Donald Trump’s lawyers focus on outside accountants who prepared his financial statements
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are digging into an outside accounting firm’s role in preparing…
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New Alabama congressional district draws sprawling field as Democrats eye flip
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGMERY, Ala. (AP) — The creation of a Democratic-leaning congressional district in Alabama has drawn a…
Continue Reading Opinion: The Supreme Court code of conduct misses this big thing
Opinion by Stephen I. Vladeck (CNN) — Rules are just empty words if there’s no hope they’ll be followed. Supreme Court Justice Robert…
Continue Reading ‘Thanksgiving Grandma’ teams up with Airbnb to welcome strangers for the holiday
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who shared her Thanksgiving table seven years ago with a stranger she accidentally texted will be opening up her…
Continue Reading South Carolina education board deciding whether to limit books and other ‘age appropriate’ materials
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Board of Education is considering a universal definition of…
Continue Reading Two have died in a Utah mountain plane crash and a third who was injured got flown out by helicopter
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Two people were killed and a third injured when a small plane crashed in the mountains south of Salt Lake City. The two…
Continue Reading Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The backlash against self-checkout is growing, and stores are starting to dial back on the…
Continue Reading A small Maui wildfire is fully contained during a warning about gusty winds and low humidity
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A small wildfire on Maui is fully contained during a warning that gusty winds and low…
Continue Reading Israeli troops and tanks raid Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital
By David Shortell, Helen Regan, Abeer Salman, Mostafa Salem and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel said its military launched a “targeted”…
Continue Reading Lease of Gulf waters delayed by whale protection debate must continue, court rules
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the Biden administration to carry on with an auction of oil…
Continue Reading A Detroit officer to stand trial after photojournalists were shot with pellets during a 2020 protest
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit police corporal accused of shooting three photojournalists with rubber pellets while they covered protests against police…
Continue Reading Work resumes at Montana mine where 24-year-old worker was killed in machinery accident
NYE, Montana (AP) — Work has resumed at a precious metals mine in south-central Montana a day after a 24-year-old worker died in an underground…
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Can Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell communicate with each other? Prosecutors believe they can
Prosecutors in Fremont County are making sure there is no order restricting contact between Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell.…
Continue Reading Webb telescope spots the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy yet
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spied an intriguing phenomenon in the distant universe — a galaxy that closely resembles…
Continue Reading 2 women accused of helping Georgia inmate who escaped jail last month
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Two women were arrested Tuesday for helping one of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month. Jacorshia Smith and…
Continue Reading Lush, private Northern California estate is site for Xi-Biden meeting
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their long anticipated…
Continue Reading Anchorage adds more shelter beds after unusually high amount of snow and record outdoor deaths
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage scrambled Tuesday to come up with more temporary housing for the homeless…
Continue Reading Health experts say world needs to end fossil fuel use as new report finds a rise in climate-related mortality
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The climate crisis is carrying a mounting health toll that is set to put even more lives at risk without bold…
Continue Reading Texas school reverses decision that banned transgender student from role in musical
SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas school district has apologized and reversed a decision that ousted a transgender student from a part in the musical…
Continue Reading Man charged with abducting Michigan teen who was strangled dies while awaiting trial
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man awaiting trial in the kidnapping of a 16-year-old western Michigan girl who was later killed has died from medical…
Continue Reading Belize suspends diplomatic ties with Israel, renews call for ‘immediate ceasefire’
By Maija Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — The government of Belize will suspend diplomatic ties with Israel over its refusal to implement a ceasefire in…
Continue Reading Colombia begins sterilization of hippos descended from pets of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has begun the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late…
Continue Reading How antisemitic hate groups are using artificial intelligence in the wake of Hamas attacks
By Donie O’Sullivan, Curt Devine and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Hate groups and far-right internet trolls have seized on the tensions…
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Bannock County, Ian Munsick gift portion of concert ticket sales to Highland High School restoration
Bannock County and country music artist Ian Munsick are donating a portion of concert ticket sales to help restore Highland High…
Continue Reading Judge’s ruling advances plan to restructure $10 billion debt of Puerto Rico’s power company
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge has tentatively approved a portion of the newest plan to restructure $10 billion of debt owed by…
Continue Reading US Army to overturn century-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers
HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Army officials say they will overturn the convictions of 110 Black soldiers for a mutiny at a Houston military camp a century…
Continue Reading Suspicious mail prompts Kansas to evacuate secretary of state’s building
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Offices belonging to top elections officials in Kansas were evacuated after suspicious mail was…
Continue Reading The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to…
Continue Reading 3 still critical a day after knife attack that shocked students at Louisiana Tech University
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Three women remain in critical condition a day after what officials say was a random knife attack on a college campus in north…
Continue Reading Jury convicts Wisconsin woman of fatally poisoning her friend’s water with eye drops
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Wisconsin woman of fatally poisoning her beautician friend’s water with eye drops five years…
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Former Fremont County teacher arrested for rape of minor
A woman was arrested and charged after police said she gave drugs to a minor and had sex with…
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Funeral services scheduled for M. Russell Ballard
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Continue Reading Ex-officer Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his…
Continue Reading Senate panel takes a step toward ending Sen. Tuberville’s blockade of military nominations
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have moved to temporarily change Senate rules and confirm hundreds of…
Continue Reading Brooklyn fire that killed 3 family members was caused by lithium-ion battery in e-scooter, officials say
By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn fire over the weekend that left more than a dozen injured and killed a grandmother, her son and her…
Continue Reading NYC mayor deflects key questions on FBI probe, but he insists the law was followed
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams is deflecting key questions about the scope and specifics of an FBI…
Continue Reading Taika Waititi on ‘Next Goal Wins’ and his quest to quit Hollywood
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Taika Waititi would really rather just go to the beach. In an interview, the 48-year-old Māori…
Continue Reading Ohio business owner sues Norfolk Southern for February derailment that closed his companies
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A business owner whose companies are near the site where a Norfolk Southern train derailed in eastern Ohio in February…
Continue Reading Authorities in El Salvador dismantle smuggling ring, arrest 10 including 2 police officers
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador have arrested 10 people accused of operating a migrant smuggling ring. Two of the accused…
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Mule deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease in Yellowstone
This is the first confirmed positive detection of the disease in Yellowstone National Park.…
Continue Reading Coast Guard helicopter crashes on southeast Alaska island, seriously injuring 2 crew members
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a search and rescue mission crashed in southeast Alaska,…
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Boil order finally lifted in Island Park subdivisions
A boil order that was in effect for several months has finally been lifted in two Island Park…
Continue Reading Faithful dog survives 10 weeks, stays with owner who died of hypothermia in Colorado mountains
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A tiny Jack Russell terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for more than 10 weeks after her owner died of…
Continue Reading Suspected serial killer faces life in prison after being convicted of 2 murders by Delaware jury
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A suspected serial killer accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in…
Continue Reading Michigan judge says Trump stays on primary ballot, rejecting challenge under insurrection clause
By COREY WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump will remain…
Continue Reading Courteney Cox shares one of her ‘favorite’ moments on ‘Friends’ set with Matthew Perry
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Courteney Cox is remembering Matthew Perry by sharing a memory from the set of “Friends” that she described…
Continue Reading Maine’s yellow flag law invoked more than a dozen times after deadly shootings
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked more than a dozen times since the deadliest shootings in state history. The law…
Continue Reading Family ‘left with more questions’ after body of loved one exhumed without them being present
By Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — The mother of a Mississippi man who was accidentally run over and killed by Jackson police is now saying she…
Continue Reading CEO of Hachette Book Group will step down at end of the year
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Hachette Book Group, Michael Pietsch, is retiring as CEO and will be succeeded by Hachette UK CEO David Shelley.…
Continue Reading GOP senator stands up and challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fight seems to have nearly broken out a congressional hearing. The Tuesday hearing in…
Continue Reading After Nevada crash, federal accident investigators want cars to warn drivers if they’re speeding
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn…
Continue Reading New Jersey casinos, track forfeit $77K in money won by prohibited gamblers, many of them underage
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Five Atlantic City casinos and a horse racing track are forfeiting over $77,000 worth of…
Continue Reading After fire kills 3, NYC officials say retailers, delivery apps must do more to ensure e-bike safety
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say retailers and food delivery companies must do more to halt the…
Continue Reading A Georgia county is fighting a ruling requiring it to pay for a transgender deputy’s surgery
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia county is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that it illegally discriminated…
Continue Reading Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to posing as congressional aide to raise campaign cash
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge. Sam Miele…
Continue Reading Caroline Kennedy Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Caroline Kennedy, former US ambassador to Japan and current US ambassador to…
Continue Reading US Catholic bishops meet; leaders call for unity and peace amid internal strife and global conflict
By TIFFANY STANLEY and PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Catholic leaders called for peace in a war-torn world and unity amid strife…
Continue Reading Supporters of Israel rally in Washington under heavy security, crying ‘never again’
By REBECCA SANTANA and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of Israel are rallying by the thousands on Washington’s…
Continue Reading 2 deputies are charged with attacking an inmate at a Memphis jail
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Tennessee jail deputies are charged with attacking a Memphis inmate who was injured but…
Continue Reading San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, who spent big in pursuit of a World Series title, dies at 63
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres say owner Peter Seidler has died. He was 63. Seidler poured hundreds of…
Continue Reading Cowboys linebacker Vander Esch likely to miss rest of season with neck injury
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is likely to miss the rest of the season with a neck injury that sidelined him…
Continue Reading House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN The House passed a stopgap bill on Tuesday to keep the government open, putting Congress on a path to avert a…
Continue Reading Barring ‘thin blue line’ flag on Pennsylvania township property is unconstitutional, US court rules
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America A federal court has ruled that a Pennsylvania community’s resolution prohibiting the…
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Portneuf Medical Center’s Diabetes Education Clinic recognized for 25 years of accreditation
The first recognition of PMC’s diabetes education program was obtained in…
Continue Reading Wisconsin state Senate approves downsized Milwaukee Brewers stadium repair bill
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate has approved a plan to spend nearly half a billion dollars on…
Continue Reading Paris mayor says her city has too many SUVs, so she’s asking voters to decide on a parking fee hike
PARIS (AP) — Does Paris have too many SUVs? The city’s mayor is putting that question to voters in the runup to next year’s Olympic Games.…
Continue Reading A day after Britain’s prime minister fired her, Suella Braverman accuses him of being a weak leader
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has lashed out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a day…
Continue Reading ESPN Bet, a rebranded sports gambling app from Penn Entertainment, is almost here
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN Bet, a rebranded sports-gambling app owned by Penn Entertainment, is set to launch Tuesday. Penn signed a $1.5 billion deal…
Continue Reading Coast Guard searches Gulf of Mexico for Louisiana man reported missing from cruise ship
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a large-scale search of the Gulf of Mexico for a Louisiana man reported missing from a cruise…
Continue Reading ‘The Hunger Games’ starts fresh, without Katniss, in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Eight years after the Katniss Everdeen saga closed, a new Hunger Games prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds &…
Continue Reading 11 ex-police officers sentenced in 2021 killings of 17 migrants and 2 others in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A court in Mexico has sentenced 11 former police officers to 50 years in prison for the 2021 slayings of 17 migrants and two…
Continue Reading Six people heading to a school band performance killed – including 3 students – in multivehicle crash on I-70 in Ohio
By Ray Sanchez, Raja Razek, Amy Simonson and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — Three teenage students in a coach bus heading to a band performance…
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2023 Ammon Mayor’s Community Service award recipients
The City of Ammon announced the 2023 Ammon Mayor’s Community Service Award Winners…
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New kiosks enhance winter access information in Boundary County
Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) and Idaho Parks and Recreation (IDPR) teamed up to build and install kiosks in North Idaho to post information on…
Continue Reading A man convicted in the 2006 killing of a Russian journalist wins a pardon after serving in Ukraine
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press A lawyer for a man convicted in the 2006 killing of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya received a…
Continue Reading Suspect convicted of 2nd-degree murder in 2018 shooting of a deputy US marshal in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man convicted of killing a federal agent in Tucson five years ago could face life in prison when he’s…
Continue Reading Three arrested in a shooting at a Texas flea market that also killed a child and wounded 4 others
PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police say three individuals have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a Texas flea market. Pearland police…
Continue Reading Manslaughter arrest in death of hockey player whose neck was cut with skate blade
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Police in England arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam…
Continue Reading Liverpool striker Luis Díaz and his father are reunited for the 1st time after kidnapping
BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AP) — Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz has been reunited with his father, who was kidnapped in northern Colombia last…
Continue Reading Consumer price inflation fell to 3.2% last month, in welcome news for US households and the Fed
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — First, the bad news: Prices continue to rise. Now, the good news: They’re doing so at a rate not…
Continue Reading Toys R Us is opening in America’s biggest mall as part of its comeback
Just a few years ago, Toys R Us was on its way to the retail graveyard after going out of business. Now, it’s coming to America’s biggest mall,…
Continue Reading Encuentros de migrantes en frontera sur de EE.UU. caen un 14% en octubre, según Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Patrulla Fronteriza encontró a más de 188.000 migrantes en la frontera sur de EE.UU. durante octubre, una caída…
Continue Reading Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest Tuesday to a disorderly…
Continue Reading The UAW’s deal to end the GM strike could be in trouble
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A growing number of rank-and-file autoworkers are voting against the deals with Ford and General Motors,…
Continue Reading Minnesota has gotten more than 2,500 design submissions for its new state flag. There are a lot of loons
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota is currently contemplating a new state flag. In order to capture the true essence of the North Star…
Continue Reading Dutch government shelves plans to reduce flights from Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol Airport
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has abandoned, for now, plans to rein in flights at Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol Airport. The…
Continue Reading US Army sets aside convictions of 110 Black soldiers over 1917 Houston riots
CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The US Army has set aside the convictions of 110 Black soldiers charged after the World War I-era Houston…
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ISU launches Campus Master Plan initiative
Last spring, Idaho State University announced work was beginning on a campus master plan that will directly impact our ability to meet the goals and…
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University of Idaho leaders mark 1-year anniversary of students’ murder
Monday marked the one-year anniversary when four University of Idaho students were brutally attacked in their…
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Bingham County man sentenced for murder of his father
A Bingham County man has been sentenced for the murder of his…
Continue Reading A woman killed in Belgium decades ago has been identified when a relative saw her distinctive tattoo
LONDON (AP) — Interpol says a woman killed 31 years ago in Belgium has been identified after a family member recognized details of her tattoo. The…
Continue Reading Airstrike kills renowned doctor in Gaza and relatives who sought shelter together
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A well-known doctor at Gaza’s largest hospital was killed along with three relatives in an…
Continue Reading Disney says it has $40 billion economic impact in Florida as it battles DeSantis in court
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney has released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion,…
Continue Reading ‘A noisy rock ‘n’ roll’: How growing interest in Formula One is felt across the music world
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyond the engineering, the athleticism, the speed, the luxury, fans love the sound of Formula…
Continue Reading Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Let Us Descend’ is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
NEW YORK (AP) — Jesmyn Ward’s slave narrative “Let Us Descend” and Jake Bittle’s exploration of climate change’s impact “The Great…
Continue Reading Dow soars over 500 points as new data shows inflation continues to cool
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks climbed on Tuesday as Wall Street cheered the inflation cooldown in the latest economic data for…
Continue Reading US Army sets aside convictions of 110 Black soldiers over 1917 Houston riots
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The US Army has set aside the convictions of 110 Black soldiers charged after the World War I-era Houston…
Continue Reading Global hacker investigated by federal agents in Puerto Rico pleads guilty in IPStorm case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico says a man with Russian and Moldovan citizenship has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading New Speaker Mike Johnson formally endorses Donald Trump, a step beyond predecessor Kevin McCarthy
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has endorsed Donald Trump for president, a move that was a…
Continue Reading Vehicles with higher, vertical front ends raise risks for pedestrians
Motor vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends are the most dangerous to pedestrians, according to a highway safety organization.An Insurance…
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