Climate summit host UAE planned to use the event to make oil deals, leaked notes suggest
By Angela Dewan and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates’ team organizing the COP28 climate talks that begin this week was…
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Americans are set to spend a record $12 billion online shopping today
Enticed by deep discounts, Americans are expected to celebrate Cyber Monday by spending a record-setting $12 billion online…
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Reading Time with the Queens receives 2023 Human and Civil Rights Award
The City of Pocatello Human Relations Advisory Committee announced Reading Time with the Queens as the recipient of the City’s 2023 Human and…
Continue Reading Minnesota Wild fire coach Dean Evason, assistant Bob Woods after losing 14 of their first 19 games
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have fired coach Dean Evason and assistant Bob Woods. General manager Bill Guerin announced the moves.…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta revokes key law that slowed migration for Africans desperate to reach Europe
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta says it has signed a decree revoking a 2015 law that was enacted to curb…
Continue Reading Woman shocked with Taser while on ground is suing police officer and chief for not reporting it
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A woman who was shocked in the back with a Taser while lying on the ground in Pueblo, Colorado,…
Continue Reading New York’s cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensaries
NEW YORK (AP) — New York cannabis regulators have approved a deal to settle lawsuits that have blocked recreational marijuana shops from opening.…
Continue Reading US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. authorities say they are closing a Texas border crossing to vehicles and limiting traffic at an Arizona crossing to shift more…
Continue Reading Women falls to death down a well shaft hidden below rotting floorboards in a South Carolina home
SALEM, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an 83-year-old woman has died after she fell through rotting floorboards in a century-old South Carolina house…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley draws the largest crowd of her campaign in her home state of South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley drew a record crowd on Monday as she campaigned in her home state of South…
Continue Reading Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY’s Adult Survivors Act
NEW YORK (AP) — For a year, New York’s Adult Survivors Act gave adults claiming they had been sexually assaulted a chance to file civil lawsuits,…
Continue Reading US Navy to discuss removing plane from environmentally sensitive Hawaii bay after it overshot runway
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Navy officials say they will discuss how they plan to remove a large aircraft from an…
Continue Reading Official who posted ‘ballot selfie’ in Wisconsin has felony charge dismissed
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A local Wisconsin official who posted a selfie with his marked ballot on Facebook during the April 2022 election has…
Continue Reading Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable…
Continue Reading 2 men exonerated for 1990s NYC murders after reinvestigations find unreliable witness testimony
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who served decades in prison for separate murders in New York City have been exonerated…
Continue Reading Argentina’s right-wing president-elect to meet with a top Biden adviser
By AAMER MADHANI and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentine President-elect Javier Milei is getting a meeting with a top Biden…
Continue Reading 1 student killed, 1 hospitalized in stabbing at North Carolina high school
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a stabbing at a North Carolina high school has left one student dead and another hospitalized. News outlets…
Continue Reading Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders
By JILL LAWLESS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A diplomatic spat has erupted between Greece and Britain after the U.K.…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of John Paulson, hedge fund founder. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1955 Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1947…
Continue Reading Remains of a WWII heavy bomber gunner identified nearly 80 years after his death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Miliary officials say a U.S. Army Air Force gunner’s remains have been accounted for nearly eight decades after the heavy…
Continue Reading New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn congressional map
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a…
Continue Reading Roommates sue Maryland county over death of pet dog shot by police
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal lawsuit accuses police officers of illegally entering a Maryland apartment without a warrant,…
Continue Reading As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is celebrating national conservation day. Meanwhile, conservationists say the…
Continue Reading Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’ pulled until next week as host recovers from surgery
By The Associated Press First this fall, another round with COVID-19 shuttered Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.” Now the show is again…
Continue Reading Contract between Puerto Rico’s government and coal-fired plant operator leaves residents in the dark
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A proposed amended contract between Puerto Rico’s government and the operator of a…
Continue Reading Man accused of threatening shooting at New Hampshire school changes plea to guilty
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Court records say a Maine man charged with using social media to threaten to commit a shooting at a New Hampshire high…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula picks his justice minister for supreme court slot
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has picked Justice Minister Flávio Dino to…
Continue Reading Woman’s decades-old mosaic of yard rocks and decorative art work may have to go
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A midwestern woman who filled her front yard with stones, statues and art is facing the possibility of being forced to…
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Pros and cons of Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals
A recent report from Moody’s investors says consumers are more cautious due to inflation and higher interest rates heading into the holiday…
Continue Reading Why environmentalists are suing the National Park Service to prevent it from planting trees
By Jonathan Park and Janna Van Vranken, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon…
Continue Reading Idaho asks Supreme Court to let abortion law that penalizes doctors to take full effect
Idaho asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow its state abortion ban that imposes penalties on doctors who perform abortions to…
Continue Reading University of North Carolina shooting suspect found unfit for trial, sent to mental health facility
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina graduate student charged with…
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Idaho gas prices continue to fall as part of seasonal slump
Idaho drivers are continuing to see prices plunge at the…
Continue Reading Texas governor skydives for first time alongside 106-year-old World War II veteran
FENTRESS, Texas (AP) — Add this to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s high ambitions: Parachuting from a plane. The three-term Republican governor skydived…
Continue Reading Hiam Abbass’ Palestinian family documentary ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ applauded at Marrakech Film Festival
By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A documentary about Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass that depicts how four generations of…
Continue Reading Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December. Here’s what you need to know
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Election recount decides newest D91 school board trustee
The results for a contested Idaho Falls school board election are…
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EIPH to hold free STD testing clinic starting on World AIDS Day
“We are seeing a large increase in STDs…
Continue Reading New home sales fell last month as mortgage rates hit 2023 high
New home sales in the United States fell in October as typical mortgage rates reached their highest levels this…
Continue Reading Google to begin deleting inactive accounts this week
That Google account you haven’t checked in years might be getting wiped this…
Continue Reading First testimonies shed light on the conditions endured by Hamas’ Israeli hostages
By Rob Picheta, Joseph Ataman and Amir Tal, CNN (CNN) — For more than six weeks, the conditions in which the Israeli hostages captured by Hamas…
Continue Reading Empty Bed Bath & Beyond stores are hot real estate. Here’s who’s moving in
When Sears, Toys “R” Us and Circuit City filed for bankruptcy in recent years, it was an opportunity for other retailers to move into their old…
Continue Reading Putin signs Russia’s largest national budget, bolstering military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a national budget for the next three years that increases spending by around 25% and…
Continue Reading Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government is urging people living in flood-prone areas…
Continue Reading Why doesn’t the US have more passenger trains?
If your idea of train travel – fast, easy, ubiquitous, even glamorous – is from movies like “Before Sunrise” or “Bullet Train” set in…
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Woman arrested after crashing into Idaho Falls building
The former Idaho Canvas Company building on the intersection of Yellowstone Avenue and Lomax Street now has a giant hole in it after a car crashed…
Continue Reading Retailer’s mistake leads to man winning $25,000 a year for life
Michael Sopejstal, who lives in Illinois, said he takes a drive through Indiana over to Michigan every few weeks to eat at his favorite…
Continue Reading Venice reveals first 2024 dates for charging day-trippers
If you want to take a day trip to Venice next year, you’re going to have to…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone military barracks foiled attack ignites fears over coup attempt
By Akanksha Sharma, Nimi Princewill, and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — The president of Sierra Leone has described a foiled assault on a…
Continue Reading Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment, CSX says
LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — CSX says a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire in a small Kentucky town.…
Continue Reading Militants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a group of five militants who seized another commercial ship near Yemen were…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Personal Birth date: December 13,…
Continue Reading Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Javier Milei viaja a EE.UU.: ¿quién lo acompaña y con quién se reunirá?
Manuela Castro (CNN Español) — Javier Milei partió a Estados Unidos este domingo por la noche, en su primer viaje oficial como presidente…
Continue Reading As Trump’s fraud trial eyes his sweeping financial reports, executive says they’re not done anymore
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An executive of Donald Trump’s company says it no longer prepares the sweeping financial…
Continue Reading Report says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used alternate email under name of Hall of Fame pitcher
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used an alternative state email account using the name of Hall of…
Continue Reading Israeli women and children have been freed by Hamas. But families of other hostages are in limbo
By Tara John, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Alex Sherman has only been able to sleep a few hours each night since his son Ron was taken away…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of…
Continue Reading Deal reached to extend Israel-Hamas truce by two days, Qatar says
By Mostafa Salem and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The truce that saw the return of 50 Israeli women and children from captivity in Gaza, as well…
Continue Reading Madagascar’s main opposition candidate files a lawsuit claiming fraud in the presidential election
By SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Madagascar says he has filed lawsuits with the…
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Idaho Capitol Christmas tree lighting takes place Nov. 30
Governor Brad Little and First Lady Teresa Little invite all Idahoans to celebrate the holiday season at the Idaho Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting on…
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Nonresident deer and elk tags go on sale Dec. 1
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Idaho Trails Association kicks off Membership Drive on Giving Tuesday
As the holiday season approaches, Idaho Trails Association (ITA) announced the launch of its Annual Membership Drive, strategically beginning on…
Continue Reading A Dutch museum has sent Crimean treasures to Kyiv after a legal tug-of-war between Russia, Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam museum says historical treasures that were stored there for years during an ownership dispute sparked by…
Continue Reading Russian FM says he plans to attend OSCE meeting in North Macedonia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he plans to travel to NATO member North Macedonia later this week to attend a…
Continue Reading Russian-Israeli hostage escaped from Hamas but was found and returned by Gazans, says aunt
By Amir Tal and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A Russian-Israeli hostage who managed to escape from Hamas was recaptured by Gazans and…
Continue Reading Here are ways to help kids in need this Giving Tuesday
By Ryan Bergeron, CNN (CNN) — Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season, and now Giving Tuesday is set to spark the season of…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says Young Thug was ‘proclaimed leader’ of violent street gang at racketeering trial openings
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors accused Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug of leading a criminal street gang that committed murder…
Continue Reading What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it?
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Following what some conservatives view as legal victories on the battlegrounds of abortion…
Continue Reading Central European interior ministers agree to step up fight against illegal migration at EU borders
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SZEGED, Hungary (AP) — Interior ministers from six European Union countries say their nations have agreed to step…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai (which he has attended…
Continue Reading Japan and Vietnam agree to boost ties and start discussing Japanese military aid amid China threat
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Vietnam have agreed to boost their security and economic ties in the face of China’s…
Continue Reading ICC prosecutors halt 13-year Kenya investigation that failed to produce any convictions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office is halting its long-running investigation into deadly violence…
Continue Reading How Cape Town is learning to live with baboons
CNN Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often…
Continue Reading UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a series of strikes. The…
Continue Reading Ukraine and the Western Balkans top Blinken agenda for NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is turning his attention to Ukraine, NATO and the Western…
Continue Reading Paris mayor says she’s quitting Elon Musk’s ‘global sewer’ platform X as city gears up for Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X. Mayor Anne Hidalgo is accusing Elon Musk’s platform, previously…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico opposition party will hold a gubernatorial primary after its president enters race
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of Puerto Rico’s biggest political parties will hold a gubernatorial primary after Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of…
Continue Reading Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — National and regional authorities in Spain have signed an agreement to invest 1.4 billion euros…
Continue Reading Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers halt delivery of license plates of its new vehicles
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers in the Scandinavian country halted the delivery…
Continue Reading An abducted German priest is said to be freed in Mali one year after being seized in the capital
BY BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A German priest who was abducted by rebels in Mali’s capital in November 2022 has been…
Continue Reading Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The hostage deal had seemed on the verge of unraveling. Hamas had accused Israel of failing to…
Continue Reading EU border agency helping search for missing crew after cargo ship sinks off Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex has joined the search for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship…
Continue Reading A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of…
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 27: Israel, Vermont shooting, Ukraine, Missing flight MH370, Honda recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The end of the Thanksgiving weekend brings Cyber Monday, when retailers hype up what they claim are the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 27: Israel, Vermont shooting, Ukraine, Missing flight MH370, Honda recall
CNN, WPTZ, WCAX By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The end of the Thanksgiving weekend brings Cyber Monday, when retailers hype up what they…
Continue Reading Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
By The Associated Press Elon Musk is on a visit to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and is set to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 27: Israel, Vermont shooting, Ukraine, Missing flight MH370, Honda recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The end of the Thanksgiving weekend brings Cyber Monday, when retailers hype up what they claim are the best…
Continue Reading New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic upended the work habits of people around the world, with…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s 3 presidential contenders vow peaceful campaigns ahead of next year election
By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s three presidential hopefuls have vowed a peaceful race,…
Continue Reading Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
By GISELA SALOMON and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who…
Continue Reading Poland’s president is to swear in a government expected to last no longer than 14 days
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president is swearing in a government that isn’t expected to last more than 14…
Continue Reading Czech labor unions stage a day of action in protest at spending cuts and taxes
PRAGUE (AP) — Labor unions have staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic to voice their opposition to the government’s…
Continue Reading Delaware County’s top prosecutor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Delaware County’s twice-elected top prosecutor will run for attorney general of…
Continue Reading Biden to convene new supply chain council and announce 30 steps to strengthen US logistics
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council.…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says White House decor designed for visitors to see the holidays through a child’s eyes
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Magic, wonder and joy” is the holiday theme at the White House. Jill Biden is set to…
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3 things to know this morning – November 27, 2023
Here’s what you should know to start your…
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