New York’s governor calls on colleges to address antisemitism on campus
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has called on the state’s colleges to swiftly address antisemitism and…
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Two dead following single-vehicle crash in Idaho Falls
Two men are dead following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near Highway 20 on…
Continue Reading Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about the danger of high-powered, pea-sized magnets found in toys. It says it is…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani agreed Saturday to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Dozens of animals taken from Virginia roadside zoo as part of investigation
NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Court documents show that over 100 animals – both living and dead – have been taken from a roadside zoo in western…
Continue Reading Alabama officer on leave after video shows her using stun gun on handcuffed Black man
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — An officer in a small city in western Alabama was placed on administrative leave after video surfaced showing her…
Continue Reading International bodies reject moves to block Guatemala president-elect from taking office
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — International and regional leaders have rejected the latest attempt by Guatemalan…
Continue Reading Some Seattle cancer center patients are receiving threatening emails after last month’s data breach
SEATTLE (AP) — Some patients of a Seattle-based cancer center are receiving threatening emails following a data breach last month. Fred Hutchinson…
Continue Reading South Carolina jury convicts inmate in first trial involving deadly prison riots
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina jurors have convicted an inmate on charges related to participation in the deadliest U.S. prison riot of…
Continue Reading Police in Lubbock, Texas, fatally shoot a man who officer say charged them with knives
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Police say officers investigating a domestic disturbance fatally shot a man who they say ran at them with knives in West…
Continue Reading Complaint says Muslim Arab American teacher was discriminated against after put on leave over pro-Palestinian phrase in email
By Alaa Elassar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a discrimination complaint…
Continue Reading A pregnant Texas woman asked a court for permission to get an abortion, despite a ban. What’s next?
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a…
Continue Reading Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The regents of Universities of Wisconsin have narrowly voted to reject a deal with Republican lawmakers to freeze hiring for…
Continue Reading The State Department OKs the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal bypassing Congress’ review
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Going around Congress, the Biden administration says it’s approved the emergency sale…
Continue Reading Thousands of revelers descend on NYC for annual Santa-themed bar crawl SantaCon
NEW YORK (AP) — Here come Santa Clauses. Again. Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka experiences a temporary power outage after a main transmission line fails
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s power and energy ministry says the country experienced an…
Continue Reading As the nation battles a maternal health crisis, more women of color are choosing birth centers over hospitals
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN; Photographs by Alyssa Pointer for CNN (CNN) — Vernette Kountz had given birth to four children in hospitals —…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize winner vows Iranian people will ‘dismantle despotism’ in speech delivered by her children
CNN By Niamh Kennedy and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi paid tribute to the Iranian…
Continue Reading Why the sentence imposed on Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is significant
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after Michigan’s deadliest school shooting, a judge imposed a historic sentence – and the…
Continue Reading As they prepare to accept her Nobel prize, jailed activist’s children believe they’ll never see her again
By Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — At the age of four, Ali Rahmani realized his family would never lead an…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year
By PETER PRENGAMAN and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fresh off election victory, a year ago Brazilian…
Continue Reading Nashville police say they’ve ‘exhausted all available investigative avenues’ into leak of school shooter’s writings
By Macie Goldfarb and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says it has “exhausted all possible investigative…
Continue Reading A Soviet-era statue of a Red Army commander taken down in Kyiv
By SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC Associated Press KYIV (AP) — City workers in Kyiv have dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander. It’s…
Continue Reading Trump is even stronger than he looks against his Republican rivals
Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Polls continue to show Donald Trump with a massive lead over his competition for the Republican…
Continue Reading Organizers of COP28 want an inclusive summit. But just how diverse is the negotiating table?
By UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Many women, young people and Indigenous voices say they feel they’re…
Continue Reading Minnesota grocery store clerk dies after customer impales him with a golf club, police say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say a clerk at a small grocery store died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club. The…
Continue Reading Two Indiana police officers are acquitted of excessive force in 2020 protesters’ arrests
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has acquitted two Indianapolis police officers of excessive force for striking two women with batons during arrests at a…
Continue Reading Eagles security DiSandro banned from sideline for Sunday Night Football vs Cowboys, AP source says
By ROB MAADDI Pro Football Writer The NFL has banned Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from the sideline for one game for his role in an altercation…
Continue Reading Telehealth orthodontics company SmileDirectClub shuts down
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — SmileDirectClub, the international direct-to-consumer dentistry and orthodonistry company that sold…
Continue Reading DeSantis looks to use fight over transgender rights to boost his campaign in final weeks before Iowa
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A week before announcing his campaign for president in May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a slate of…
Continue Reading Ukraine condemns planned Russian presidential election in occupied territory
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has strongly condemned Russia’s plans to hold presidential elections on occupied Ukrainian territory in the spring.…
Continue Reading Ukraine reports nearly 100 air attacks in a day as first lady warns country faces ‘mortal danger’
By Maria Kostenko, Amarachi Orie and Radina Gigova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine said Saturday that Russia launched nearly 100 air attacks across…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan accuses the West of ‘barbarism’ and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used a speech on human rights to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on…
Continue Reading Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Georgians march in support of country’s candidacy for European Union membership
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE and ELISE MORTON Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in Georgia’s capital to support…
Continue Reading Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The four members of Maine’s congressional delegation are calling for an Army…
Continue Reading ‘Shadows of children:’ For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers
By JULIA FRANKEL, ADAM GELLER and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they…
Continue Reading At least 4 dead after fire breaks out in hospital in Rome
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — At least four people have died and more than 200 people evacuated after a devastating fire broke out…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe holds special elections after court rules to remove 9 opposition lawmakers from Parliament
By FARAI MUTSAKA and TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is holding special elections for nine seats in…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is confident that his troubled government will find a good…
Continue Reading Her mother vanished when she was 1. Some 40 years later, a phone call from a stranger helped her understand why
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Misty LaBean spent her whole life wondering why her mother left her family when she was only a year old.…
Continue Reading US and Philippines condemn China coast guard’s dangerous water cannon blasts against Manila’s ships
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a…
Continue Reading Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters at the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit have demonstrated for…
Continue Reading Drunk astronomers, monsters and red underwear: New book explores the myth and folklore of eclipses
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse…
Continue Reading Israel presses on with Gaza bombardments, including in areas where it told civilians to flee
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAM MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip overnight…
Continue Reading A fire in a hospital near Rome kills at least 4 and forces the evacuation of facility and patients
ROME (AP) — A fire has broken out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at least four people. The blaze also forced the evacuation of the…
Continue Reading What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The future of fossil fuels that are warming the planet are at the core of negotiations at the United Nations…
Continue Reading Rhode Island man charged with making false bomb threat on airplane
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Rhode Island man faces federal charges for allegedly making threats that forced a Florida flight bound for…
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Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation winter service levels update
As Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation transitions into winter services, the Parks Department would like to explain the complex process that…
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Annual grants available for artists, arts education and arts organizations
Applications are due by Jan. 31,…
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Idaho Department of Education seeks input on Idaho’s early literacy assessment
The survey will close on Dec.…
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Itchin’ for some fishin’? Now is a great time to go after this ‘mountain’ fishing opportunity
Never say “Ahh, it’s just a whitefish” again. Take advantage of this overlooked and underhooked fishing opportunity with a pretty tasty…
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New apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named
Elder Patrick Kearon is the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.…
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Judge decides to keep Chad Daybell trial in Ada County
There is an update in the murder case against Chad…
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3.6 magnitude earthquake near Tetonia
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck about 7.4 miles away from Tetonia…
Continue Reading Big money, fancy homes, old jokes — inside Joe Biden’s fundraisers
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’re a Democrat with money to burn and friends in high places,…
Continue Reading Ukraine aid in growing jeopardy as Republicans double down on their demands for border security
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to…
Continue Reading Polish truck drivers are blocking the border with Ukraine. It’s hurting on the battlefield
By HANNA ARHIROVA, KARL RITTER and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press KORCZOWA, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the…
Continue Reading DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy will appear in northwest Iowa days after a combative GOP debate
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidates will cross paths again in Iowa just days after a…
Continue Reading From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California’s kelp forests show promise
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press CASPAR BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam…
Continue Reading With Putin’s reelection all but assured, Russia’s opposition still vows to undermine his image
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Behind bars in penal colonies or in self-exile abroad, Russian opposition figures vow…
Continue Reading Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over century-old territorial dispute
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A century-old territorial dispute is boiling over between…
Continue Reading Voters to choose between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire for Houston mayor
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Two of Houston’s most powerful and longest serving political titans are facing off in a mayoral…
Continue Reading Egypt’s president expected to secure third term as the world’s eyes are fixed on Gaza
By CNN Staff (CNN) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to secure his third term in power in a Sunday presidential election…
Continue Reading As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan ‘day of action’ to press negotiators
By SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests aimed at pressuring nations to move…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a…
Continue Reading UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily a win, in Iowa caucuses
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A win in Iowa for Nikki Haley doesn’t necessarily mean a win in the state’s…
Continue Reading La presidenta de Harvard se disculpa por su testimonio desastroso en la audiencia sobre antisemitismo: “Las palabras importan”
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La presidenta de Harvard, Claudine Gay, se disculpó en una entrevista con el periódico de la universidad por…
Continue Reading Two students claim the University of Pennsylvania has violated the Civil Rights Act by not protecting Jewish students from antisemitism on campus
By Jamiel Lynch and Carolyn Sung, CNN (CNN) — Two Jewish students from the University of Pennsylvania have filed a discrimination lawsuit…
Continue Reading Two students claim the University of Pennsylvania has violated the Civil Rights Act by not protecting Jewish students from antisemitism on campus
By Jamiel Lynch and Carolyn Sung, CNN (CNN) — Two Jewish students from the University of Pennsylvania have filed a discrimination lawsuit…
Continue Reading NJ private police training promoted ‘unconstitutional tactics’: OSC investigation finds
By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW JERSEY (WABC) — There is outrage growing over a police training…
Continue Reading Correction: California Prisons-Re-Entry Payments story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published December 7, 2023, about a cash payment program for Californians leaving prison, The Associated Press used…
Continue Reading Pregnant woman in lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s abortion bans learns her embryo has no ‘cardiac activity,’ attorneys say
By Sarah Dewberry, Alaa Elassar, Carma Hassan and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A pregnant Kentucky woman involved in a class action lawsuit…
Continue Reading Amazon asks federal judge to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against the company
Associated Press Attorneys for Amazon have asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce…
Continue Reading Police still investigating motive of UNLV shooting; school officials cancel classes, finals
The Associated Press Three University of Nevada, Las Vegas, faculty members died this week and another was critically injured when a lone gunman…
Continue Reading Cavs guard Max Strus returns to Miami and picks up an Emmy award
MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus didn’t win a Larry O’Brien Trophy during his time in Miami. He won an Emmy instead. Strus, who left the Heat for the…
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Snowy conditions across east Idaho
The snow has been coming down pretty hard across east Idaho Friday…
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Lawmakers hold Town Hall with voters, lingering questions remain
It was a packed town hall meeting in Idaho Falls…
Continue Reading Utah attorney general drops reelection bid amid scrutiny about his ties to a sexual assault suspect
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, facing scrutiny for his decadelong friendship with…
Continue Reading Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines reject a contract their union negotiated with the airline
DALLAS (AP) — Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are saying no to a contract offer hammered out by their union and the airline. The Transport…
Continue Reading Indiana secretary of state appeals ruling for US Senate candidate seeking GOP nod
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana secretary of state is appealing a ruling that a law stipulating voting requirements for a candidate’s party…
Continue Reading Nashville Police investigation into leak of Covenant School shooter’s writings is inconclusive
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police say they have “exhausted all available investigative avenues” in the…
Continue Reading Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago rechaza reabrir el caso de la muerte de Pablo Neruda
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Una jueza de la Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago rechazó este jueves reabrir la investigación de la muerte, en…
Continue Reading Fox News pushes back against reporter’s suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News is pushing back against a former reporter’s lawsuit saying he was targeted and…
Continue Reading Florida woman charged with plotting former son-in-law’s death pleads not guilty after alleging ‘inhumane treatment’ in jail
By Denise Royal and Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Florida woman charged with murder and other offenses in the 2014 fatal shooting of her…
Continue Reading US, South Korean and Japanese national security advisers meet to discuss North Korean threat
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is meeting with his South Korean and…
Continue Reading 11 dead in clash between criminal gang and villagers in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say 11 people are dead following a clash between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a small…
Continue Reading European Union agrees to regulate potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — European Union lawmakers struck a deal Friday agreeing to one of the world’s first major comprehensive…
Continue Reading Judge voids result of Louisiana sheriff’s election decided by a single vote and orders a new runoff
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A judge has voided the result of a Louisiana sheriff’s election that was decided by a…
Continue Reading American woman accused of conspiring to kill her husband released on bail in the Bahamas
By Royston Jones, Christina Zdanowicz, AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband…
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River otter trapping closes for the season in the Southwest Region
The quota of 20 otters was reached on Dec.…
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F&G conservation officers seeking information about swan killed in Southwest Idaho
On Nov. 9, 2023, a Fish and Game officer took a report of a dead juvenile swan at the 7-mile Slough Access near Emmett, Idaho.…
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Stinking Springs, Egin-Hamer areas closing to all access for winter to protect wildlife
The closure area includes lands east of the Stinking Springs Trailhead and southwest of Kelly Canyon Ski Resort.…
Continue Reading New Mexico’s delegation outraged at removal of expand nuclear radiation compensation from proposal
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — All members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership’s move to block…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Retiring Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted House speaker, says he is endorsing…
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