A Danish court orders a British financier to remain in pre-trial custody on tax fraud
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A British hedge fund trader extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Denmark where he was wanted for allegedly…
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They bought a house in France for $20,000 without seeing it. Here’s what happened
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Her fascination with France began when she spent a summer in the European country while working as an au…
Continue Reading Denmark’s parliament adopts a law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new law has been passed in Denmark’s parliament that makes it illegal to desecrate any holy text in the country. The…
Continue Reading Japan pledges $4.5B more in aid for Ukraine, including $1B in humanitarian funds
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in…
Continue Reading OnlyFans has a new content creator: tennis player Nick Kyrgios
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Continue Reading The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars
By AMANDA SEITZ and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice.…
Continue Reading British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges US Congress to pass Ukraine aid package
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to “lift the morale” of Ukraine by…
Continue Reading British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges US Congress to pass Ukraine aid package
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to “lift the morale” of Ukraine by passing…
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Mackay School District Closed Today
The Mackay Joint School District will be closed…
Continue Reading Filings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting…
Continue Reading United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and SAM METZ Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official has defended its missions…
Continue Reading Israel and US at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the…
Continue Reading Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Two international human rights groups say two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and…
Continue Reading Former Jacksonville Jaguars employee accused of stealing more than $22 million from NFL team to fund lavish lifestyle
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the NFL team to…
Continue Reading Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament,…
Continue Reading Officer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a pickup truck driver in a suburb of Boston is accused of crashing into a police officer and a…
Continue Reading UK says Russia’s intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says Russia’s intelligence services have targeted high-profile British politicians, civil servants and…
Continue Reading British poet and political activist Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65
LONDON (AP) — Benjamin Zephaniah, a British dub poet and political activist who drew inspiration from his Caribbean roots, has died. He was 65. In…
Continue Reading How a war thousands of miles away is changing the way some Americans celebrate Hanukkah
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment for…
Continue Reading How a war thousands of miles away is changing the way some Americans celebrate Hanukkah
CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Houston’s mayoral runoff election
BY ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main driver…
Continue Reading Seychelles declares state of emergency after explosion amid destructive flooding
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Authorities in Seychelles have declared a state of emergency after a blast at an explosives store caused “massive…
Continue Reading South Korea Olympic committee pushes athletes to attend navy boot camp, triggering rebukes
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy…
Continue Reading State of emergency in Seychelles as massive explosion causes chaos
By Jessie Gretener and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan issued a state of emergency Thursday after a blast at…
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3 things to know this morning – December 7, 2023
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Continue Reading A Netherlands court sets a sentencing date for a man convicted in Canada of cyberbullying
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A court in the Netherlands says it will rule in two weeks on the sentence for a man convicted in Canada in a notorious…
Continue Reading Former UK leader Boris Johnson returns for second day of COVID-19 inquiry testimony
LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning for a second day of testimony before a COVID-19 public inquiry, facing…
Continue Reading Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a…
Continue Reading Azerbaijan to hold snap presidential election on February 7, shortly before Russia’s vote
By The Associated Press President Ilham Aliyev has ordered Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission to prepare for an early presidential…
Continue Reading Strikes on Gaza’s southern edge sow fear in one of the last areas to which people can flee
By NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces struck the southern Gaza town of Rafah twice…
Continue Reading UK leader Rishi Sunak faces a Conservative crisis over his blocked plan to send migrants to Rwanda
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is struggling to avert a leadership crisis. It erupted after his…
Continue Reading Russian schoolgirl shoots several classmates, leaving 1 dead, before killing herself
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state news agencies and authorities say a Russian schoolgirl has shot several of her classmates with a gun before killing…
Continue Reading Turkish President Erdogan visits Greece in an effort to mend strained relations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Greece in an effort to mend strained relations and reset ties with Western…
Continue Reading Divides over trade and Ukraine are in focus as EU and China’s leaders meet in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and the European Union are holding wide-ranging talks that include their disputes over trade and a deep divide…
Continue Reading Former Polish President Lech Walesa, 80, says he is better but remains hospitalized with COVID-19
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lech Walesa, Poland’s 80-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says he is improving after being…
Continue Reading UNLV gunman sent letters to university personnel across the country before shootings, sheriff says
By John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine, Evan Perez, Andy Rose and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Polito, the gunman authorities…
Continue Reading Democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the Hong Kong police’s watch in Canada
By TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she feels she’s still under the watch of…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers set presidential vote for March 17, 2024, clearing a path for Putin’s 5th term
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth…
Continue Reading Twitch says it’s withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twitch, a popular video service, will shut down its struggling business in South…
Continue Reading Amazon’s internal plans to advance its interests in California are laid bare in leaked memo
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans…
Continue Reading A Texas man is accused of killing his parents near San Antonio and then 4 people in the Austin area. Here’s what we know
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A man in custody in central Texas is suspected of fatally shooting his parents near San Antonio this week…
Continue Reading Australia pushes against China’s Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New…
Continue Reading A milestone for Notre Dame: 1 year until cathedral reopens to public after devastating fire
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When Notre Dame went up in flames in 2019, people who worked in the cathedral felt orphaned. With…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slide after retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices skid
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices slipped on…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the fourth Republican presidential debate
CNN By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, Arit John and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The explosive fourth Republican presidential debate Wednesday…
Continue Reading A sea otter pup found alone in Alaska has a new home at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium
By ERIN HOOLEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A northern sea otter who was found alone and malnourished in the remote Alaska town of Seldovia in…
Continue Reading A nurse’s fatal last visit to patient’s home renews calls for better safety measures
By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) — The killing of a visiting nurse in Connecticut is sparking renewed…
Continue Reading Vegas shooter who killed 3 was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV, AP source says
By KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three people are dead and a fourth in critical but stable condition after a gunman…
Continue Reading An appreciation: How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101, changed American life with the candor and comedy of his…
Continue Reading Texas judge to consider pregnant woman’s request for order allowing her to have an abortion
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An unprecedented test of Texas’ strict abortion ban is headed before a court in Austin. A…
Continue Reading Wyoming may auction off huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Off and on for over a decade, Wyoming leaders have threatened to auction off large chunks of…
Continue Reading Indonesian maleo conservation faced setbacks due to development and plans for a new capital city
By EDNA TARIGAN and DITA ALANGKARA Associated Press MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — A pair of tall birds with black feathers and pinkish breasts crossed a…
Continue Reading From SZA to the Stone of Scone, the words that help tell the story of 2023 were often mispronounced
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Continue Reading Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack are returning to honor those who perished 82 years ago
By AUDREY McAVOY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor’s…
Continue Reading Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
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Continue Reading Democratic support for Biden ticks up on handling of Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll says
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting slightly more support among Democrats for…
Continue Reading Post-Roe, nearly 1 in 5 people seeking an abortion traveled out of state, analysis finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — With abortion banned in more than a dozen states and restricted in many others, it’s become about twice as…
Continue Reading Controversy hangs over climate talks as countries weigh whether to ditch fossil fuels
By Angela Dewan, CNN Dubai (CNN) — The first week of the COP28 climate talks has come to an end not with the euphoria of the first days of…
Continue Reading J Balvin returns to his reggaeton roots on the romantic ‘Amigos’ — and no, it is not about Bad Bunny
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Continue Reading UK immigration minister resigns over controversial Rwanda asylum legislation, claiming it ‘does not go far enough’
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — UK immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned over new government legislation on the Rwanda asylum…
Continue Reading Juan Soto traded to New York Yankees from San Diego Padres, according to two AP sources
By RONALD BLUM AND BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The New York Yankees have acquired All-Star slugger Juan Soto in a trade…
Continue Reading UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. officials say intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are…
Continue Reading China’s exports in November edged higher for the first time in 7 months, while imports fell
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Continue Reading Australia signs major security deal with Papua New Guinea
By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a major security agreement that will place Australian police in…
Continue Reading National security advisers of US, South Korea and Japan will meet to discuss North Korean threat
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul this week to discuss North…
Continue Reading Former NFL player Sergio Brown pleads not guilty to murder charge in his mother’s death
By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown pleaded not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder and concealment of a dead body…
Continue Reading Wrongful death lawsuit filed in connection to former NFL player Glenn Foster, who died in 2021 after police arrest
By Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — The estate of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against officials in…
Continue Reading Helicopter with 5 senior military officials from Guyana goes missing near border with Venezuela
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A military helicopter carrying seven people has vanished near Guyana’s border with…
Continue Reading UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has used a rarely exercised power to warn the…
Continue Reading GOP rivals take on Haley in effort to blunt her rise, and other takeaways from the Republican debate
By STEVE PEOPLES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House…
Continue Reading Authorities in Alaska suspend search for boy missing after deadly landslide
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for the 12-year-old boy still missing following a deadly landslide in the southeast…
Continue Reading Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori released from prison
By Jimena de la Quintana, CNN (CNN) — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison on Wednesday ahead of the completion…
Continue Reading The 7th Memphis officer fired after Tyre Nichols’ death is named in a decertification document
By Pamela Kirkland and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — The name of a seventh Memphis police officer who was fired shortly after the fatal January…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown pleads not guilty to killing mother
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Former NFL Player Sergio Brown pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree murder and concealing a homicide in the…
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Party platform allegiance called into question by some Bonneville Republicans
Platform enforcement hearings were held Tuesday evening by Bonneville County’s Legislative District 32.…
Continue Reading Deputy US marshal detained after ‘inappropriate behavior’ while intoxicated on flight, agency says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The U.S. Marshals say a deputy was detained in the United Kingdom on suspicion of acting inappropriately while…
Continue Reading Massachusetts man drives into utility workers and officer, steals cruiser, then flees, police say
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a driver in a suburb of Boston crashed into at least two individuals and a police officer…
Continue Reading Amnesty investigation claims US-made weapon used in two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed 43 civilians
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN staff (CNN) — An investigation by Amnesty International alleges that a US-made weapons guidance system was used in two…
Continue Reading Indonesia ends search for victims of eruption at Mount Marapi volcano that killed 23 climbers
By MARDI ROSA TANJUNG Associated Press BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) — The seacrh has ended for any more victims among climbers who were caught by a…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and the White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for the 2028 Olympics
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer President Joe Biden is pushing for the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to be able to play under its own…
Continue Reading Jury acquits officer in Maryland county’s first police murder charge in shooting handcuffed man
The Associated Press UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A Maryland jury has acquitted a police officer who had been charged with murder after shooting a…
Continue Reading Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had ‘excited delirium,’ a disputed condition
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain told investigators in…
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What is the Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Task Force?
When a major or critical incident happens during the course of an officer carrying out their duties, what happens next? We learned that shortly after…
Continue Reading US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week…
Continue Reading House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have approved a bill to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by…
Continue Reading European leaders are in Beijing with a list of concerns. Will China’s Xi listen?
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Stakes are high as Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosts European Union leaders in Beijing for a closely…
Continue Reading US Coast Guard service members don’t feel safe, new review says. Officials are promising changes
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard officials are promising reforms after an internal review found a…
Continue Reading Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on…
Continue Reading Boy Scout abuse claims fund shouldn’t pay $21 million in lawyers’ fees, judge says
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boys Scouts of America’s bankruptcy has rejected a $21 million…
Continue Reading California inmate charged with attempted murder in attack on Kristin Smart’s killer
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A twice-convicted killer has been charged with attempted murder for a prison yard attack on a fellow inmate convicted of the…
Continue Reading Ex-Nashville mayor to run for GOP-held US House seat, seeking a political return years after scandal
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has announced a run for the U.S. House seat held by…
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2 Treasure Valley men sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking
A 60-year-old Boise man and a 48-year-old Nampa man were sentenced in separate cases for federal drug crimes involving methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney…
Continue Reading Trainers at New Jersey police seminar disparaged women, made ‘inappropriate’ remarks, officials say
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A new state comptroller report finds that a police training seminar in New Jersey included…
Continue Reading Chicago man pleads guilty in shooting of three undercover federal officers
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man has pleaded guilty in a 2021 drive-by shooting of three undercover law enforcement officers that he mistook for rival…
Continue Reading Senators tackle gun violence anew while Feinstein’s ban on assault weapons fades into history
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern to end relocation aid right after one-year anniversary of its fiery Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February’s fiery…
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