Solar eclipse glasses no longer available at Idaho Falls Public Library
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Warming shelter open in Pocatello
An overnight warming shelter for people without a home is now open for the winter in…
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2023 Idaho Summit on Hunger and Food Security
The Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force hosted the 8th annual Idaho Summit on Hunger and Food Security…
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Ammon City Council election debate Tuesday
The Ammon City Council election season is in full…
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Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6
By HASSAN AMMAR Associated Press ALMA Al-SHAAB, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli shell has landed in a gathering of international journalists covering…
Continue Reading How to watch the ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
On Saturday, a celestial spectacle will occur over North, Central and South America as an annular solar eclipse creates a “ring of fire” in the…
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Power outage in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls Power says, all power should be back…
Continue Reading Goodbye to more DVDs? Best Buy plans to phase out sales of physical movies in the coming months
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs. The consumer…
Continue Reading GOP quickly eyes Trump-backed hardliner Jim Jordan as House speaker but not all Republicans back him
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly desperate Republicans convened behind closed…
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Teen runaway missing from Idaho Falls
A teen runaway is missing from Idaho…
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Pathway connector construction to begin in Grand Teton
The design is complete, and preparations will begin next week on a new section of pathway in Grand Teton National Park.…
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Idaho National Laboratory to host Spanish language recruiting event Oct. 14
The event will be hosted by bilingual recruiters from the laboratory and will be offered in both Spanish and English.…
Continue Reading Parents of Michigan school shooter ask to leave jail to attend son’s sentencing
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School are asking a judge to let them attend…
Continue Reading A Stanford University instructor has been removed from the classroom amid reports they called Jewish students colonizers and downplayed the Holocaust
By Taylor Romine, Kelly McCleary and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as…
Continue Reading A judge has declined to block parts of Georgia’s election law while legal challenges play out
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Georgia has declined to block several provisions of a sweeping election law…
Continue Reading Teen arrested in Morgan State shooting as Baltimore police search for second suspect.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A teenager has been arrested in a last week’s shooting at Morgan State University that left five people wounded during…
Continue Reading UAW breaks pattern of adding factories to strikes on Fridays, says more plants could come any time
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union isn’t adding any factories to those that are now on strike, but its…
Continue Reading NYC lawmaker arrested after bringing a gun to protest at Brooklyn College
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A pro-Israel lawmaker in New York City was arrested Friday for bringing a handgun to a student…
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Following the local church group stranded in Israel
As we continue to follow the story of a church group in Pocatello stranded in Israel, Linda Larsen talked to several members of the…
Continue Reading A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at Morgan State University
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the mass shooting at Morgan State University in…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: EU President Michel warns about spillover of Israel-Hamas war into Europe
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leader Charles Michel has warned in The AP Interview that the Israel-Hamas war could…
Continue Reading Hornets’ Miles Bridges turns himself in after arrest warrant issued over protection order
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has turned himself in after a warrant was issued for…
Continue Reading Q&A: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher reacts to Hollywood studios breaking off negotiations
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fran Drescher said Thursday that she is baffled and disappointed that Hollywood studios…
Continue Reading Security increased in some US cities amid former Hamas leader’s call for protests
By Rob Frehse and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Security is being increased in some US cities Friday after a former Hamas leader called for protests…
Continue Reading Playwright Theresa Rebeck is busy in NYC this fall, with plays uptown and on Broadway
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re ever tempted to offer playwright Theresa Rebeck an idea for a new play, maybe…
Continue Reading LeVar Burton will host National Book Awards ceremony, replacing Drew Barrymore
NEW YORK (AP) — LeVar Burton will host next month’s National Book Awards ceremony. He replaces Drew Barrymore, who was dropped because of her…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare…
Continue Reading Cricket and flag football are among five sports nearing inclusion for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Flag football and cricket were among five sports that took their next step toward inevitably being added to the 2028 Los…
Continue Reading K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER on their new album, working with Anitta and the Jonas Brothers
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2019, when the K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER first debuted, they were best known as the…
Continue Reading Swing-county Kentucky voters weigh their choices for governor in a closely watched off-year election
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — There’s an election for governor next month in Kentucky, and voters are trying…
Continue Reading On Offset’s sophomore solo album, ‘Set It Off,’ the Migos member says he ‘wanted to bring rap back’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Friday, Migos rapper Offset released his ambitious second solo album, “Set It Off.” In…
Continue Reading Israeli evacuation call in Gaza hikes Egypt’s fears of a mass exodus of refugees into its territory
By SAMY MAGDY and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s call for half of the Gaza Strip’s population to evacuate south is hiking…
Continue Reading When it comes to heating the planet, the fluid in your AC is thousands of times worse than CO2
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Air conditioning has made life in many hot places possible, but the special fluids that make it work are…
Continue Reading Refrigeration chemicals are a nightmare for the climate. Experts say alternatives must spread fast
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Refrigerants are chemical fluids that have made air conditioning and refrigeration…
Continue Reading Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike
By The Associated Press Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser Permanente over wages…
Continue Reading Schumer says he’s leading a bipartisan group of senators to Israel to show ‘unwavering’ US support
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is headed to Israel this weekend to discuss what…
Continue Reading Trump loses first of several bids to toss suit seeking to block him from Colorado ballot
By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him…
Continue Reading Barrage of bomb threats emailed to schools cancels classes across the Baltic countries
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Emailed bomb threats sent to schools and kindergartens across the three Baltic nations…
Continue Reading Malaysia will cut subsidies and tax luxury goods as it unveils a 2024 budget narrowing the deficit
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says subsidies will be progressively cut and new taxes launched next year as…
Continue Reading Psyche mission launches as NASA’s first trip to a metal world
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA has launched its first mission to a mysterious world made largely of metal, on a journey to find out…
Continue Reading EU can’t reach decision on prolonging the use of chemical herbicide glyphosate
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A decision on whether to authorize the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate…
Continue Reading Ford recalls over 238,000 Explorers to replace axle bolts that can fail after US opens investigation
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 238,000 Explorers in the U.S. because a rear axle bolt can fail, potentially causing a loss of drive…
Continue Reading Blast strikes Shiite mosque during Friday prayers in Afghanistan’s north
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A police spokesperson in northern Afghanistan says a blast struck a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers. He said there…
Continue Reading Iowa State’s Jack Trice Stadium remains only major college football stadium named for a Black man
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer George Trice is thankful that the tragic story of his cousin, Jack Trice, still is being told a century after he died…
Continue Reading JPMorgan profit jumps 35%, but CEO says geopolitics and gov’t inaction have led to ‘dangerous time’
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase’s third-quarter profit soared 35% from last year, fueled by a rapid rise in…
Continue Reading As Mexico expands abortion access, activists support reproductive rights at the U.S. border
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — It’s Sunday night and Crystal P. Lira is not answering her messages. Inside…
Continue Reading Union workers reach a tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente after the largest-ever US health care strike
By Chris Isidore and Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Kaiser Permanente reached a tentative deal with the unions representing 75,000 employees,…
Continue Reading Deeply divided for years, Israelis brace for a long war and try to put their differences aside
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Michal Muszkat-Barkan is a natural leader. The kind of person who can rally the troops and knows…
Continue Reading As elections near, Congo says it will ease military rule in the conflict-riddled east
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president says he will gradually ease the state of military…
Continue Reading Parties running in Poland’s Sunday parliamentary election hold final campaign rallies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Party leaders competing in Poland’s upcoming key parliamentary elections are holding their final campaign rallies in…
Continue Reading Pakistan says suspects behind this week’s killing of an anti-India militant have been arrested
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say several suspects behind this week’s killing of a member of an outlawed anti-India militant group in…
Continue Reading On his first foreign trip this year, Putin calls for ex-Soviet states to expand influence
The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin, on his first trip abroad since being indicted by the International Criminal Court in March,…
Continue Reading ‘Fierce and non-stop fighting’ as Russia attacks Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine
By Vasco Cotovio, Svetlana Vlasova and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have launched a “fierce,” large-scale attack on the…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court avoided disaster when a chunk of marble fell in a courtyard used by the justices
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2…
Continue Reading Homemade rockets and modified AK-47s: An annotated look at Hamas’ deadly arsenal
By Isabelle Chapman, Audrey Ash, Daniel A. Medina and Allison Gordon, CNN. Visuals by Tal Yellin, Ian Berry and Vanessa Leroy. (CNN) — Homemade…
Continue Reading EU warns China that European public could turn more protectionist if trade deficit isn’t reduced
BEIJING (AP) — The European Union’s top foreign policy official has warned that public sentiment in Europe could turn more protectionist if the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 13: Israel, House speaker, Covid-19, Medicare, TikTok
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Protests are erupting around the world as supporters of both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian movements…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 13: Israel, House speaker, Covid-19, Medicare, TikTok
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Protests are erupting around the world as supporters of both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian movements gather…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s reporting on Antarctica’s burgeoning krill fishery
By The Associated Press ABOARD THE ALLANKAY off Antarctica (AP) — The waters around Antarctica are emerging as a battleground between industry and…
Continue Reading French media say a teacher was killed and others injured in a rare school stabbing
PARIS (AP) — French media say that a teacher has been killed and children injured in a stabbing in a school in northern France. French President…
Continue Reading Climate change sees IOC aim to choose hosts of 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics at same time next July
MUMBAI, India (AP) — The International Olympic Committee cited concerns over climate change on Friday for its wish to pick two Winter Olympics…
Continue Reading Teacher killed and several people wounded in France school knife attack
By Joseph Ataman and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — A teacher was killed Friday and several people injured in a knife attack at a public school…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands protest after Muslim prayers across Mideast over Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in…
Continue Reading ‘You take that light away from a family and it’s devastating’: Loved ones mourn loss of 15-year-old Shadrach Hall-Turner
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — “It takes a village.” The adage comes up often when Shadrach Hall-Turner’s family discusses the…
Continue Reading 2022 saw the highest rate of recorded antisemitic incidents in the US. American Jews fear the Israel-Hamas conflict could make things worse
By Nicole Chavez and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Jon Rettinger has not let his children wear their yarmulkes in public this week, afraid…
Continue Reading In Beirut, Iran’s foreign minister warns war could spread if Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister is warning that if Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip don’t stop…
Continue Reading Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press ABOARD THE ALLANKAY off Antarctica (AP) — Fishing for krill is banned in U.S. waters due to…
Continue Reading China’s inflation data show economy in doldrums despite a slight improvement in trade
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy remains in the doldrums, with prices falling due to slack demand from…
Continue Reading Biden awards $7 billion for ‘clean hydrogen’ hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels
By MATTHEW DALY and MARC LEVY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to…
Continue Reading Russian authorities raid the homes of lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny say Russian authorities have…
Continue Reading Worker at Israel’s Embassy in Beijing was attacked in unclear circumstances and is now hospitalized
JERUSALEM (AP) — An employee of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing has been attacked and was later hospitalized. That’s according to a statement…
Continue Reading New Zealand political candidates dance and hug on the final day of election campaign
By NICK PERRY Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins joined a Zumba dance class while rival…
Continue Reading Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started
By The Associated Press In Muslim communities across the world, worshippers gathered at mosques for their first Friday prayers since Hamas militants…
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3 things to know this morning – October 13, 2023
Here’s what you should know to start your Friday the…
Continue Reading Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents’ 911 calls during deadly wildfire
By CLAIRE RUSH and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were…
Continue Reading Israel tells 1.1 million Gazans to evacuate south. UN says order is ‘impossible’
By Helen Regan, Caitlin Hu, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Akanksha Sharma, Nadeen Ebrahim and Sophie Tanno, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s…
Continue Reading 7 killed as a suspected migrant-smuggling vehicle crashes in southern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say seven people were killed when a vehicle trying to evade a police check at high speed left a highway in southern…
Continue Reading US defense secretary is in Israel to meet with its leaders and see America’s security assistance
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Friday in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s bid for Activision gets UK approval. It removes the last hurdle to the gaming deal
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Microsoft’s purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard won final approval Friday from…
Continue Reading Final arguments are being made before Australia’s vote Saturday to create Indigenous Voice
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Opposing campaigners have made their final pitches over changing the Australia’s…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets slip as rising yields in the bond market pressure stocks
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets slipped on Friday following a decline on Wall Street driven by mounting pressure from…
Continue Reading Many who struggled against Poland’s communist system feel they are fighting for democracy once again
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Dariusz Stola began working with Poland’s anti-communist Solidarity movement in 1983. He…
Continue Reading Man charged with stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ slippers from Minnesota museum expected to plead guilty
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with stealing ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz”…
Continue Reading Biden is talking about green energy and jobs in Pennsylvania again. Will his message break through?
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is returning to Pennsylvania to use the critical battleground state again…
Continue Reading A music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decision
By ALON BERNSTEIN and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press KIBBUTZ RE’IM, Israel (AP) — The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from…
Continue Reading 2 off-duty police officers shot at Philadelphia International Airport
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say two off-duty officers have been shot at a parking garage at Philadelphia International Airport but there’s no…
Continue Reading Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker’s gavel for the first time, he slammed it…
Continue Reading Thai deaths in Hamas massacre spotlight poor agricultural workers from Asia who toil in Israel’s fields
By Heather Chen and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — Like his father Chumporn and dozens of other able-bodied men from their village in…
Continue Reading After years of erasure, Black queer leaders rise to prominence in Congress and activism
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington this summer, a few Black queer advocates…
Continue Reading Poland’s goodwill toward Ukraine is eroding. The far right is taking advantage
By Rob Picheta, CNN Lublin and Kostrogaj, Poland (CNN) — A few days ago, eastern Poland was basking in unseasonably warm weather. But the…
Continue Reading Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza, the UN says
By JOSEPH KRAUSS, EDITH M. LEDERER and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military directed the evacuation of northern…
Continue Reading South Korea says it expressed concern to China for sending North Korean escapees back home
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has expressed its concerns to China after assessing that the…
Continue Reading China’s exports, imports fell 6.2% in September as global demand faltered
HONG KONG (AP) — China has reported its exports and imports both fell in September from a year earlier as global demand remained muted. Customs…
Continue Reading Japan’s government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after…
Continue Reading Castellanos hits 2 homers, powers Phillies past Braves 3-1 and into NLCS for 2nd straight season
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos became the first player to hit multiple homers in consecutive postseason…
Continue Reading Mahomes throws TD pass, Kelce has big game with Swift watching again as Chiefs beat Broncos 19-8
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 306 yards and a touchdown, Harrison Butker kicked four field…
Continue Reading Hamas militants trained for its deadly attack in plain sight and less than a mile from Israel’s heavily fortified border
CNN By Paul P. Murphy, Tara John, Brent Swails and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The footage is from the last two years, but it is chillingly…
Continue Reading In Gaza, Palestinians have no safe place from Israel’s bombs
By Yahya Abou-Ghazala (CNN) — When Hamas fires rockets at Israel, advanced warning detectors set off alarms in targeted neighborhoods,…
Continue Reading Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire late Thursday in response to a public record request…
Continue Reading Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate is scheduled for a November execution by lethal injection
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge issued a death warrant on Thursday for the state’s longest-serving death…
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