endorsing President Joe…
Continue Reading Disney seeks major expansion of California theme park to add more immersive attractions
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Disney is seeking approval from local officials to expand its California theme park offerings over the next four…
Continue Reading US, Germany and EU embassies begin evacuating staff as violence spirals in gang-plagued Haiti
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Continue Reading The Democratic protest vote movement over the Israel-Hamas war spreads from Michigan to other states
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Continue Reading Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands
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Continue Reading What to stream this week: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and MLB The Show 24
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EXCLUSIVE: Shooting suspect’s family gives insight into Idaho Falls SWAT standoff
An Idaho Falls man allegedly entered a home and shot two people Saturday night, killing one, before engaging in an hours-long standoff with…
Continue Reading Federal judge in Texas blocks US labor board rule that would make it easier for workers to unionize
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Continue Reading Why the AP retracted the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery
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Continue Reading 5 people, including a juvenile, killed in Virginia plane crash, officials say
By Michelle Watson, Sarah Dewberry, Yan Kaner and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into a wooded area near Virginia’s western…
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Reed’s Dairy leases a new warehouse in the Idaho Falls area
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Continue Reading Emma Stone wins second career best actress Oscar for ‘Poor Things’ in tight race with Lily Gladstone
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Continue Reading Hamoda scores 19 as Sacramento State downs Eastern Washington 74-69 in Big Sky Conference Tournament
By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Zee Hamoda had 19 points in Sacramento State’s 74-69 victory against No. 1 seed Eastern…
Continue Reading Cillian Murphy wins best actor for ‘Oppenheimer,’ his first Oscar
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Continue Reading Christopher Nolan wins his first Oscar for directing ‘Oppenheimer’
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Continue Reading Skier dies after falling nearly 600 feet down Mount Washington ravine
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Continue Reading Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
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Continue Reading ’20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’
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Continue Reading All 5 aboard dead after small private jet crashes and burns in rural Virginia woods, police say
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Continue Reading Robert Downey Jr. wins supporting actor and his first Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’
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Continue Reading At 83, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki earns historic Oscar for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
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Continue Reading News agencies recall image of Catherine, Princess of Wales, citing manipulation concerns
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Continue Reading About 300 people at California hospital possibly exposed to measles after child goes for treatment
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A California medical facility is trying to contact about 300 people who were possibly exposed to measles…
Continue Reading Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins her first Oscar after being a favorite for her work in ‘The Holdovers’
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Continue Reading Honolulu police say they are investigating the killings of multiple people at a home
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Continue Reading Skier dies after falling nearly 600 feet down Mount Washington ravine
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Continue Reading No. 1 South Carolina wins SEC Tournament over No. 8 LSU 79-72 in game marred by skirmish, ejections
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Continue Reading Theft of cheap gold-chain necklace may have led to fatal beating of Arizona teen, authorities say
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Continue Reading UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died
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Continue Reading Police remove 34 bodies from English funeral home and arrest 2 for fraud and preventing burial
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A record-setting rain storm has flooded parts of Charleston, South Carolina, requiring emergency responders to help some…
Continue Reading A Jewish chorus blowing on the shofar marks 155 days of captivity for the hostages in Gaza
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Continue Reading Pope sparks anger after saying Ukraine should have the ‘courage of the white flag’ and negotiate
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Continue Reading ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ opens No. 1, while ‘Dune: Part Two’ stays strong
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Continue Reading Lawyer says Missouri man thought his mom was an intruder when he shot and killed her
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Continue Reading Driver arrested after crashing his car into the gates of Buckingham Palace in London
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Continue Reading 70-foot whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast
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1 person dead, 2 people taken into custody after shooting in Idaho Falls
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Continue Reading Jurors determining James Crumbley’s fate confront weighty issues in quest for fairness
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Continue Reading What to know about the SAVE plan, the income-driven plan to repay student loans
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Continue Reading A California woman was targeted in a mortgage scam to take her home then killed in a murder-for-hire plot, sheriff says
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Continue Reading How this AP photographer in Istanbul found a distinctive moment by observing daily life
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Continue Reading Swiss rescue authorities search for 6 skiers missing in the Alps
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say that rescue authorities have launched a search for six cross-country skiers missing in the Alps in difficult weather…
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By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just before dawn one summer day in Washington, America’s president stripped naked on a…
Continue Reading India signs a trade accord with 4 European nations for $100 billion investment over 15 years
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has signed a trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland on Sunday…
Continue Reading Russian student jailed after naming Wi-Fi router with pro-Ukraine slogan
By Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — A Moscow court has sentenced a Russian university student to 10 days in jail for naming his Wi-Fi router with a…
Continue Reading Katie Porter’s star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future
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Continue Reading Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU membership, foreign minister says
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Continue Reading Princess of Wales appears in first photo since surgery amid wild speculation of her whereabouts
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Continue Reading First photo of Kate, Princess of Wales, since surgery released
By Thom Poole, Alex Stambaugh and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The first official photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, since she underwent…
Continue Reading Why people are reluctant to call themselves atheists
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — In September, standing before a room full of Christian conservatives, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Tibetans march on New Delhi streets asking China to leave Tibet on uprising anniversary
By SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Tibetans in exile have held a protest march in New Delhi to commemorate the 65th…
Continue Reading 2 killed as a motorcycle loaded with explosives detonates in the Pakistani city of Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a motorcycle packed with explosives has detonated in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing two…
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