US 189/191 through Hoback Canyon to close Friday
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled a closure of US 191/189 through Hoback Canyon for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. for…
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Prosecutors seek 28-year sentence for Heather Mack in mom’s Bali slaying, stuffing into suitcase
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Federal prosecutors in Chicago are recommending a 28-year prison sentence for an American woman who pleaded guilty…
Continue Reading Philly’s elected prosecutor sues to stop law designed to limit authority on transit system crimes
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Philadelphia’s two-term elected progressive district attorney is suing to halt the…
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How to have a successful ‘Dry January’
After a holiday season filled with parties and alcohol for some, many Americans are wanting to cleanse their body and participate in Dry January…
Continue Reading California ski resort reopens as workers clear debris from deadly avalanche
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The California ski resorts Palisades Tahoe and Alpine Meadows are reopening with a focus on safety a day after an…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani visits US Embassy in Japan and his dog gets mock visa
By The Associated Press Shohei Ohtani has visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers superstar…
Continue Reading Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan steps down from No Labels’ board in a possible sign of a 2024 bid
By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan stepped down last month from the…
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North outdoor ice rink in Tautphaus Park now open
The north outdoor ice rink in Tautphaus Park is now…
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BLM seeks input on fourth Owyhee County travel management plan to reduce user conflicts and protect natural resources
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District seeks input during a 30-day public comment period on the Silver City Travel Management Plan…
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Rock Springs RMP task force releases final report
The task force on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rock Springs draft Resource Management Plan (RMP), created at Governor Mark Gordon’s…
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Gordon celebrates new jobs and big federal investment to DISH Wireless’s Wyoming facility
Governor Mark Gordon applauded news Thursday the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a $50 million grant…
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Protect your pets this winter
Pets can have trouble staying healthy and happy as they are sometimes limited in their activity, as it is often too cold for most indoor…
Continue Reading Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc., will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a…
Continue Reading This week’s storm damaged the lighthouse on Maine’s state quarter. Caretakers say they can rebuild
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The caretakers of part of one of Maine’s most beloved lighthouses said Thursday…
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Teton Pass to close Friday for avalanche control
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled a closure of Teton Pass for Friday, Jan. 12 at 3:00 a.m. for avalanche…
Continue Reading Tennessee lawmakers are at odds after studying rejection of US education money over its requirements
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have hit an impasse after studying whether the state should forgo…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates inch up for the second week in a row, landing at 6.66%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked up this week for the second week in a row, but remain more than a full…
Continue Reading Boeing’s design of a part that blew off a jetliner is being investigated by the federal government
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal officials are investigating Boeing’s design of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last…
Continue Reading First meeting of After School Satan Club at Tennessee elementary school draws protesters
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The first meeting of an After School Satan Club at a Tennessee elementary school drew protesters, but organizers said the…
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Idaho businesses warned of scam mailings and ads
“We must look out for small businesses and hold scam artists…
Continue Reading Rare skin fossil is oldest by 130 million years
The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a new study has…
Continue Reading America’s final inflation report for 2023 just came in
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — US consumer prices rose 3.4% annually to close out 2023, capping a year of substantial progress on efforts…
Continue Reading Astronomers say they’ve traced the origin of powerful and mysterious radio signal
Astronomers have traced one of the most powerful and distant fast radio bursts ever detected back to its unusual cosmic home: a rare “blob-like”…
Continue Reading A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
The largest ape on record stood almost 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighed nearly twice as much as a…
Continue Reading Guatemala arrests ex-minister who resigned rather than use force against protesters
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala has arrested its former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue with…
Continue Reading MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday…
Continue Reading Average long-term mortgage rates rise again, reaching their highest level in 4 weeks
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the second time in as many weeks, climbing to…
Continue Reading WIC helps moms and kids eat. But finding what you need isn’t always easy
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer More than 6 million people receive benefits through the nation’s food assistance program for women, infants and…
Continue Reading Google is laying off staff who work on some of its most recognizable products
Google is starting the year off with sweeping layoffs across…
Continue Reading Hundreds gather in Ukraine’s capital to honor renowned poet who was also a soldier killed in action
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a ceremony honoring the memory of renowned Ukrainian poet…
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Blizzard warnings issued for eastern Idaho and western Wyoming
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a rare Blizzard Warning for eastern Idaho, beginning Thursday evening through Friday…
Continue Reading Here are the ‘Worst in Show’ CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal…
Continue Reading Pentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to disclose hospitalization
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog says he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary…
Continue Reading Maryland elections board member resigns after indictment for participating in US Capitol rioting
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections is resigning after being…
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Idaho Falls Zone A snow removal Thursday
Idaho Falls snow removal crews are preparing to plow Zone A east and west streets Thursday, Jan. 11, beginning at 8 a.m.…
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Winter recreation begins on park roads in Grand Teton Friday
Opportunities for over-snow winter recreation will be available beginning Friday, Jan. 12, on Teton Park, Signal Mountain Summit and Moose-Wilson…
Continue Reading Trial of woman charged in alleged coverup of Jennifer Dulos killing begins in Connecticut
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The trial of a woman charged in the 2019 killing of mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos has begun in a Connecticut…
Continue Reading Emmys will have reunions, recreations of shows like ‘Lucy,’ ‘Martin,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Thrones’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 75th Emmy Awards will be studded with cast reunions and recreations of classic…
Continue Reading Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa’s caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead
By JILL COLVIN and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — While his rivals contend with snow drifts and frigid temperatures as…
Continue Reading Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar…
Continue Reading NYC issues vacate orders to stabilize historic Jewish sites following discovery of 60-foot tunnel
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The illegal tunnel discovered under a historic Brooklyn synagogue compromised the stability of…
Continue Reading South Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges top UN court to halt Gaza war
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s record age, 81, is an ‘asset,’ first lady Jill Biden says
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest…
Continue Reading Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
By JULIA FRANKEL and ALON BERNSTEIN Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern…
Continue Reading A spike in violence rattles Ecuador as nightclub arson kills 2 and false bomb sparks evacuation
QUITO (AP) — A fake bomb threat has rattled the capital of Ecuador and sparked the mobilization of an anti-explosives unit to a bustling area.…
Continue Reading This lawn has been named the ugliest in the world – but it’s all for a good cause
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A brown and arid scrubland of a lawn is not something many gardeners would brag about. But that is exactly the…
Continue Reading Finland extends closure of Russian border for another month, fearing a migrant influx
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says it will extend the closure of its border with Russia for another month because it…
Continue Reading Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tour
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour in talks with…
Continue Reading Tons of trash clogs a river in Bosnia. It’s a seasonal problem that activists want an end to
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the…
Continue Reading Jamaica probes police killings of four people in 24 hours, including a teenage boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A government agency in Jamaica says it is investigating four fatal shootings by police officers in the span of 24…
Continue Reading The tribes wanted to promote their history. Removing William Penn’s statue wasn’t a priority
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some of the Native Americans the National Park Service was supposed to consult with say moving…
Continue Reading Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police say a grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed two people and wounded 12 in a Shiite neighborhood…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in 12 weeks
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits inched down to its lowest level in nearly three months last…
Continue Reading New list scores TV, streaming series for on-screen and behind-the-scenes diversity and inclusion
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The hundreds of television series on U.S. broadcast, cable and streaming platforms are the…
Continue Reading New funds will make investing in bitcoin easier. Here’s what you need to know
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. for the first time has given the greenlight to almost a dozen exchange traded funds for…
Continue Reading Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir will be published in October
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published…
Continue Reading The last Sears in the New York area is closing. Just over a dozen remain in America
Sears’ last-remaining store in the New York metro area is closing, bringing the number of Sears locations still in existence down to about a…
Continue Reading Microsoft lets cloud users keep personal data within Europe to ease privacy fears
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft says it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead…
Continue Reading Gambia’s soccer team makes emergency landing after plane loses oxygen flying to tournament
By ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — A plane carrying Gambia’s national soccer team made an emergency landing after a…
Continue Reading US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about…
Continue Reading UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged dress code violations
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan says it’s deeply concerned by recent “arbitrary arrests and…
Continue Reading Patriots parting with Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships, AP source says
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick has agreed to part ways as the coach of the New…
Continue Reading Black people experience strokes more frequently and at younger ages than their White counterparts, study finds
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — The first time Leslie Jordan held her son, she didn’t recognize he was her child. “I didn’t know I had…
Continue Reading Turkish police arrest 70 suspects with ties to the Islamic State group in raids across the country
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police have detained 70 suspects with ties to the militant Islamic State group in raids this week across the country.…
Continue Reading Germany ready to help de-escalate tensions in disputed South China Sea, its foreign minister says
BY JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat says China’s actions in the South China Sea violate the rights…
Continue Reading Vatican unveils plans for restoring Bernini’s canopy in St. Peter’s Basilica
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has unveiled plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or…
Continue Reading Missile blitz, jet drones, night camouflage: Kyiv warns how Russia could overwhelm air defenses
By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — In the snow-filled skies above Ukraine, a deadly…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 11: Presidential race, Israel, Tahoe avalanche, Climate, Bitcoin
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Prices are falling for TVs, cars, and gasoline as the US economy continues to defy recession predictions.…
Continue Reading Pro-war Russian political activist questioned over terrorism offences, his lawyer says
By The Associated Press The lawyer of Sergei Udaltsov, a Russian left-wing activist, says her client is being questioned over terrorism offences.…
Continue Reading Google should pay a multibillion fine in antitrust shopping case, an EU court adviser says
LONDON (AP) — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court says Google should pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case. EU…
Continue Reading $100 million gift from Lilly Endowment aims to shore up HBCU endowments
By ANNIE MA Associated Press The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment, the single largest…
Continue Reading Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles much of Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan but no damage is reported
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and parts of neighboring…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz condemns alleged plot by far-right groups to deport millions if they take power
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply condemned alleged plans by members of far-right groups who supposedly met recently at a…
Continue Reading Navalny tells Russian court of ‘freezing’ conditions inside his Arctic prison
By Anna Chernova and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny told a Moscow court of “freezing” conditions inside…
Continue Reading Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania sign a deal to tackle Black Sea mines
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania have signed an agreement to jointly tackle rogue sea mines that have threatened Black Sea shipping…
Continue Reading Biden awards $623M to states, local governments and tribes to build EV charging network
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle…
Continue Reading The West’s winter is off to a dry start, raising concerns for the nation’s largest reservoirs
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Even as winter arrived in the East this week, with treacherous snow and an impending Arctic cold snap, much of the…
Continue Reading Iran identifies alleged bomb-maker behind last week’s IS twin suicide attack that killed dozens
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry has identified a top suspect, described as ringleader and…
Continue Reading Poland’s opposition, frustrated over loss of power, calls protest against new pro-EU government
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing opposition is urging supporters to protest against moves by the new pro-European Union government to…
Continue Reading Google lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams amid cost-cutting drive
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer Google says it has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares rise after Wall Street nears record; markets eye inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Thursday on the back of Wall Street’s climb to a near-record high, as…
Continue Reading Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023, with strong push by EVs, as makers expanded overseas
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An industry association reports that China’s auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while sales at…
Continue Reading Former France basketball player forced to abandon Paris 2024 role following controversial Gaza post
PARIS (AP) — A former France basketball player serving as an ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been forced to quit her role because of a…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s president in Estonia on swing through Russia’s Baltic neighbors
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Estonia for meetings with the country’s…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea rocked by violence as pay error prompts police walkout, riots and looting
By Hilary Whiteman and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Papua New Guinea was dealing with the fallout Thursday of violent riots and looting that shook…
Continue Reading Ship in Gulf of Oman boarded by ‘unauthorized’ people as tensions are high across Mideast waterways
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship in the Gulf of Oman has been boarded by “unauthorized” people. That’s according to an advisory…
Continue Reading Starbucks sued by consumer group that calls its claim of ethical sourcing false and misleading
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Wednesday, saying the company’s claim that its…
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3 things to know this morning – January 11, 2024
Here’s what you should know to start your…
Continue Reading Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate…
Continue Reading Riots in Papua New Guinea’s 2 biggest cities reportedly leave 15 dead
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The Papua New Guinea government worked to restore order Thursday after at least 15 people were reportedly…
Continue Reading Retired Arizona prisons boss faces sentencing on no-contest plea stemming from armed standoff
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona prisons chief Charles Ryan is scheduled to be sentenced on a disorderly conduct charge after pleading no contest in a…
Continue Reading $100M will be left for Native Hawaiian causes from the estate of an heiress considered last princess
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — There will be at least $100 million left in the estate of the so-called last Hawaiian…
Continue Reading Rapper G Herbo could be sentenced to more than a year in jail in fraud plot
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The rapper G Herbo could face just over a year in jail after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme that used…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Beijing’s threat to use force to claim the self-governed island of Taiwan isn’t…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden expected to plead not guilty in Los Angeles hearing on federal tax charges
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son is headed back to court for an arraignment on federal tax charges…
Continue Reading Amid firestorm created by Austin’s cancer secrecy, missed opportunities to build trust and educate
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations due to prostate…
Continue Reading Nelson Mandela’s support for Palestinians endures with South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Barely two weeks after he was released from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela flew to…
Continue Reading Speaker Johnson is facing conservative pushback over the spending deal he struck with Democrats
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Speaker Mike Johnson gathered House Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to sell the…
Continue Reading Top UN court opens hearings on South Africa’s allegation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court opens hearings Thursday into South Africa’s…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York heads to closing arguments, days before vote in Iowa
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ’s New York civil fraud trial is back in session Thursday…
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