As the war grinds on, Ukraine needs more troops. Not everyone is ready to enlist
By Maria Kostenko, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Yulia Kesaieva, Olga Voitivych, Svitlana Vlasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — On the global…
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Civilians caught in the crossfire as fighting escalates between Myanmar military and armed group
By Heather Chen, Su Chay and Chloe Liu, CNN (CNN) — Renewed hostilities between the Myanmar military and ethnic minority armed group the Arakan…
Continue Reading 261 Georgia congregations leave the United Methodist Church over a divide on LGBTQ issues
Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations…
Continue Reading George Holani runs for 178 yards, 2 TDs in leading Boise State over Utah State 45-10
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — George Holani ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns as Boise State cruised to a 45-10 victory over Utah State on Saturday night.…
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City of Idaho Falls kicks off holiday season
The city of Idaho Falls, is welcoming in the holiday season as Saturday evening, the Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation lit this year’s…
Continue Reading Layne throws six TDs in first half to lead Idaho over Idaho State 63-21
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Jack Layne threw six touchdown passes in a 56-point first half and the Idaho Vandals rolled to a 63-21 victory over Idaho…
Continue Reading More than a foot of snow, 100 mph wind gusts possible as storm approaches Sierra Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued advisories along the California-Nevada line ahead of an early winter storm that could…
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Salvation Army partners with local dealership to distribute Thanksgiving dinner
A national partnership provided Thanksgiving meals to families in the area Saturday afternoon.…
Continue Reading Father seeks answers after death of his son on day he was supposed to be released from jail
By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — A grieving father says he wants to know what led to the death of his 22-year-old son on the day he was supposed…
Continue Reading Romania clinches Euro 2024 spot with 2-1 victory over Israel
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press FELCSUT, Hungary (AP) — Israel has lost 2-1 to Romania in an emotionally charged European Championship qualifying…
Continue Reading Secondary tickets surge for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but a sellout appears unlikely
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sales on the secondary-ticket market were surging for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.…
Continue Reading Man fatally shot while hunting in western New York state
SAVANNAH, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in western New York say a man was shot and killed while on a hunting trip on the first day of the state’s…
Continue Reading Video shows dozens of bodies after alleged attack at UN-run school in Gaza
CNN By Jo Shelley, Andrew Carey and Eyad Kourdi CNN (CNN) — A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been hit with apparently…
Continue Reading Video shows dozens of bodies after alleged attack at UN-run school in Gaza
By Jo Shelley, Andrew Carey and Eyad Kourdi CNN (CNN) — A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been hit with apparently…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘revitalized Palestinian Authority’ should eventually govern Gaza and the West Bank
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says that achieving a cease-fire amid Israel’s war with Hamas “is…
Continue Reading Fourth and final escaped inmate from a Georgia county jail captured
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The last of four inmates who escaped from a central Georgia county jail last month has been taken back into custody,…
Continue Reading Kansas school forced 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU says
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says a Kansas grade school forced an 8-year-old…
Continue Reading Investigators identify ‘person of interest’ in Los Angeles freeway arson fire
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators have identified a “person of interest” in the Los Angeles freeway arson…
Continue Reading A large metal gate falls onto and kills a 9-year-old child at an elementary school
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a large metal gate at an elementary school in Arizona apparently fell onto and killed a 9-year-old child who…
Continue Reading Adam Johnson’s UK team retires his jersey number after the player’s skate-cut death
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — The English hockey team that American Adam Johnson played for has retired his No. 47…
Continue Reading 5-year-old boy fatally stabs twin brother in California
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says a 5-year-old California boy has fatally stabbed his twin brother. The…
Continue Reading Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu battles on all fronts, amid growing pressure to free hostages
By Tara John, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Waving Israeli flags, with posters of hostages draped on their backs, families of Gaza hostages and…
Continue Reading American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested…
Continue Reading Last of 4 men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month is caught
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say the last of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail in October has been caught. Bibb County Sheriff David…
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Rosa Parks' historic protest wouldn't have been possible without this unsung hero
Sarah Mae Flemming’s legal case provided the foundation to end segregation on buses. Stacker explored her contribution to the Civil Rights…
Continue Reading Armenia and Azerbaijan speak different diplomatic languages, Armenia’s leader says
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says his country and Azerbaijan are speaking “different diplomatic languages”…
Continue Reading Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A library book that is more than a century overdue has been returned to St. Paul Public Library. Titled “Famous…
Continue Reading Federal authorities investigate underwater oil pipeline leak off the coast of Louisiana
VENICE, La. (AP) — Federal authorities said Saturday that they’re investigating a leak from an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of…
Continue Reading Shooter who killed New Hampshire hospital security guard identified
By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire officials have identified 33-year-old John Madore as the gunman who killed a security guard at a New…
Continue Reading French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and HELENA ALVES Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Survivors of Nazi atrocities have joined young Jewish activists in Paris to…
Continue Reading California Democrats meet to consider endorsement in US Senate race ahead of March primary
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats are meeting in Sacramento to decide whether to endorse candidates…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán says Ukraine is ‘light years away’ from joining the EU
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister has further signaled that his government is likely to present a…
Continue Reading Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor’s race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffing
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary in the Bridgeport mayor’s race after having…
Continue Reading In march on Jerusalem, thousands press Israeli government to do more to free hostages held in Gaza
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of family members and supporters of some 240 hostages held in Gaza have streamed into…
Continue Reading Albania’s former health minister accused by prosecutors of corruption in government project
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Prosecutors say Albania’s former health minister, who is being investigated for alleged…
Continue Reading Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war
By ELISE MORTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 100 Russian doctors have signed an open letter demanding the immediate release of an…
Continue Reading Cheers! Bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction
LONDON (AP) — A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world has sold for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million).…
Continue Reading Man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X files lawsuit against US government accusing FBI of hiding proof of his innocence
By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A man who was wrongfully convicted in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X and exonerated in 2021 has…
Continue Reading French senator under investigation on suspicion of drugging MP
Story by Reuters Paris (CNN) — A French senator has been placed under formal investigation over suspicions that he drugged a member of…
Continue Reading SpaceX launch attempt ends in loss of most powerful rocket ever built
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the…
Continue Reading Maldives new president makes an official request to India to withdraw military personnel
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has officially requested India to withdraw its…
Continue Reading New Orleans civil rights activist’s family home listed on National Register of Historic Places
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and…
Continue Reading A Chinese man is extradited from Morocco to face embezzlement charges in Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of yuan (hundreds of thousands of dollars) from his company and then fleeing…
Continue Reading 100 days after the Maui fires, 4 names remain on the missing list. These are the people trying to find them
CNN, KHNL, KGMB By Mike Valerio and Amber Sumpter, CNN (CNN) — One hundred days after the reverberating roar of wildfire moved through West…
Continue Reading 100 days after the Maui fires, 4 names remain on the missing list. These are the people trying to find them
By Mike Valerio and Amber Sumpter, CNN (CNN) — One hundred days after the reverberating roar of wildfire moved through West Maui and destroyed…
Continue Reading Hiker missing for over a week in Big Bend National Park rescued
By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A 25-year-old hiker who had been missing since November 9 in Big Bend National Park in Texas has been rescued, the…
Continue Reading Political violence threatens to intensify as the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism warn
By ALI SWENSON and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last…
Continue Reading Estonia’s Kallas is reelected to lead party despite a scandal over husband’s Russia business ties
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s ruling Reform Party has reelected Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as its chairperson and confirmed her staying on as…
Continue Reading Shooter kills security guard before being fatally shot at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials say a shooter killed a state security guard in the lobby of New Hampshire’s…
Continue Reading Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both cheers and jeers
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Both cheers and jeers for Argentina’s right-wing presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Rescuers in India tunnel collapse change approach as frantic efforts pass one-week mark
By Akanksha Sharma, Manveena Suri, Sania Farooqi and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Indian authorities are exploring new ways to rescue 40…
Continue Reading Residents of Iceland town evacuated over volcano told it will be months before they can go home
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes…
Continue Reading ‘Please regulate AI:’ Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S.…
Continue Reading Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving
By JAMIE STENGLE, LM OTERO and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Far off the Texas coast there is a…
Continue Reading New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its “plant hardiness zone map” for the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says its troops are working to push back Russian forces positioned on the east bank of the Dnieper…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift fan dies at Rio concert as fans complain about high temperatures and lack of water
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died at the singer’s Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Friday night, according to a…
Continue Reading Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in…
Continue Reading The most powerful rocket ever built just went farther than it had ever gone, then was lost
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s gargantuan deep-space rocket system, Starship, safely lifted off Saturday morning but ended…
Continue Reading Residents battling a new train line in northern Mexico face a wall of government secrecy
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in the northern Mexican state of Sonora are battling a new train line that…
Continue Reading UK Treasury chief signals tax cuts and a squeeze on welfare benefits are on the way
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt says the government can afford to lower some taxes now that…
Continue Reading First planeload of wounded Palestinian children from Israel-Hamas arrives in United Arab Emirates
By MALAK HARB Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first planeload of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas war…
Continue Reading SpaceX is preparing its mega rocket for a second test flight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX is prepping its mega rocket for a test flight meant to circle the world. Liftoff for Starship is set for…
Continue Reading Liberia’s President George Weah concedes victory after tight run-off election
By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Liberia’s President, George Weah, has conceded defeat to opposition candidate Joseph Boakai after a tight…
Continue Reading Israeli drone fires missiles at aluminum plant in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli drone has fired two missiles at an aluminum plant outside the market town…
Continue Reading A French senator is accused of drugging another lawmaker to rape or sexually assault her
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says a French senator has been handed preliminary charges for drugging another lawmaker with the…
Continue Reading Moldova’s first dog nips Austrian president on the hand during official visit
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has had an unusual encounter during an official visit to Moldova when the country’s…
Continue Reading Australia says its navy divers were likely injured by the Chinese navy’s ‘unsafe’ use of sonar
BEIJING (AP) — Australia has accused the Chinese navy of likely causing minor injuries to Australian naval divers by operating its sonar while they…
Continue Reading Daisaku Ikeda, head of global Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, dies at 95
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes Herbie…
Continue Reading ‘Every move I make, I second guess’: These Muslim and Arab Americans say the surge in hate has made them more vigilant
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Nicole was walking through an affluent part of Alexandria, Virginia, with a friend last month, when a man…
Continue Reading The Israel-Hamas war is driving a surge in US hate crimes. These Jewish Americans say it’s changing the way they live
By Nicquel Terry Ellis CNN, CNN (CNN) — Melissa Franklin has always decorated her home for Hanukkah – proudly hanging a Star of David on her…
Continue Reading Renewed fighting in Myanmar has displaced 26,000 people since Monday, UN says
By Chloe Liu and Lucas Liliehom, CNN (CNN) — Renewed fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) has displaced…
Continue Reading Gaza communications blackout ends, giving rise to hope for the resumption of critical aid deliveries
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and DAVID RISING Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and phone service has been partially restored…
Continue Reading Jordan’s foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Jordan’s foreign minister has offered blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip,…
Continue Reading This corn was down to its last two cobs. Now it could help farmers grow food in the climate crisis
Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Florence was targeting Campbell Coxe’s farm. Days earlier, the 2018 storm had rapidly intensified in the…
Continue Reading A Canadian security forum announces it will award the people of Israel for public service leadership
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum will present an award Saturday to the people of Israel…
Continue Reading Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along…
Continue Reading Three major Louisiana statewide offices to be decided by voters Saturday
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While Louisiana’s gubernatorial election was decided in October, voters will cast ballot…
Continue Reading The world’s attention is on Gaza, and Ukrainians worry war fatigue will hurt their cause
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Tymofii Postoiuk and his friends set up an online fundraising effort for Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Election officials around the country are stocking up on the overdose reversal…
Continue Reading Censored art from around the world finds a second opportunity at a Barcelona museum for banned works
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have…
Continue Reading How the US strikes a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria have long battled with U.S. and coalition forces,…
Continue Reading Trump returns to Iowa for another rally and needles the state’s governor for endorsing DeSantis
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will campaign Saturday in…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Miss Universe competition hosted by El Salvador is the latest spectacle touted by…
Continue Reading In India, 40 workers are trapped in a tunnel for a 7th day as rescuers wait for a new drill
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Forty workers are trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh…
Continue Reading Milei echoes Trump with fraud claims that inject uncertainty into Argentina’s presidential runoff
By DAVID BILLER and DANIEL POLITI BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In the run-up to the tightly contested Argentina presidential election runoff…
Continue Reading South Dakota tribe to declare state of emergency due to rampant crime on reservation
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America The leader of a South Dakota tribe says he will declare a state of emergency on a reservation…
Continue Reading Dwindling ammunition, a jailed artist and Kyiv’s new ‘foothold’ in the south: The latest from Ukraine
By Mariya Knight, Chris Stern, Victoria Butenko, Martin Goillandeau, Anna Chernova, Sophie Tanno, Kostyantyn Hak, Svitlana Vlasova, Josh Pennington…
Continue Reading Idaho wins 96-52 against Division-III Pacific Lutheran
By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Julius Mims had 16 points in Idaho’s 96-52 win over Division-III Pacific Lutheran on Friday…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse one day after Cassie sued the powerful music…
Continue Reading Taiwan envoy says he’s hopeful Biden-Xi meeting will reduce tensions in the Asia-Pacific region
By DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 92-year-old businessman who represented Taiwan at this week’s summit of Asia-Pacific…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s opposition parties fail to agree on a joint candidate for January’s presidential election
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s two main opposition parties have failed to agree on a joint candidate for president, once again throwing into…
Continue Reading Families of missing in Mexico urge authorities to dig at spot where dogs were seen with body parts
MEXICO CITY (AP) — After dogs were seen nibbling at human body parts, activists in western Mexico are demanding authorities keep digging at what…
Continue Reading Officer initially hit woman in face before viral video showed second officer repeatedly striking her, police say
By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — Police in North Carolina confirmed an officer who was involved in an initial…
Continue Reading Israel investigates sexual violence committed by Hamas as part of October 7 horror
By Jake Tapper and Kirsten Appleton, CNN (CNN) — Israeli police are using forensic evidence, video and witness testimony and interrogations of…
Continue Reading Tropical disturbance hits western Caribbean, causing flooding in Jamaica and Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tropical disturbance is moving across the western Caribbean and has knocked out power to thousands in Jamaica as it…
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Wyoming Department of Health working to reduce stillbirths
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests roughly 1 in every 162 pregnancies ends in stillbirth for Wyoming…
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Idaho SESTA resources provide broad special education support to Idaho schools
More than ever, Idaho public school districts and charters are accessing resources to support their special education services with Idaho’s Special…
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Law enforcement agencies gear up for Thanksgiving traffic
Law enforcement agencies across Idaho are uniting to address the anticipated surge in holiday travel during Thanksgiving…
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Customers hearings scheduled on Idaho Power application to change rates
If a proposed settlement is approved by the commission, the utility would be allowed to increase overall retail revenue by $54.7 million…
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