U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. agency says it will nominate the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge for a…
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‘I’m not sure where the airplane is. … I ejected.’
CNN By Jennifer Henderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After an F-35 fighter jet disappeared into the South Carolina sky, a 911 operator…
Continue Reading Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator’s home
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of…
Continue Reading Two brothers convicted in murder-for-hire plot in killing of elementary school teacher over child support and alimony
By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man and the brother he hired to kill his ex-wife in 2017 to avoid paying her child support and alimony…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to…
Continue Reading Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to…
Continue Reading Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife…
Continue Reading Would you pay $700 a month to sleep in a pod? Tech founders are doing it to afford San Francisco
By Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Founders who are moving to San Francisco are…
Continue Reading Judge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York’s business fraud lawsuit against Trump
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge is hearing arguments over whether an October trial to…
Continue Reading Judge overseeing case to remove Trump from ballot agrees to order banning threats and intimidation
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado judge overseeing the lawsuit attempting to bar former President Donald Trump from…
Continue Reading Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party,…
Continue Reading Spain’s World Cup winners return to action after sexism scandal with 3-2 win in Sweden
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team have gotten back to being soccer players. A 3-2 win over Sweden in Gothenburg…
Continue Reading Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
BERLIN (AP) — A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to…
Continue Reading Biden to sign bipartisan law reforming organ transplant system
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a new bill that the White House says will save lives for Americans in…
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Mental health professionals raising suicide prevention awareness
Suicide is an ongoing concern in the state of Idaho.…
Continue Reading Minneapolis plans to transfer city property to Native American tribe for treatment center
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis officials plan to transfer two city-owned properties to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. The tribe plans to build an…
Continue Reading Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes
By ANDREW SELSKY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Economists in Hawaii warn that residents who survived the wildfire…
Continue Reading Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life…
Continue Reading Yemen’s southern leader renews calls for separate state at UN
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council said in an interview that he…
Continue Reading Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and…
Continue Reading Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Animals at a zoo in Rio de Janeiro have been getting cold treats to cool them down…
Continue Reading The UAW strike is growing. What you need to know as more auto workers join the union’s walkouts
NEW YORK (AP) — The United Auto Workers’ strike is getting bigger. One week into the union’s historic work stoppages against major car makers,…
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Gov. Little, legislators to talk Idaho LAUNCH as program prepares to open applications
Governor Little will speak with members of the media and students about the new Idaho LAUNCH grant program, which will begin accepting…
Continue Reading GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas’ most populous county drops lawsuit
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results in the…
Continue Reading Both parties rally supporters as voting begins in Virginia’s closely watched legislative elections
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Early voting has begun in Virginia’s costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative…
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Is 'buy now, pay later' replacing store credit cards in shoppers' wallets?
Experian takes a look at how consumers’ use of retail credit cards has changed as well as the rising tide of ‘buy now, pay later’…
Continue Reading Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas capital, accused of shooting parked cars and causing collision
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire…
Continue Reading Convicted sex offender back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital
SHREWSBURY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man convicted of child sex crimes is back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital.…
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Cheapest and most expensive states for college tuition
To identify the cheapest and most expensive states for college tuition in the U.S., MoneyGeek analyzed undergraduate tuition data from 2013 to…
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Inside the book-ban machine: The rise of 'parental rights' groups and their efforts to ban books
As attempts to ban books intensify, Stacker explored how organized efforts have enabled broader challenges at U.S. libraries and…
Continue Reading White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
By JOSH BOAK, STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGT)N (AP) — The White House is preparing to direct federal agencies to get…
Continue Reading `10 Days in a Madhouse’ opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women’s voices
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Composer Rene Orth’s “10 Days in a Madhouse,” based on the 1887 book by trailblazing…
Continue Reading iPhone 15 hits shelves around the world. Here’s what you need to know
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Apple’s iPhone 15 lineup hit stores Friday as people waited in long lines across China, Europe and the…
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Idaho Falls Regional Airport continues updates to parking lot facilities
You should plan for minor delays while parking at the Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) as construction improvements have temporarily changed…
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Portneuf Heart and Vascular team completed 200th Watchman
The Watchman Device is a groundbreaking medical innovation designed to provide an alternative to long-term anticoagulation therapy for patients with…
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Businesses will learn about unemployment insurance benefits at Sept. 27 seminar
The free seminar will cover the claim filing process, what happens when a claimant quits or is fired and how to protect an account from…
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Empowering Parents Advisory Panel concludes work, recommendations sent to Board of Education
The Empowering Parents Parent Advisory Panel held its final meeting Thursday afternoon in…
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SIPH offers updated COVID-19 vaccine
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has the added the updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in limited quantities to its…
Continue Reading Ancient jawless fish’s head fossilized in 3D hints at evolution of vertebrate skulls
Hundreds of millions of years ago, jawless fishes swam Earth’s seas, their brains protected on the outside by armored skin, and on the inside by…
Continue Reading ‘I’m not sure where the airplane is. … I ejected.’
By Jennifer Henderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After an F-35 fighter jet disappeared into the South Carolina sky, a 911 operator received a…
Continue Reading Even the Fed is cutting jobs — for the first time in more than a decade
Even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassures the public about the state of the US economy, the organization is quietly laying off workers at…
Continue Reading Here’s why it’s gotten so much harder to get a loan in the US
Cheryl Magnusson and her husband wanted to borrow money for a home renovation project earlier this year. They didn’t expect an arduous…
Continue Reading A new season of infections is here, but the shortage of a common kids’ antibiotic never ended
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Parents across the US are beginning to face the struggles of a second winter without enough amoxicillin, the…
Continue Reading Your brain needs rest. Here are five ways to get some
By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) – With modern life so jam-packed with activities and stimulation, it is hard to completely unplug and relax. But that’s…
Continue Reading High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned high-speed passenger train service launched Friday between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs. The…
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Participate in revisions to the Community Wildfire Protection Plan
When the survey closes on Nov. 15, the project team will begin reviewing feedback and implementing it into the…
Continue Reading Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media
By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter who attacked AP photographer and police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke…
Continue Reading Guantanamo judge rules 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after panel finds abuse rendered him psychotic
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has ruled a 9/11 defendant incompetent to stand…
Continue Reading Lawmakers author proposal to try to cut food waste in half by 2030
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a proposal designed to cut food waste in half by 2030. The lawmakers…
Continue Reading Chicago man gets life in prison for role in 2016 home invasion that killed 5 people
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man convicted of fatally shooting five people during a 2016 home invasion has been sentenced to life in prison. A Cook…
Continue Reading Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing leaders have amplified their denunciations of a new feature film…
Continue Reading Brazil’s top court opens vote on decriminalizing abortion up to 12th week of pregnancy
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s top court is deciding whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be…
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Bryan Kohberger hearing delayed by a month
A hearing in the Bryan Kohberger murder case that was set for Friday is being…
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Deadly crash in Bonneville County
Police are investigating a deadly two vehicle crash in Bonneville…
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Persistent rains provide localized street flooding
Most regions are seeing between a half inch to an entire inch of rain in the past 24…
Continue Reading At least 20 students abducted in a new attack by gunmen targeting schools in northern Nigeria
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Residents and local media in northcentral Nigeria say at least 20 students have been…
Continue Reading US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational…
Continue Reading Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor decides to let budget bill become law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some adults in North Carolina could get Medicaid coverage within weeks because Gov. Roy…
Continue Reading The US East Coast is under a tropical storm warning with landfall forecast in North Carolina
MIAMI (AP) — Communities along the U.S. East Coast prepared for heavy rain, flooding and high winds from an approaching storm, dismissing schools…
Continue Reading Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of…
Continue Reading Statue of late German Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed after allegations of sexual abuse
VIENNA (AP) — Catholic church officials in Germany say a statue of late Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed from outside a cathedral after…
Continue Reading It’s not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy…
Continue Reading Read the indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife
By CNN staff (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10…
Continue Reading NYPD finds trap door and drugs hidden in floor at Bronx day care where 1-year-old died of suspected fentanyl overdose
CNN By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where…
Continue Reading UAW says it is prepared to strike for ‘months’ in leaked messages
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers Union is prepared to strike automakers for “months,” according to leaked…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico National Guard helps fight large landfill fire in US Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s National Guard has been deployed to help fight a large landfill fire in the U.S Virgin Islands that…
Continue Reading New Jersey Sen. Menendez and his wife are indicted on bribery charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery. Federal prosecutors on Friday…
Continue Reading On the sidelines of the U.N.: Hope, cocktails and efforts to be heard
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Across New York City, civil society groups and large philanthropies meet on the sidelines of the…
Continue Reading Travis Kelce on Taylor Swift: ‘I threw the ball in her court’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Your move, Taylor Swift. Travis Kelce is talking about the pop superstar, while still not confirming…
Continue Reading Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is ‘at the cusp’ of an historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace…
Continue Reading Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name change
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some names are just the wurst. Just four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to…
Continue Reading California bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A United Methodist Church court acquitted a California bishop Friday of all charges in the first trial of one of the…
Continue Reading Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican…
Continue Reading Bulgaria to purchase US Stryker combat vehicles and related equipment
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government has approved the purchase of U.S.-made Stryker combat vehicles to modernize the country’s land…
Continue Reading Authorities search for suspect wanted in killing who was mistakenly released from Indianapolis jail
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man wanted for a 2021 killing in Minnesota was mistakenly released from jail in Indianapolis last week and authorities are…
Continue Reading California attorney general sues groups over abortion reversal claims
By Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that his office has filed a lawsuit against two…
Continue Reading Israeli forces kill a Palestinian militant in the latest violence in the occupied West Bank
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian authorities say Israeli forces killed a Palestinian militant in the north of the…
Continue Reading Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Energy Department will announce Friday a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn…
Continue Reading Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea, officials say
CNN By Olga Voitovych, Jessie Gretener, Tim Lister and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched a missile attack on the headquarters of…
Continue Reading Norway drops spying claims against foreign student, says he’s being held now for a ‘financial crime’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities have dropped spying allegations against an unidentified 25-year-old foreign student and are now…
Continue Reading Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her husband has lung cancer
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The husband of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been diagnosed with lung cancer. In an announcement Thursday, the governor…
Continue Reading Some Lahaina residents can return to scorched town next week but most likely in protective gear due to toxic ash, governor says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Norma Galeana and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since wildfires decimated West Maui’s historic Lahaina…
Continue Reading A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese dissident known for posting pictures on social media commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown says he had…
Continue Reading United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic…
Continue Reading Targeted auto strikes may spread to other states and cities as noon deadline set by union nears
Associated Press It should soon become clear whether the strike by auto workers against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis is going to grow. The…
Continue Reading Norway can extradite man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian court has ruled that a man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide…
Continue Reading Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea, officials say
By Olga Voitovych, Jessie Gretener, Tim Lister and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched a missile attack on the headquarters of…
Continue Reading Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that…
Continue Reading EU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case
LONDON (AP) — European Union antitrust enforcers have slapped Intel with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker…
Continue Reading Russian official says Ukraine launches a missile strike on headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
By SAMYA KULLAB and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian official says Ukraine carried out a missile strike on the…
Continue Reading How Asake developed a boundary-pushing sound that’s changing Afrobeats as we know it
CNN By Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake is creating a new Afrobeats sound that is deeply African…
Continue Reading How Asake developed a boundary-pushing sound that’s changing Afrobeats as we know it
By Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake is creating a new Afrobeats sound that is deeply African and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 22: Ukraine, Bus crash, Medical bills, Migrants, Rupert Murdoch
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid sample is expected to land in the Utah desert on Sunday, NASA said, where recovery teams have been…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 22: Ukraine, Bus crash, Medical bills, Migrants, Rupert Murdoch
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid sample is expected to land in the Utah desert on Sunday, NASA said, where recovery teams have…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 22: Ukraine, Bus crash, Medical bills, Migrants, Rupert Murdoch
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid sample is expected to land in the Utah desert on Sunday, NASA said, where recovery teams have…
Continue Reading Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano has sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 nearby towns and…
Continue Reading Spat over visas for Indian Asian Games athletes sparks diplomatic row between New Delhi and Beijing
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — A long-standing border dispute between India and China has left three Indian martial arts…
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3 things to do this weekend – September 22, 2023
Here are some events going on in your local neighborhood this…
Continue Reading BTS member Suga begins alternative military service in South Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Another member of K-pop supergroup BTS has begun his mandatory military service in…
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