Lieutenant governor visits Idaho Falls High School
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Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — sA federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois’ prohibition on high-power…
Continue Reading Robert De Niro’s former top assistant says she found his back-scratching behavior ‘creepy’
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro’s former top executive assistant says she found it “creepy” when the…
Continue Reading Nurse faces additional charges after admitting she tried to kill 19 other patients, Pennsylvania AG says
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania nurse is facing additional charges after prosecutors say she admitted to trying to kill 19…
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Veterans Day Parade taking place Saturday in Pocatello
Veterans Day is being celebrated a week early in the Gate…
Continue Reading El Salvador electoral tribunal approves Bukele’s bid for reelection
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s top electoral court says President Nayib Bukele can run for reelection, even though the country’s…
Continue Reading After raid on fundraiser’s home, NYC mayor says he has no knowledge of ‘foreign money’ in campaign
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denied any involvement in illegal political fundraising, but…
Continue Reading Toddler critically injured in accidental shooting after suspect discards gun on daycare playground
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a toddler in Las Vegas was hospitalized after finding a gun on a daycare playground that had been…
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Pocatello Ski Swap being held this weekend
The Pocatello Ski Swap is happening this weekend in the Little Wood River Room in the Pond Student Union at Idaho State…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va.; Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. ___…
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Don’t forget to “fall back” this Sunday
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Continue Reading Bankman-Fried’s trial exposed crypto fraud but Congress has not been eager to regulate the industry
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET The Associated Press PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The conviction of former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried…
Continue Reading Oregon must get criminal defendants attorneys within 7 days or release them from jail, judge says
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Oregon counties to release criminal defendants from jail if they aren’t appointed an…
Continue Reading Oregon must get criminal defendants attorneys within 7 days or release them from jail, judge says
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Oregon counties to release criminal defendants from jail if they aren’t appointed an…
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Portneuf Wellness Complex hosts first Polar Bear Plunge
The Pocatello community is ready to freeze for fun this…
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AAA shares end of daylight saving time reminders
With the end of daylight saving time on November 5, AAA is sharing tips to help drivers prepare for changes in their…
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Gordon welcomes Federal Court decision dismissing lawsuit over oil and gas drilling permits
Governor Mark Gordon welcomed the announcement of the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by extreme environmental groups challenging the issuance of…
Continue Reading Killer on the loose: Maine mass shooter was alive for most of massive search, autopsy suggests
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An autopsy suggests that the mass shooter in Lewiston, Maine, was alive and possibly on the…
Continue Reading Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump’s gag order as he fights the restrictions on his speech
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is temporarily lifting a gag order on Donald…
Continue Reading Judge denies motion to dismiss case against Kouri Richins, Utah woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband
By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The trial against Kouri Richins, the Utah mother accused of poisoning her husband with a…
Continue Reading 2 teens plead not guilty in fatal shooting of Montana college football player
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two teens have been charged as adults after investigators say they followed a Rocky Mountain College football player in his…
Continue Reading Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel as it condemns civilian Palestinian toll in war
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras has recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations as it condemns…
Continue Reading Illinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions, in latest First Amendment dustup
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Reporter SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to…
Continue Reading Tupac Shakur has an Oakland street named for him 27 years after his death
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A stretch of street in Oakland, California, has been renamed for Tupac Shakur. The honor comes 27 years after the killing of…
Continue Reading Children’s book author who is charged with killing her husband now accused of witness tampering
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a…
Continue Reading Officer who shot Breonna Taylor says fellow officer fired ‘haphazardly’ into apartment during raid
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The ex-Louisville officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during the botched 2020 police…
Continue Reading Second escaped Georgia inmate caught, two still at large
By Shawn Nottingham and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A second inmate who escaped from the Bibb County Detention Center in Macon, Georgia, last…
Continue Reading Judge, citing Trump’s ‘repeated public statements,’ orders anonymous jury in defamation suit trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has cited former President Donald Trump’s “repeated public…
Continue Reading Chicago-area police entered wrong home, held disabled woman and grandkids for hours, lawsuit alleges
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press A federal lawsuit alleges that Chicago-area police entered the wrong home while serving an arrest warrant in 2021…
Continue Reading Toyota is not advising people to park recalled RAV4 SUVs outdoors despite reports of engine fires
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is not advising owners of 1.9 million recalled RAV4 SUVs to park them outdoors, even though…
Continue Reading Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson is showing what hardball partisan tactics might…
Continue Reading Closing arguments set for Monday in trial of man accused in murder of former FSU professor
By Kevin Conlon, CNN (CNN) — The fate of a Fort Lauderdale dentist charged with the 2014 murder of a renowned Florida State University Law…
Continue Reading Israel deports thousands of Palestinian workers back to Gaza’s war zone
By TIA GOLDENBERG and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has deported thousands of workers to the besieged Gaza Strip, capping…
Continue Reading Two more former Northwestern football players say they experienced racist treatment in early 2000s
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Two more former Northwestern University football players have come forward saying they…
Continue Reading Passengers sue Alaska Airlines after off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off engines mid-flight
By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight where an off-duty pilot attempted to cut off the engines felt the…
Continue Reading Israel admits airstrike on ambulance near hospital that witnesses say killed and wounded dozens
By Andrew Carey and Tara John and Kevin Flower, CNN (CNN) — Israel has claimed responsibility for an attack on an ambulance outside Gaza…
Continue Reading Puerto Rican ex-boxer Félix Verdejo sentenced to life in prison in the killing of his pregnant lover
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has received two life sentences after being found guilty in the grisly…
Continue Reading Qualification markers grow even tougher for next month’s 4th GOP presidential debate, in Alabama
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A fourth Republican presidential debate has been set for next month, with heightened polling…
Continue Reading Butler University creates 2-year debt-free college degree to help underserved students
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Butler University will become the third US college to join a network that offers a two-year, debt-free…
Continue Reading Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Law enforcement officials say they found a staggering $8.5 million worth of psychedelic mushrooms during a bust in…
Continue Reading NASA’s Lucy mission went to visit an asteroid and got more than it bargained for
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Lucy mission flew by its first asteroid this week, its cameras captured a surprise. The Lucy…
Continue Reading A cyber breach delays poll worker training in Mississippi’s largest county before the statewide vote
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Election officials in Mississippi’s most populous county had to scramble to complete required poll worker training after an…
Continue Reading Prosecutor questions Florida dentist’s claim he was extorted, not a murder-for-hire mastermind
By BRENDAN FARRINGOTN Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida dentist on trial in his ex-brother-n-law’s slaying says he never…
Continue Reading 2nd of four men who escaped from a central Georgia jail has been caught, sheriff’s office says
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities said the second of four men who escaped from a central Georgia jail last month has been captured. The Bibb County…
Continue Reading Matthew Perry Foundation established for late ‘Friends’ actor to help people with addiction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Less than a week after his death, a foundation has been established in the name of Matthew Perry to help people dealing with…
Continue Reading South Dakota governor asks state Supreme Court about conflict of interest after lawmaker resigns
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has requested guidance from the state’s Supreme Court about conflict-of-interest…
Continue Reading A former Utah county clerk is accused of shredding and mishandling 2020 and 2022 ballots
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Utah prosecutors have charged a former county clerk with three felonies and other counts for…
Continue Reading Scientists say they’ve finally found remnants of Theia, an ancient planet that collided with Earth to form the moon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Scientists widely agree that an ancient planet likely smashed into Earth as it was forming billions of years…
Continue Reading California lawmaker Wendy Carrillo arrested on suspicion of drunken driving
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles police say a California legislator was arrested on suspicion of drunken…
Continue Reading Tensions spike in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Copa Libertadores soccer final and after Copacabana brawl
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tensions are high in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the Copa Libertadores soccer final…
Continue Reading This bestselling author’s book was challenged in schools. So, she opened a store for banned books
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a Black, queer woman, Leah Johnson always dreamed of being a storyteller. “When you can see yourself in…
Continue Reading Earthquake rocks northwest Nepal, felt as far as India’s capital
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal and has been felt in neighboring India. But there have been no…
Continue Reading German club Mainz terminates Anwar El Ghazi’s contract over social media posts on Israel-Hamas war
MAINZ, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Mainz has terminated the contract of Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi following his social media posts about…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will hear an NRA appeal in a dispute with a former New York state official
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments from a former New York state…
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Federal tax credit adjustment to Idaho customer power bills
The proposed change to Electric Service Schedule 197 would increase the power bill of a typical residential customer by $1.43 per month and would…
Continue Reading Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in…
Continue Reading Christiane Amanpour to debut weekly show after years of reduced presence on domestic CNN
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even Christiane Amanpour felt it was odd that CNN’s best-known international journalist had…
Continue Reading Israeli ground forces closing in on Gaza City, satellite imagery and videos show
By Paul Murphy, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eliza Mackintosh, Ivana Kottasová, Lou Robinson and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — Israeli ground forces…
Continue Reading Slight change to Dakota Access pipeline comment meeting format, Army Corps says after complaints
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers slightly changed the format of its second public meeting on the controversial Dakota Access…
Continue Reading Can Trump be on the ballot in 2024? It can hinge on the meaning of ‘insurrection’
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Can former President Donald Trump run for his old job again after his…
Continue Reading Judges toss lawsuit targeting North Dakota House subdistricts for tribal nations
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three federal judges in North Dakota have dismissed a lawsuit brought by Republican district…
Continue Reading US banks hit by deposit delays
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Multiple US banks were hit by deposit delays on Friday caused by an error at a payment processing network,…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun…
Continue Reading Belarus sentences independent newspaper editor to 4 years in prison
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have convicted the chief editor of a prominent independent…
Continue Reading When daylight saving ends, don’t be surprised if you feel these health impacts
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When the clock is set back, does your world get turned a little upside down? Daylight Saving Time will end on…
Continue Reading South Carolina city pays $500,000 to man whose false arrest sparked 2021 protests
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is paying a $500,000 settlement to a man whose treatment by a…
Continue Reading Will Taylor Swift be at the Chiefs’ game in Germany? Travis Kelce wouldn’t say
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Travis Kelce has declined to discuss Taylor Swift’s status for Sunday’s game in…
Continue Reading 4 Virginia legislative candidates, including ex-congressman, are accused of violence against women
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett is among four male candidates to…
Continue Reading Jamaican security forces shot more than 100 people this year. A body camera was used only once
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A government agency in Jamaica found that security forces were not wearing body cameras when they fatally shot or…
Continue Reading Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ face Colombian government cull
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s…
Continue Reading Pan American Games give Chile’s Boric a break from political polarization
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s President Gabriel Boric faces a deeply polarized country,…
Continue Reading Kendrick Lamar plans to bring major concerts to Africa through new Global Citizen initiative
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative…
Continue Reading Ohio will vote on marijuana legalization. Advocates say there’s a lot at stake
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize…
Continue Reading Businessman sentenced in $180 million bank fraud that paid for lavish lifestyle, classic cars
CLEVELAND (AP) — A businessman who orchestrated a $180 million check-kiting scheme and used the proceeds to live a lavish lifestyle and amass one…
Continue Reading Meloni pushes change to let voters directly elect Italy’s premier in bid to make governments last
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet has approved her proposal to make the prime…
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Hot Rod Trunk or Treat held at Fred and Waynes
Some unsavory characters got behind the wheel to get the cobwebs off their engines at Fred and Waynes Trunk or…
Continue Reading Serbia’s pro-Russia intelligence chief sanctioned by the US has resigned citing Western pressure
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s intelligence chief has resigned after less than a year in the post saying…
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World premiere of new patriotic song
Friday is the world premier of the music video I Love…
Continue Reading El Niño en EE.UU.: nuevos mapas revelan dónde podría nevar más este invierno
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mientras EE.UU. se prepara para un invierno muy marcado por el primer fenómeno fuerte de El Niño en años, los…
Continue Reading A young woman was sacrificed and frozen for 500 years in the Andes. Scientists just revealed her face
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Five hundred years ago, a teenage girl who was part of the Inca culture was sacrificed and buried near the…
Continue Reading Ex-State Department official sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Marine Corps veteran who served as a politically appointed State Department official in…
Continue Reading Nigerians outraged over government spending plans as millions face hardship
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s government has come under fire over a budget that included a 6 billion naira ($6.3…
Continue Reading ‘Free Solo’ filmmakers dive into fiction with thrilling swim drama ‘Nyad’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling, terrifying front-row seats to…
Continue Reading New maps reveal who could see more snow this winter during a strong El Niño
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — As the US gears up for a winter heavily influenced by the first strong El Niño in years, scientists…
Continue Reading The US economy added 150,000 jobs last month. Here’s what that means
For several months now, the US labor market has been on a cooling trajectory, and Friday’s jobs report made that even more…
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Shipping giant laying off 10,000 as pandemic boom turns to bust
Shipping giant Maersk is laying off thousands more workers as weak demand and lower freight prices pummel its revenues — a sign the…
Continue Reading Texas Rangers and their fans celebrate World Series title with parade in Arlington
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Thousands of Texas Rangers fans lined a two-mile stretch near the team’s ballpark hours before a parade Friday to…
Continue Reading Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have ‘partners for peace’
By MATTHEW LEE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying…
Continue Reading 2 killed in shooting at graveyard during Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men have been shot to death while visiting a graveyard during Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday. Prosecutors say two…
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2023 Andrus Award for Community Service recipient announced
Mary Zarybnisky has been selected by AARP Idaho to receive the 2023 AARP Idaho Andrus Award for Community Service.…
Continue Reading A gas explosion at a building north of New York City injures 15, including 5 responders
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A gas explosion has collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City and trapped victims in the…
Continue Reading Videos capturing adults stealing candy bowls create uproar
By Sharon Danquah Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — New videos show adults snatching…
Continue Reading Un juez de México concede prisión domiciliaria al exprocurador Jesús Murillo Karam, acusado en el caso Ayotzinapa
Sol Amaya (CNN en Español)– Un juez federal de México concedió al exprocurador Jesús Murillo Karam el beneficio de la prisión domiciliaria…
Continue Reading Asignan US$ 440 millones en ayuda federal para desarrollo de sistemas solares en miles de hogares de Puerto Rico
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Energía de Estados Unidos (DOE, por sus siglas en inglés) asignará US$ 440 millones…
Continue Reading Retired businessman will lead Boy Scouts of America as it emerges from scandal-driven bankruptcy
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press The new president of the Boy Scouts of America plans to reverse the trend of declining membership and improve…
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Off-leash dog park opens at Teton County Fairgrounds
The seasonal off-leash dog park located at the Teton County Fairgrounds is now open for the winter…
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Better FAFSA is coming but delayed
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be much easier for families to fill out starting this year, but it will be a few more weeks…
Continue Reading Missouri man who carried pitchfork at Capitol riot pleads guilty to 3 felonies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of carrying a pitchfork and assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise…
Continue Reading Trapped in hell: Palestinian civilians try to survive in northern Gaza, focus of Israel’s offensive
By ISABEL DEBRE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Weeks after ordering northern Gaza’s 1.1…
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