Voters begin casting ballots in Bhutan, where an economic crisis looms large
By ANUPAM NATH and WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press THIMPHU, Bhutan (AP) — Voters in Bhutan, a landlocked country in the eastern Himalayan mountain…
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South Korea’s parliament endorses landmark legislation outlawing dog meat consumption
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has endorsed legislation outlawing the centuries-old practice of consuming dog meat. The…
Continue Reading Gang leader’s prison break puts restive Ecuador on high alert
By Ana María Cañizares, Michael Rios and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency…
Continue Reading Lawyers for ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing say he should be released from jail
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of…
Continue Reading Oakland city council members request explanation from A’s about canceled minor league game
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two council members from the City of Oakland have mailed a letter to Oakland Athletics…
Continue Reading Argentines ask folk cowboy saint Gauchito Gil to help cope with galloping inflation
By NATACHA PISARENKO and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press MERCEDES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of faithful Argentines flock every year to the…
Continue Reading San Francisco supervisors will take up resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in politically liberal San Francisco will vote on a resolution calling for a…
Continue Reading British surgeon says Gaza ‘beyond worst thing’ he’s seen, as Jordan’s king warns Israel creating a ‘generation of orphans’
By Martin Goillandeau, Isa Soares, Catherine Nicholls, Caroline Faraj and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A British surgeon who led an emergency…
Continue Reading New York governor to outline agenda ahead of crucial House elections
By MAYSOON KHAN and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to deliver her annual State of the…
Continue Reading Some are leaving earthquake-rattled Wajima. But this Japanese fish seller is determined to rebuild
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Yoshie Minamidani’s heart leapt when she saw the stray tabby cat, a mainstay of the famous Asaichi…
Continue Reading Crews search a Texas hotel for anyone still trapped as investigators dig into what caused an explosion that injured 21 people
By Joe Sutton, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of a historic Texas hotel to try…
Continue Reading Central US walloped by blizzard conditions, closing highways, schools and government offices
MADISON, Wis, (AP) — A sprawling storm that pelted much of the nation’s midsection with more than a half a foot of snow and gusty winds…
Continue Reading New details emerge on piece of Alaska Airlines plane that blew off midflight as investigators probe ‘explosive decompression’
CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight…
Continue Reading The return of bullfighting to Mexico’s capital excites fans and upsets animal rights groups
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the center of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red…
Continue Reading How an animated character named Marlon could help Trump win Iowa’s caucuses
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is hoping to generate a commanding win in Iowa’s…
Continue Reading Opening statements expected in trial over constitutional challenge to Georgia voting system
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Election integrity activists argue Georgia’s voting system is vulnerable to attack and has…
Continue Reading Trump to return to federal court as judges hear arguments on whether he is immune from prosecution
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is set to return for the first time in…
Continue Reading Shooter kills 2 people at Minnesota motel and is later found dead, police say
CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a shooter killed two people at a small-town Minnesota motel Monday night and the suspect was later found…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s president-elect announces his Cabinet ahead of swearing-in
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo has announced his Cabinet picks ahead of his scheduled swearing-in Sunday,…
Continue Reading Jim Harbaugh delivers a national title. Corum scores 2 TDs, Michigan overpowers Washington 34-13
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and No.…
Continue Reading Why Modi’s beach shots sparked calls for an Indian boycott of Maldives tourism
By Chris Lau, Heather Law, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Maldives is facing a boycott from one of its biggest sources of…
Continue Reading 4 people charged over alleged plot to smuggle hundreds of Australian native reptiles to Hong Kong
SYDNEY (AP) — Four people have been charged over an alleged plot to smuggle hundreds of Australian native reptiles from Sydney to Hong Kong. Police…
Continue Reading Marine commandant has open heart surgery, Corps says he will return to full duty
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps says Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant, has had open heart surgery and is…
Continue Reading At trial, a Russian billionaire blames Sotheby’s for losing millions on art by Picasso, da Vinci
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sotheby’s is defending itself at a federal court trial against accusations that it…
Continue Reading The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime…
Continue Reading NYC Mayor Eric Adams says story of firing a gun at school, recounted in his book, never happened
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was moving to remove his own book from circulation Monday, after learning…
Continue Reading Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his apartment sparks investigation
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — The viral video of a 73-year-old man who got boarded up inside his low-income apartment is…
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No injuries after house fire on Homer Avenue
The estimated damages are unknown at this time.…
Continue Reading Twisted metal, rushing wind: A narrowly avoided disaster as jet’s wall rips away at 3 miles high
By TERRY SPENCER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The loud “boom” was startling enough, and the roaring wind that…
Continue Reading Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service is retracting a proposal to take down a statue of William Penn at a…
Continue Reading California sets a special election for US House seat left vacant by exit of former Speaker McCarthy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has set a mid-March special election date to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by former Speaker…
Continue Reading Hong Kongers in Taiwan firmly support the ruling party after watching China erode freedoms at home
By KANIS LEUNG and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — As Taiwan’s presidential election approaches, many immigrants from Hong Kong are…
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Name change proposed for Holt Arena
The Idaho State Board of Education is meeting Tuesday to discuss a possible name change for Holt…
Continue Reading American Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage as number of donors hits 20-year low
The United States is facing an emergency blood shortage, according to the American Red Cross, and there is growing concern that a combination of…
Continue Reading Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had ‘no inkling’ of his plan
By JOSH FUNK and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a…
Continue Reading Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through
By ÉDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press ARRIAGA, Mexico (AP) — About 2,000 migrants have resumed their journey through southern Mexico, after…
Continue Reading Astronomers offer an explosive origin theory for giant odd radio circles in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Odd radio circles in space have mystified astronomers since the cosmic objects were first discovered in 2019.…
Continue Reading ‘King of the NRA’: Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,”…
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One man dead after an officer involved shooting in Idaho Falls
The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently on scene of an investigation on the corner of 4th St. and S Lee St. for a possible…
Continue Reading A look at recent crashes and safety problems involving Boeing planes
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The blowout of part of the fuselage on a Boeing 737 Max flying over Oregon is the latest in a…
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Autism becoming a social media “trend”
A ‘trend’ with people self-diagnosing autism has been swirling around social media…
Continue Reading NFL Playoff Guide: How to watch the games, bracket format and betting favorites
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys are riding high after big Week 18 wins capped their regular seasons. The Miami…
Continue Reading Biden renominates Julie Su for labor secretary after Senate declined to confirm her for ten months
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Joe Biden has renominated Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, whose confirmation languished…
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Schools plan early release schedule Tuesday
Local schools plan for an early release schedule…
Continue Reading Haley accuses Biden of giving ‘offensive’ speech at the church where racist mass shooting occurred
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is taking aim at the Democrat she’d like to…
Continue Reading Convicted killer pleads not guilty to jailhouse attack on killer of California student Kristin Smart
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of a jailhouse attack on the convicted killer of California college student Kristin Smart has pleaded not…
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Police search for suspect impersonating police officer
Recently, there have been reports of a subject impersonating a police officer and making traffic stops within the Pocatello and Chubbuck…
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Montana governor, first lady buy mansion for $4M for governor’s residence, will donate it to state
Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte and first lady Susan Gianforte have purchased a historic Helena mansion built by one of the state’s territorial…
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Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles
A federal judge in Montana has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles, after he…
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Northern South Park hearing date moved up
During a regularly scheduled voucher meeting on Monday, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) voted to move up the hearing date for…
Continue Reading Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing…
Continue Reading Memphis judge maintains $1 million bond for man charged with firing shots at Jewish school
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has declined to reduce a $1 million bond for a man charged with shooting at a…
Continue Reading First on CNN: NASA expected to announce ‘months-long delay’ for crewed Artemis moon mission
By Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA leadership is expected on Tuesday to announce a “months-long delay” to the first…
Continue Reading This Alaska Airlines Boeing lost its door plug in flight. The impact ripped headrests off seats and a shirt off a passenger
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness on October 25, six days before it found its home…
Continue Reading At least 320 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after blocking traffic across New York City bridges to demand Gaza ceasefire
By Alaa Elassar and Emma Tucker, CNN New York, NY (CNN) — At least 320 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after staging a demonstration…
Continue Reading Chicago woman pleads guilty, to testify against own mother accused of cutting baby from teen’s womb
CHICAGO (AP) — A 29-year-old Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after authorities said she helped her mother kill a pregnant…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ advocates’ lawsuit says Louisiana transgender care ban violates the state constitution
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for LGBTQ rights have announced a lawsuit to block enforcement of Louisiana’s new…
Continue Reading JetBlue’s CEO is stepping down, and he’ll be replaced by the first woman to lead a big US airline
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of JetBlue is stepping down, and he’s being replaced by the first woman to head a major U.S. airline. JetBlue said…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s defamation lawsuit against student newspaper
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a University of Notre Dame’s professor’s defamation lawsuit against a student-run publication…
Continue Reading California man gets 4 years in prison for false sex assault claims against Hollywood executives
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to four years in prison for seeking to win a $100 million…
Continue Reading Newly sworn in, Louisiana’s governor calls for special session to draw new congressional map
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly sworn-in Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has issued an executive order, calling for a…
Continue Reading US retail mortgage lender loanDepot struggles with cyberattack
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. retail mortgage lender loanDepot says it’s struggling with a cyberattack that has…
Continue Reading Someone allegedly said ‘Free Palestine’ during the high school basketball game that led to coach and player’s dismissal
By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into allegations of antisemitic comments during a New York high school basketball game last…
Continue Reading New Hampshire attorney general suggests national Dems broke law by calling primary ‘meaningless’
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s attorney general has ordered national Democratic party leaders to stop…
Continue Reading Explosion in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, leaves at least 21 injured
CNN, WFAA, KTVT By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday left nearly two dozen people injured and large pieces of a…
Continue Reading US Supreme Court declines to hear 2nd Illinois case challenging state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a second Illinois case challenging…
Continue Reading US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is booked into a Utah jail
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death and…
Continue Reading Police name dead suspect in 3 Virginia cold cases, including 2 of the ‘Colonial Parkway Murders’
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Authorities say they’ve linked a smalltime fisherman who died in 2017 to three cold-case homicides in Virginia.…
Continue Reading Explosion at Texas hotel scatters debris across downtown Fort Worth, multiple people injured
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday littered downtown streets with large section of building and debris…
Continue Reading Missing part of Alaska Airlines plane is found in Portland, Oregon, NTSB says, as United Airlines finds loose bolts on Max 9s
CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight…
Continue Reading Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after they became a couple
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Bonet has filed for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after the two actors became a couple. The 56-year-old Bonet filed…
Continue Reading Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
By DIANE JEANTET and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year’s uprising in the…
Continue Reading Explosion in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, leaves at least 21 injured
By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday left nearly two dozen people injured and large pieces of a building…
Continue Reading A 5-year-old boy was shot and killed while getting his hair cut, Alabama police say
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama said a 5-year-old boy has been killed when someone shot into a home where he was getting his hair cut. The…
Continue Reading Franz Beckenbauer was a graceful and visionary ‘libero’ who changed the face of soccer
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Franz Beckenbauer put himself a step ahead on the soccer field by taking a step back. The “libero” position is…
Continue Reading MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan quits rather than accept demotion at news network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan says he’s quitting the network rather than accept a demotion. The…
Continue Reading Iowa Legislature reconvenes with subdued start ahead of presidential caucuses
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has reconvened at the state capitol in Des Moines for a somewhat…
Continue Reading Man who attacked a Nevada judge is sentenced by that same judge to prison for separate incident
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video jumping and attacking a judge sitting behind a bench in Clark County, Nevada,…
Continue Reading Four premature babies die in hospital fire in Iraq
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Health officials say a fire erupted at a hospital in southern Iraq, sending smoke through a…
Continue Reading This Alaska Airlines Boeing lost its door plug in flight. The impact ripped headrests off seats and a shirt off a passenger
CNN, NTSB, KYLE RINKER, SAM MATTHEWS, SEAN BATES By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness…
Continue Reading Five companies agree to pay $7.2 million for polluting two Ohio creeks
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from…
Continue Reading Rays shortstop Wander Franco released from Dominican jail amid ongoing investigation
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been released from a jail in the Dominican Republic amid an…
Continue Reading Pope calls for ban on surrogacy, calling it ‘based on exploitation’
By Tara John, Catherine Nicholls and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has called for a universal ban on surrogacy, calling the…
Continue Reading Italian opposition demands investigation after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Opposition politicians in Italy are demanding that police investigate a rally in Rome where…
Continue Reading Montana governor, first lady buy mansion for $4M for governor’s residence, will donate it to state
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte and first lady Susan Gianforte have purchased a historic Helena mansion built by one of…
Continue Reading 911 transcripts reveal chaotic scene as gunman killed 18 people in Maine
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The 911 calls flooding into dispatchers as a gunman opened fire at a…
Continue Reading IRS announces January 29 as start of 2024 tax season
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has announced January 29 as the official start date of the 2024 tax season, and…
Continue Reading Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes
JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who…
Continue Reading Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever…
Continue Reading Idaho governor sets school buildings, water infrastructure and transportation as top priorities
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced a plan to invest $2 billion over 10 years to repair and…
Continue Reading Missing part of Alaska Airlines jet is found in Oregon, NTSB says, as airlines find loose hardware on Max 9s
CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight…
Continue Reading CES 2024 updates: Most interesting news and gadgets from tech’s big show
LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. The multi-day trade event, put on by the Consumer Technology Association, is set to…
Continue Reading More women join challenge to Tennessee’s abortion ban law
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women on Monday joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state’s broad…
Continue Reading More women join challenge to Tennessee’s abortion ban law
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women on Monday joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state’s broad…
Continue Reading Can Congress land a deal on Ukraine aid and border security as lawmakers return to Washington?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators were trying to close on a bipartisan border security proposal this week…
Continue Reading Ta-Nehisi Coates spearheads new fund combatting sexual violence
By KAY DERVISHI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates is teaming up with two nonprofits…
Continue Reading One in 100 people in Gaza has been killed since October 7
By Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — About one in every 100 people in Gaza has been killed since the war…
Continue Reading CES 2024 is upon us. Here’s what to expect from this year’s annual show of all-things tech
By WYATTE GRANTHAM PHILIPS AP Business Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual show of all-things tech, is…
Continue Reading Michigan cosmetology school agrees to $2.8M settlement in an unpaid labor dispute
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $2.8 million settlement in a dispute over unpaid work performed by aspiring hair…
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Texas Roadhouse restaurant closed due to fire damage
Firefighters are at the Texas Roadhouse in Ammon where heavy black smoke is seen coming from the building.…
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