Minnesota approves giant solar energy project near Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials have approved plans for the expansion of a solar energy project that a utility says will be one of the…
Continue ReadingNews
He was investigated for sexting a student at the Coast Guard Academy. He’s now a college president.
CNN By Melanie Hicken, Audrey Ash, Curt Devine, Blake Ellis and Pamela Brown (CNN) — A college president, who wants his campus to become the…
Continue Reading He was investigated for sexting a student at the Coast Guard Academy. He’s now a college president.
By Melanie Hicken, Audrey Ash, Curt Devine, Blake Ellis and Pamela Brown (CNN) — A college president, who wants his campus to become the…
Continue Reading Russia calls temporary halt to gasoline, diesel fuel exports
Russia has announced a ban on exports of gasoline and diesel fuel, aiming to stabilize rising domestic prices and improve the country’s fuel…
Continue Reading VP Harris announces start of process to remove medical debt from people’s credit scores
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration is beginning the process to remove…
Continue Reading Palestinian leader tells UN there can be no Mideast peace without his people enjoying full rights
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says there can be no peace in the Middle East without his people enjoying their “full…
Continue Reading A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow
FAITHORN, Mich. (AP) — A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in…
Continue Reading Louisville police credit Cardinals players for help in rescue of overturned car near their stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville Metro police are thanking Cardinals football players on social media for coming “to the rescue” in helping…
Continue Reading Trying to book a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pfizer and Moderna say they have sent out millions of doses of the new COVID-19 vaccines in the…
Continue Reading Israeli police shoot a Palestinian after he allegedly stabbed a guard at a Jerusalem train station
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have shot a young Palestinian man who allegedly stabbed an Israeli security guard at a Jerusalem light…
Continue Reading In a first, Massachusetts to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday that she says will make Massachusetts the first state to ban the purchase of…
Continue Reading 2 adults killed, multiple students injured after bus headed to band camp event crashes in New York
CNN, WABC, WCBS By Rob Frehse, Artemis Moshtaghian and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Two adults were killed and multiple students were…
Continue Reading US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia…
Continue Reading Governments and individuals debate: Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets?
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate…
Continue Reading California sues anti-abortion organizations for unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued an anti-abortion group and a chain of…
Continue Reading New York attorney general sends cease-and-desist letter to group accused of voter intimidation
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a group…
Continue Reading Kapalua to host PGA Tour opener in January, 5 months after deadly wildfires on Maui
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is returning to Maui five months after the deadly wildfires devasted nearby Lahaina. Chief competitions…
Continue Reading Vivek Ramaswamy accuses Trump of making a ‘false promise’ in not repealing Obamacare
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has taken a dig at former President Donald Trump. The…
Continue Reading GoFundMe refunds donations to poker player who admits to lying about cancer for tournament buy-in
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The fundraising platform GoFundMe said Thursday it has refunded money to donors after a poker player admitted he…
Continue Reading Novels from US, UK, Canada and Ireland are finalists for the Booker Prize for fiction
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Novels from Ireland, the United States, Canada and Britain that explore families, communities and a…
Continue Reading Israel strikes alleged Syrian military structures. It says the buildings violated a 1974 cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says Israeli tanks have struck two structures in a demilitarized zone inside Syria. It says the buildings…
Continue Reading 2 adults killed, multiple students injured after bus headed to band camp event crashes in New York
By Rob Frehse, Artemis Moshtaghian and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Two adults were killed and multiple students were injured after their…
Continue Reading 1 killed, multiple people hurt as bus carrying children crashes on New York highway
WAWAYANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A bus crashed on a New York highway and went down an embankment Thursday, killing one person and hurting multiple other…
Continue Reading The number of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border is likely to keep growing. Here are 3 reasons why
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Migrant crossings are rising again at the US-Mexico border. Why is this occurring, and what could happen…
Continue Reading The former head of a Florida domestic abuse agency has been charged with fraud and grand theft
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former head of a Florida nonprofit domestic violence agency is charged with fraud and grand theft. The charge comes…
Continue Reading Baton Rouge police tortured detainees in ‘Brave Cave,’ lawsuits allege
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The FBI in Louisiana has been asked to assist the Baton Rouge Police Department in its criminal and internal…
Continue Reading McCarthy gives in to right flank on spending cuts, but they still deliver a defeat as shutdown looms
By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest plan to prevent a looming federal…
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 Indictment alleges man threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup game in Las Vegas
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada grand jury has indicted a man on felony charges that he threatened to carry out a mass shooting in June…
Continue Reading After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote…
Continue Reading Former US Sen. Dick Clark, an Iowa Democrat known for helping Vietnam War refugees, has died at 95
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark has died in Washington at age 95. Clark was a Democrat who…
Continue Reading Haiti’s government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government is doubling down on the construction of a canal on Haitian soil that prompted the neighboring…
Continue Reading A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at…
Continue Reading An asteroid sample is about to land on Earth. Here’s what to expect
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swings by Earth on Sunday, it is expected to deliver a rare cosmic gift: a…
Continue Reading Guinea’s leader defends coups in Africa and rebuffs the West, saying things must change
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The head of the junta in Guinea has defended the recent coups in Africa. He says…
Continue Reading Mexico president says he’ll skip APEC summit in November in San Francisco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he will skip the APEC summit in November in San Francisco and says it’s because his country…
Continue Reading 9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail, including 2 for second-degree murder
By ADRIAN SAINZ and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Recently released court documents show that two Memphis jail deputies…
Continue Reading Senate confirms new army chief as one senator’s objection holds up other military nominations
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is confirming three of the Pentagon’s top leaders,…
Continue Reading ‘Euphoria’ star Angus Cloud overdosed on meth, cocaine, fentanyl, coroner says
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California coroner’s office says actor Angus Cloud died in July of an overdose of cocaine, fentanyl and…
Continue Reading Trump says he always had autoworkers’ backs. Union leaders say his first-term record shows otherwise
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When former President Donald Trump visits Detroit next week,…
Continue Reading Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate says
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million…
Continue Reading EU asks Poland for ‘clarifications’ on visa fraud allegations
By Radina Gigova, James Frater and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — The European Commission has sent a letter to Poland asking for…
Continue Reading
National Forest surveys coming your way
Just like the postman, these folks may be out in all kinds of adverse weather…
Continue Reading
Eric Fredericksen to lead new Office of the State Public Defender
Governor Brad Little has appointed Eric Fredericksen as State Public Defender to lead the newly created Office of the State Public Defender…
Continue Reading
Endangered missing person alert issued for 78-year-old with severe dementia
The Jerome Police Department has issued an endangered missing person alert for a 78-year-old man with severe…
Continue Reading
ISU Homecoming parade returns Saturday
One of Idaho State University’s most long-standing traditions will begin Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10…
Continue Reading Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio derailment but won’t declare disaster
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February…
Continue Reading Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office can’t account for nearly 200 guns, city comptroller finds
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office can’t account for 185 missing guns, according to a report released this week by the city…
Continue Reading Candidates in Kentucky governor’s race preview debates on tax cuts, education, and abortion
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says now is not the time to “sub out the quarterback”…
Continue Reading Iranian women face 10 years in jail for inappropriate dress after ‘hijab bill’ approved
By Tara Subramaniam, Adam Pourahmadi and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s parliament on Wednesday passed draconian new legislation imposing…
Continue Reading British royals sprinkle star power on a grateful French town with up-and-down ties to royalty
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — It’s not every day that VIP visitors venture out to the town of Saint-Denis, one of…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates linger above 7% for another week
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates remained flat this week, hovering over 7%, where they’ve been for six…
Continue Reading As mayors, governors scramble to care for more migrants, a look at what’s behind the numbers
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants have always come to the U.S., but the immigration system now seems strained…
Continue Reading What could happen if the government shuts down
By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The prospect of a US government shutdown grows more likely with each passing day as lawmakers have yet to reach a…
Continue Reading Home prices continued to climb in August, even as sales dropped
Home prices continued to climb in August, even as home sales dropped, a result of the low inventory of homes for sale pushing prices up and…
Continue Reading Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning is in effect from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that’s…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot grows to $725 million after no winning ticket Wednesday
Powerball players now have the chance to win an estimated $725 million jackpot this weekend after Wednesday night’s drawing produced no big…
Continue Reading ‘Extraordinary’ structure has no real parallel in the archaeological record, scientists say
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known wooden structure, and it’s almost half a million years…
Continue Reading Doctor shares advice on how to prevent food poisoning
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The Wisconsin-based company American Foods Group, doing business as Green Bay Dressed Beef, has recalled more…
Continue Reading Winter expected to be costlier for those who heat with oil. But natural gas heat users will finally get a break.
After several years of skyrocketing winter heating costs, millions of Americans are expected to finally get a little relief this coming season — if…
Continue Reading Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream with better protections against misuse
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written…
Continue Reading Jail where murderer Danilo Cavalcante escaped plans to wall off yard and make other upgrades
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Security improvements are planned at a jail in Pennsylvania following the brazen escape of a murderer who eluded…
Continue Reading UN reports says West Bank settler violence has displaced over 1,100 Palestinians since 2022
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.N. report says over 1,100 Palestinians have fled their homes in the West Bank since the…
Continue Reading 2 Chainz says joint-Lil Wayne album is done, talks new ‘Amazon Music Live’ season
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper 2 Chainz says his official studio album with Lil Wayne, expectedly…
Continue Reading And end in sight? Striking writers and Hollywood studios resume negotiations for second day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters are resuming negotiations for the second day in a row Thursday. The talks could…
Continue Reading
US Attorney Hurwit to co-sponsor “United Against Hate” summit in Pocatello
The event is free and is open to the…
Continue Reading DRC President Tshisekedi tells UN peacekeepers to leave the country from December
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked for an accelerated withdrawal of a…
Continue Reading Doctor shares advice on how to prevent food poisoning
CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The Wisconsin-based company American Foods Group, doing business as Green Bay Dressed Beef,…
Continue Reading Ancient humans dug up remains of ancestors to use as tools, study suggests
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers working at a cave in southern Spain have found evidence that the skeletal remains of ancient humans buried…
Continue Reading ‘Sex Education’ Season 4 promises drama and new destinations
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Sex Education” is back for the final time. Season 4 of the Netflix show debuted Thursday and the streamer…
Continue Reading Ukrainians signal fresh progress on southern front amid grinding counteroffensive
By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian officials indicated Thursday that further inroads have been made on the…
Continue Reading Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from…
Continue Reading Banned New Zealand Olympic runner arrested in Kenya over sexual assault and weapon allegations
By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police say banned New Zealand Olympic runner Zane Robertson has been…
Continue Reading
Fall 2023 prescribed burn on North Zone of Salmon‐Challis National Forest
Prescribed fire activities may take place during the months of September through December. …
Continue Reading Spain women’s coach set to speak on eve of Sweden game amid month-long crisis at Spanish federation
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s new women’s coach Montse Tomé is set to hold a news conference in Gothenburg…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to crimes. The disgraced former South Carolina attorney,…
Continue Reading
Measles reported in Idaho resident
Public health officials remind Idahoans to protect themselves from highly contagious illness by getting…
Continue Reading Mississippi auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s state auditor says numerous social science and…
Continue Reading Stephen Sanchez conjures jukeboxes and early rock n’ roll on debut album ‘Angel Face’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Musician Stephen Sanchez is capping off a whirlwind year by releasing his debut album “Angel Face,” out…
Continue Reading EU calls on Bosnian Serb parliament to reject draft law that brands NGOs as ‘foreign agents’
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Union has urged authorities in the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia to withdraw a draft law that…
Continue Reading Side hustles take center stage in paying bills for Hollywood workers on strike
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer’s lifeblood. Before the…
Continue Reading They live in the US, but these LGBTQ couples can’t get married. That could soon change
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Alray Nelson and his partner Brennen Yonnie are married in all but name. They’ve been together for 12 years.…
Continue Reading Why was a lion cub found by a roadside in northern Serbia? Police are trying to find out
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A months-old lion cub has been taken to a zoo in northern Serbia after it was found wandering on a local road. Palic Zoo…
Continue Reading Water levels on the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row
By Rachel Ramirez, Eric Zerkel and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Water levels along the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a…
Continue Reading Fighting ‘through hell.’ To reclaim Bakhmut, a Ukrainian brigade must first survive the forest
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian bullet struck the sergeant just above the left ear. The…
Continue Reading UK prosecutors have charged 5 Bulgarians with spying for Russia. They are due in court next week
LONDON (AP) — British authorities have charged five Bulgarians living in the U.K. with spying for Russia. The Crown Prosecution Service said…
Continue Reading Ancient ‘power’ palazzo on Rome’s Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure.
ROME (AP) — Tourists in Rome can now enjoy a “new” ancient attraction. The 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient…
Continue Reading Saudi crown prince says normalization deal with Israel gets ‘closer’ every day
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said that his country was moving…
Continue Reading A suspected serial killer pleads guilty in Rwanda to killing 14 people
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A suspected serial killer in Rwanda has pleaded guilty at a court saying he killed 14…
Continue Reading Rupert Murdoch, creator of Fox News, stepping down as head of News Corp. and Fox Corp.
NEW YORK (AP) — Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media magnate who created Fox News, is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company…
Continue Reading Suspect in family’s killing in suburban Chicago dies along with passenger after Oklahoma crash
By KEN KUSMER and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Police say a suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago couple and their two children has…
Continue Reading Rupert Murdoch Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Personal Birth date: March 11, 1931 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death, attorneys say
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Google has been sued by the family of a North Carolina man claiming the company’s Maps application last year led…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market…
Continue Reading Russia bombards power facilities across Ukraine ahead of Zelensky’s meeting with Biden
By Olga Voitovych, Manveena Suri and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine endured a deadly nationwide Russian missile barrage…
Continue Reading Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again in further shift in economic policies
By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by 5 percentage points to 30%.…
Continue Reading A Swedish prosecutor says a 13-year-old who was shot in the head, is a victim of a bloody gang feud
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor says that a 13-year-old boy from the suburbs of Stockholm who was found…
Continue Reading Pay dispute between England women’s international players and FA appears to be resolved
LONDON (AP) — England women’s players appear to have reached an agreement with the country’s soccer federation regarding a dispute over bonuses…
Continue Reading A British ex-soldier pleads not guilty to escaping from a London prison
LONDON (AP) — A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London prison by strapping himself under a food delivery truck has pleaded not guilty…
Continue Reading King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails ‘indispensable’ UK-France relationship
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Paris (CNN) — King Charles III became the first British monarch to make a speech from France’s senate chamber…
Continue Reading