Investigators identify man over 30 years after his remains wash up on Lake Ontario shore
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in New York were finally able to put a name to skeletal remains that were discovered on the shore…
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Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs Super Bowl Rally shooting sues 3 more lawmakers over posts
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A man who was briefly handcuffed but not charged in the shooting at the Kansas City…
Continue Reading Wolf kills a calf in Colorado, the first confirmed kill after the predator’s reintroduction
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A wolf has killed a calf in Colorado, wildlife officials said Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Biden faces protest over his support for Israel during White House meeting
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Palestinian American doctor who has volunteered in Gaza walked out of a meeting with…
Continue Reading What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest…
Continue Reading Catch up on the day’s news: A big win for Disney, vulnerable bridges, rising egg prices
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Continue Reading Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press An outside investigator has found that a Nebraska lawmaker who invoked the name of a colleague while reading a…
Continue Reading Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts council has approved Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal…
Continue Reading Chiefs’ Rice takes ‘full responsibility’ for his part in car crash in Dallas that injured four
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice says he is taking “full responsibility”…
Continue Reading US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida’s Hispanic voters
By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions of campaign dollars on ads focused on…
Continue Reading US braces for retaliation after attack on Iran consulate — even as it says it wasn’t involved
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. commander in the Middle East is acknowledging concern about…
Continue Reading Trump’s events aren’t drawing big protests this year. Instead, Biden is facing public ire
By JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has routinely faced protesters as a candidate eight years ago and…
Continue Reading Hunger in Haiti is spreading amid gang violence, aid workers warn
By Hira Humayun and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — More and more people are going hungry in Haiti, warn aid workers, doctors and missionaries…
Continue Reading Argentina’s Milei takes his chainsaw to the state, cutting 15,000 jobs and spurring protests
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina says that it had cut 15,000 state jobs as part of President Javier…
Continue Reading Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March as the…
Continue Reading A billionaire helped bring ‘3-Body Problem’ to Netflix. His business partner ensured he never lived to see its premiere
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Lin Qi, a billionaire fan of “The Three-Body Problem,” had big plans to bring his favorite Chinese…
Continue Reading Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An explicit requirement that Iowa’s state, county and local decision-making bodies…
Continue Reading What we know: Trump uses death of Michigan woman to stoke fears over immigration
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Michigan and Wisconsin and used the recent death of a…
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Inmate walks away from job in Idaho Falls
An Idaho Falls Community Reentry Center resident walked away from his job Wednesday. The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for him.…
Continue Reading Texas asks court to decide if the state’s migrant arrest law went too far
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A attorney defending Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally told a…
Continue Reading 50 years later, a Braves fan shares long-private video of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Just in time for the 50-year anniversary of Hank Aaron’s record 715th home run, Charlie…
Continue Reading What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest…
Continue Reading Women’s Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men
By The Associated Press The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA women’s Final Four…
Continue Reading Audit finds flaws — and undelivered mail — at Postal Service’s new processing facility in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An audit conducted by the Postal Service’s inspector general found significant problems at a new regional processing…
Continue Reading Demolition of groundbreaking Iowa art installation set to begin soon
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Crews could next week begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a…
Continue Reading LSU star Angel Reese declares for WNBA draft via Vogue photo shoot, says ‘I didn’t want to be basic’
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Bayou Barbie is WNBA bound. LSU star Angel Reese formally declared for the WNBA draft less than two days after the…
Continue Reading New Jersey’s 3 nuclear power plants seek to extend licenses for another 20 years
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The company that owns New Jersey’s three nuclear power plants says it will seek federal approval to operate them…
Continue Reading Owner of Baffert-trained Muth sues Churchill Downs seeking to allow horse to run in Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The owner of Arkansas Derby winner Muth has sued Churchill Downs Inc. and is seeking a temporary injunction against what it…
Continue Reading EU Council chief travels to Romania for talks on agenda for future with other bloc leaders
Associated press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel has traveled to Romania’s capital for talks with several…
Continue Reading Pete Rose Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose. Personal Birth name: Peter…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City Bombing Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City…
Continue Reading Antony Blinken Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1962…
Continue Reading Disney trounces activist shareholders in a major win for Bob Iger
By Allison Morrow and Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney won a hard-fought proxy battle against a group of activist investors who sought…
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Job fair Wednesday at Idaho Falls Department of Labor
If you are looking for a job or to change careers, there are several opportunities to window shop for a new position at the Idaho Falls job fair…
Continue Reading Jay-Z’s Made In America festival canceled for the second year in a row
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Jay-Z ’s annual Made in America festival, held in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend, has been canceled for a…
Continue Reading Maritime terminal prepares for influx of redirected ships as the Baltimore bridge cleanup continues
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The only maritime shipping terminal currently operating in the Port of Baltimore is preparing to…
Continue Reading How brown rats crawled off ships and conquered North American cities
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Brown rats are the undisputed winners of the real rat race. New research suggests that they crawled off ships…
Continue Reading Disney shareholders back CEO Iger, rebuff activist shareholders who wanted to shake up the company
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Disney shareholders rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger, voting Wednesday to rebuff activist investor Nelson Peltz and…
Continue Reading Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida home
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The youngest children of an octogenarian couple who were killed inside their Florida…
Continue Reading Expecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers expecting a legal challenge to a congressional age limit, if passed…
Continue Reading Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in Pacific mining zone
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ancient glass sponges. A Barbie-pink sea pig sauntering along the seafloor. A transparent unicumber hovering in the…
Continue Reading Dozens of migrants unexpectedly flown to Martha’s Vineyard can sue the transport company, federal judge rules
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the nearly 50 migrants who were transported from Texas to Martha’s…
Continue Reading The eclipse is less than a week away. People are scrambling to make – or change – plans
Eclipse mania is approaching fever pitch as people with the best laid plans — and those who have yet to make them, too — strategize about getting…
Continue Reading Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a…
Continue Reading Turkey’s top election authority restores newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor’s right to hold office
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor’s right to hold office.…
Continue Reading Man charged with killing 3 relatives is returned to Pennsylvania custody
FALLSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged in the fatal shooting of three family members in suburban Philadelphia and related carjacking…
Continue Reading Two Florida men plead guilty to insider trading charges related to taking Trump media firm public
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Florida brothers have pleaded guilty to insider trading charges, admitting they made over…
Continue Reading After voters reject tax measure, Chiefs and Royals look toward future, whether in KC or elsewhere
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After the decisive failure of a ballot measure that would have provided public funds for a…
Continue Reading Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins as environmentalists warn of threat to turtles, corals
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport…
Continue Reading Hepatitis C cases dropped in the US. Health officials aren’t sure if it’s a blip or a trend
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials say that new U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022.…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to promote his…
Continue Reading Egg prices are rising again. An outbreak of bird flu could make things worse
Egg prices have now been steadily rising for months, and your omelette could become even more expensive as poultry farms around the country deal with…
Continue Reading Worker burned in explosion at Wisconsin stadium settles lawsuit for $22 million, attorney says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The attorney for a worker burned in a 2022 explosion during renovation work on the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall…
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Officials release cause of fire at “La Mexicana”
Officials have now released the cause of the fire that took out the “La Mexicana” Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the fire was a faulty electrical…
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McCammon breaks ground on new fire station
The City of McCammon is looking forward to starting construction on its brand new fire…
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Public gets to give input on preserving historic buildings
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Continue Reading Powell: Fed still sees rate cuts this year; election timing won’t affect decision
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this…
Continue Reading Authorities identify remains of man who went missing in Niagara Falls in 1990 and drifted 145 miles
OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as a Buffalo man who is believed to have died…
Continue Reading Man is arrested in Easter brunch shooting in Nashville that left 1 dead and 5 injured
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police have arrested a Tennessee man suspected of an Easter brunch shooting at a…
Continue Reading South Africa’s parliament speaker resigns over accusations of bribery
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s parliament speaker has resigned and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations of corruption.…
Continue Reading Suspect in deadly Easter brunch shooting in Nashville is arrested in Kentucky
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected in a shooting at an Easter brunch in Nashville – leaving one person dead and several others…
Continue Reading AP PHOTOS: 10 years after her killing, Anja Niedringhaus’ photos speak for her
By JACQUELINE LARMA and ENRIC MARTI Associated Press If she had lived, there would have been so many more photos. Anja could have gone to Kabul for…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark’s path to stardom paved by pioneering players who changed trajectory for women’s hoops
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Long before Caitlin Clark broke records, packed arenas across the country like Taylor Swift in…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to offer clarity on what legislative district boundary…
Continue Reading Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police…
Continue Reading The killing of aid workers adds to pressure on the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition parties demanded Wednesday that the Conservative government publish…
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Spud Kings fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive
In front of a sold-out crowd, the Idaho Falls Spud Kings will look to keep their first playoff campaign in franchise history…
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Free hazardous waste disposal returns to Fort Hall Mine Landfill this Saturday
Household Hazardous Waste days are returning to the Fort Hall Mine Landfill this Saturday, April 6,…
Continue Reading 1 person hospitalized after dorm shooting places North Carolina university on lockdown
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Central University says one person was shot at a dormitory on campus.…
Continue Reading A familiar American goes to Italy to live his best life in the bloody Netflix series ‘Ripley’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time to take another trip to Italy, to the charming, cobblestoned streets of the…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says the nation’s top teachers will be recognized at their own White House state dinner
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says that when the nation’s top teachers visit the White House this year,…
Continue Reading The Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder’s last, unfinished play, ‘The Emporium’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For Kirk Lynn, it was like a scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” He was in a library at…
Continue Reading What do a top-secret CIA mission and the Maryland bridge wreck have in common? Well, the same crane
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A floating crane that’s been hauling away shattered steel from a collapsed Baltimore bridge played a much different…
Continue Reading New England braces for major spring snowstorm as severe weather continues to sock US
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — More severe weather is coming across the nation. A major spring storm is expected to…
Continue Reading Playwright Christopher Durang, a Tony winner for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ dies at 75
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for…
Continue Reading Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The April 8 total solar eclipse is quickly approaching. The right way to enjoy this rare cosmic…
Continue Reading Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting dispute
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting…
Continue Reading University of Texas at Austin eliminating nearly 60 staff who once worked in DEI roles, civil rights and faculty groups say
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The University of Texas at Austin has sent layoff notices to an estimated 60 staff members who previously…
Continue Reading Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Police in Paris have removed about 50 migrants, including families with young children, from the…
Continue Reading Who were the World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israel’s strike in Gaza?
By Robert Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) has named its seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli…
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News you can use this morning – April 3, 2024
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A fire in St. Anthony, Chad Daybells jury selection, and the search for some thieves in Rexburg continues. Here’s some…
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Rexburg Police searching for suspects in car break-ins
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) – The Rexburg Police Department is searching for suspects in a string of car break-ins. They have some suspects they are asking…
Continue Reading French rugby hit by racism after women’s team is targeted by opposing players during a match
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Rugby players from a women’s team based in a Paris suburb say they were targeted by racist remarks during…
Continue Reading Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Four miles from the nearest plowed road high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a…
Continue Reading Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Four miles from the nearest plowed road high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a…
Continue Reading Major US bridges could be vulnerable to ship collisions, including one just downstream from Key Bridge
By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Before its disastrous collapse last week, the Francis Scott…
Continue Reading A prominent German far-right figure charged with second count of using a Nazi slogan
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say they have charged one of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party with a second…
Continue Reading National Teacher of the Year helps diverse students and their families thrive in rural Tennessee
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 2nd grade teacher in rural Tennessee has been chosen as the 2024 National Teacher of…
Continue Reading Former Czech President Milos Zeman released from a hospital after surgery for a blood clot
PRAGUE (AP) — Former Czech President Milos Zeman has been released from a hospital following surgery for a blood clot in his leg. That’s…
Continue Reading A fire in a tailoring shop in India kills 7, including children
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police say a fire in a tailoring shop has killed seven people, including two children, in the Indian city of Aurangabad. The blaze…
Continue Reading Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza
By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian state media say the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed…
Continue Reading Robin Walter’s ‘Little Mercy’ receives poetry academy’s First Book Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Walter’s “Little Mercy” has won the 2024 Academy of American Poets’ First Book Award. Walter will receive $5,000…
Continue Reading Cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers stuck in Spain port due to Bolivian passengers’ visa problems
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A cruise ship reportedly carrying 1,500 passengers is stuck in the Spanish port of Barcelona due to the visa problems of a…
Continue Reading Islamic State-linked fighters kill at least a dozen civilians in eastern Congo
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army says extremist-linked rebels have killed at least a dozen people in a…
Continue Reading Israeli attack that killed aid workers consistent with multiple precision strikes, analysis shows
By Allegra Goodwin and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — A deadly Israeli attack that killed seven aid workers from the non-profit World Central…
Continue Reading Bob Iger may prevail in Disney’s boardroom showdown, but the battle has not left him unscathed
By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources”…
Continue Reading Luxury SUV face-off: Edmunds compares the Genesis GV80 and Lexus RX
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The Genesis GV80 made quite a splash when it entered the midsize luxury SUV segment. With its smooth ride, high-quality…
Continue Reading NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the organization is debating a plan to provide more…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Trump’s classified documents case chide judge over her ‘fundamentally flawed’ order
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are scolding the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s…
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