Navigating the waves: Surf therapy as a treatment for depression, trauma, and more
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Australian minister credits improved relations with China for the release of a detained journalist
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong is crediting improved relations with China for…
Continue Reading Japan government panel to decide whether to ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is convening a religious affairs council to decide whether to seek a court…
Continue Reading After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is dramatically expanding a legal marijuana market plagued by a sluggish rollout of…
Continue Reading Judge to hear arguments from TikTok and content creators who are challenging Montana’s ban on app
By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana…
Continue Reading As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza spent the night in pitch darkness, surrounded by the…
Continue Reading IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad…
Continue Reading The last text I got from my dad was: ‘They are in the safe room. They caught us’
CNN Opinion By Stephanie Griffith, CNN (CNN) — A kibbutz is more than a physical place and more than a form of cooperative living. Yulie Ben…
Continue Reading D-backs slug 4 homers in record-setting barrage, sweep Dodgers with 4-2 win in Game 3 of NLDS
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The hard-hitting Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-setting barrage of solo homers in the third…
Continue Reading 25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer It’s been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days…
Continue Reading Nominated to be House speaker, Steve Scalise is left searching for Republican votes to win the gavel
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Having won the nomination to be the next House speaker, Rep.…
Continue Reading CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While revealing new details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all…
Continue Reading An Oklahoma man used pandemic relief funds to have his name cleared of murder
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press GREENWOOD, Ark. (AP) — An Oklahoma man who was freed after being imprisoned for decades on a murder conviction says…
Continue Reading Who witnessed Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas? Here’s what we know
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the last living suspect in one of hip-hop’s most enduring…
Continue Reading The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what assistance it is providing
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the…
Continue Reading Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the…
Continue Reading The close-knit kibbutz that became home to a massacre
By Ivana Kottasová and Lauren Izso, CNN Dead Sea, Israel (CNN) — People from Be’eri sometimes used to say the reason the Israeli kibbutz was…
Continue Reading More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, AP-NORC poll shows
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer As the auto workers strike approaches the one-month mark, more Americans sympathize with the striking workers than…
Continue Reading US inflation may have risen only modestly last month as Fed officials signal no rate hike is likely
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States likely eased again last month, though the decline might…
Continue Reading Nets coach Vaughn says team from Israel wants to play exhibition game Thursday despite war at home
NEW YORK (AP) — Nets coach Jacque Vaughn says their opponent from Israel still wants to play an exhibition game Thursday night in Brooklyn, days…
Continue Reading 7th person charged after Korean woman found dead in trunk, with 1 suspect saying he was a victim too
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A seventh person has been arrested on murder charges after a South Korean woman’s body was found…
Continue Reading US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as North’s leader Kim exchanges messages with Putin
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea in a demonstration…
Continue Reading Abreu homers again to power Astros past Twins 3-2 and into 7th straight ALCS
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — José Abreu homered for the third time in two games, a two-run rocket in the fourth inning…
Continue Reading Carlee Russell, who admitted to faking her own kidnapping in Alabama, was found guilty in the hoax and sentenced to a year in jail
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping, has been found guilty of two…
Continue Reading Mexico celebrates an ex-military official once arrested on drug smuggling charges in the US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has honored a former defense secretary whose high-profile arrest in the U.S. three years ago strained…
Continue Reading Sculpture commemorating historic 1967 Cleveland summit with Ali, Jim Brown, other athletes unveiled
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A sculpture commemorating the famous 1967 meeting of Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and other athletes…
Continue Reading To run or not to run? New California senator faces tough decision on whether to enter 2024 campaign
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s newly appointed U.S. senator is facing a risky decision: whether or…
Continue Reading Federal judge won’t block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge will allow enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to…
Continue Reading James McBride wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction for “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”
NEW YORK (AP) — Three books that explore and celebrate the diversity of American culture were awarded Kirkus Prizes on Wednesday night, with each…
Continue Reading Newsom signs laws to fast-track housing on churches’ lands, streamline housing permitting process
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to fast-track low-income housing on…
Continue Reading IRS says Microsoft may owe more than $29 billion in back taxes; Microsoft disagrees
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says Microsoft owes the U.S. Treasury $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest.…
Continue Reading After delays, California unveils first site of state tiny home project to relieve homelessness
TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Wednesday the state…
Continue Reading Dull but determined: Meet Keir Starmer, Britain’s likely next prime minister
CNN By Luke McGee, CNN Liverpool (CNN) — Things are about to change dramatically in British politics. At least that’s how it felt in…
Continue Reading Woman accused of falsely reporting she was abducted after seeing child on road seeks to avoid jail
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman accused of falsely telling police she was abducted after stopping to check on a toddler wandering along a…
Continue Reading A woman accused of killing an elite cyclist attempted to escape custody, sheriff’s office says
By Chris Boyette and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The woman who authorities say fled to Costa Rica and was missing for more than a month after…
Continue Reading New York officer fatally shoots man in fencing mask who charged police with 2 swords, police say
ELWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — A police officer has shot and killed a man who charged at authorities with two swords on New York’s Long Island, and the…
Continue Reading As Israeli military retaliates, Palestinians say civilians are paying the price in strikes on Gaza
By ISABEL DEBRE and FATIMA SHBEIR Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hallways filled with screaming voices. A terrible stench in the…
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Local church group stranded in Israel
Several members of a local church group are in Israel right now for a religious tour through the Holy…
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“This is a mess,” says Bingham County and State GOP
An Idaho judge has blocked the Idaho Republican party from holding a special meeting to elect a new chair of the Bingham County Republican Central…
Continue Reading UN staffers killed in Gaza as the organization calls for emergency funding
By Richard Roth, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 United Nations employees have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in…
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2 men sentenced for federal gun crimes
Two Lewiston men were sentenced in separate cases to federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…
Continue Reading Fired Washington sheriff’s deputy sentenced to prison for stalking wife, violating no-contact order
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy in Washington state who was fired last year has been sentenced to prison for stalking his now…
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Secret dating life of penguins
The secret dating life of penguins in Idaho Falls was a hot topic at the Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce leadership class…
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How did this year’s potato harvest shape up?
This year’s potato harvest was expected to be plentiful according to early reports. But could the weather have affected the quality and quantity of…
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30 years since Stephanie Crane’s disappearance
It’s been 30 years since Sandi Crane walked into the Custer County Sheriffs on Oct. 11, 1993, to report she could not find her nine-year-old daughter…
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Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office files felony complaint against owner of Downard Funeral Home & Crematory
The Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office filed a felony criminal complaint Wednesday against Lance Peck, former owner of the Downard Funeral Home &…
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Pay It Forward: Ririe Community and Senior Center
The Ririe Community and Senior Center is making a difference in the lives of many with the help of volunteers and…
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Wall of Warmth adds more locations
Do you have coats hanging in your closet that you no longer use?…
Continue Reading Mexican official says military obstructs probe into human rights abuses during country’s ‘dirty war’
By DANIEL SHAILER The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican government official says the military continues to obstruct the search for…
Continue Reading After a hard fight to clear militants, Israeli soldiers find a scene of destruction, slain children
By SAM McNEIL KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Trudging down a cul-de-sac turned to rubble, an Israeli army commander stopped in front of one…
Continue Reading Man being sued over Mississippi welfare spending files his own suit against the governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One of the people being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over…
Continue Reading French ballooning team goes the distance to finish ahead in prestigious long-distance race
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Spending more than three and a half days aloft and traveling more than 1,653 miles, a French ballooning team has traveled…
Continue Reading The UAW says it is expanding its strike to include a Ford truck plant in Kentucky
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers…
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Road to recovery: Businesses hurt during construction are coming through
The Construction on 17th and Woodruff is finally over, as the city celebrated the reopening of the intersection on Oct.…
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Salmon Region irrigators asked to contact Fish and Game before turning water off
Fish and Game’s fish screen program, water users and local landowners have been working together to prevent the loss of fish into ditch systems for…
Continue Reading Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black high school student in…
Continue Reading Vermont police release sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a…
Continue Reading Iowa man sentenced to 2 life terms in death of 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a pond
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to two life terms for killing a 10-year-old girl who was missing for eight months before her…
Continue Reading Nashville sues over Tennessee law letting state pick six of 13 on local pro sports facility board
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville officials have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law that lets…
Continue Reading Prominent patrol leader in NYC Orthodox Jewish community sentenced to 17 years for raping teenager
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — A prominent crime patrol leader in New York City’s Orthodox Jewish community was…
Continue Reading Kansas escapes postseason ban, major penalties as panel downgrades basketball violations
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An independent panel has downgraded five Level I violations lodged by the NCAA against…
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Fire destroys chicken coop, kills chickens
More than a dozen chickens are dead and a family’s chicken coop was destroyed by a fire Tuesday night in Idaho Falls. …
Continue Reading Kansas becomes the 10th state to require 2-person train crews, despite the industry’s objections
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Kansas became the 10th state in the nation Wednesday to require two-person railroad crews over the objections of the…
Continue Reading Train derailment in India leaves at least 4 dead and 50 injured
PATNA, India (AP) — A government official and news reports say a passenger train has derailed in eastern India, killing at least four people and…
Continue Reading A company cancels its plans to recover more Titanic artifacts. Its renowned expert died on the Titan
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic said it has cancelled plans to retrieve…
Continue Reading Pilot confusion preceded fatal mid-air collision at Reno Air Races, NTSB says
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A preliminary investigation suggests there was confusion among pilots just before a fatal…
Continue Reading Photographer who captured horrifying images of Challenger breaking apart after launch has died
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Weaver, a Florida-based photographer who captured a definitive image of space shuttle Challenger breaking apart into…
Continue Reading Special counsel probe into Biden’s handling of classified documents appears to be nearing end
By Evan Perez, Paula Reid and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Joe Biden is a sign…
Continue Reading Man who found bag of cash, claimed finders-keepers, pays back town, criminal charge dropped
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A criminal charge has been dropped against a Connecticut man who found a bag containing nearly $5,000 in cash…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s financial statements were key to getting loans, ex-bank official tells fraud trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans using…
Continue Reading Man, 19, pleads guilty to third-degree murder in death of teen shot in Pittsburgh school van
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the death of a 15-year-old student shot last year in a school van…
Continue Reading Internal conflicts and power struggles have become hallmarks of the modern GOP
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dysfunction within the Republican Party isn’t limited to the…
Continue Reading Suspect in pro cyclist’s shooting in Texas briefly runs from officers at medical appointment
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman awaiting trial in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson tried to run…
Continue Reading Police clear BWI-Marshall Airport after bomb threat
By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Brian Rokus, CNN (CNN) — Police cleared Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown arrested in Southern California in connection to mother’s slaying
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Authorities say former NFL player Sergio Brown has been arrested in Southern California nearly a month after the…
Continue Reading Scalise is the GOP’s pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The speaker of the House is normally elected every two years, in January, when the House…
Continue Reading Entrance to Baltimore Washington International Airport closed due to law enforcement investigation
BALTIMORE (AP) — Law enforcement has blocked traffic from entering the Baltimore Washington International Airport terminal. Airport officials cited…
Continue Reading NY officials announce legislation aimed at protecting kids on social media
By Athena Jones and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Two new bills meant to protect children’s mental health online by changing the way they are…
Continue Reading California law banning large-capacity gun magazines likely to survive lawsuit, court says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling that California cannot ban gun owners from having…
Continue Reading 13-year-old Texas boy convicted of murder in fatal shooting at a Sonic Drive-In, authorities say
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a 13-year-old Texas boy has been convicted on a murder charge stemming from the…
Continue Reading The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low for the second consecutive year
By Ritu Prasad, Eric Zerkel and Derek Van Dam, CNN (CNN) — Mississippi River water levels are plummeting to an all-time low this week at…
Continue Reading Southern California jury delivers $135M verdict in molestation case involving middle school teacher
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has delivered a $135 million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, determining that…
Continue Reading Donald Trump will speak in Florida next to Matt Gaetz, who set House speaker’s ouster in motion
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is set to speak to some of his supporters near Mar-a-Lago…
Continue Reading Caroline Ellison says FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried corrupted her values so she could lie and steal
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s former top executive has blamed the FTX founder of…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October…
Continue Reading Daylight Saving Time Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts…
Continue Reading Columbus Day-Indigenous Peoples’ Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In 2023, both are celebrated on October 9.…
Continue Reading Transgender North Carolinians file federal lawsuit challenging gender-affirming care ban for minors
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a transgender boy in North Carolina is suing the state…
Continue Reading His parents shielded him from gunfire as Hamas fighters attacked. He survived. They did not
By MICHAEL CASEY and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press An Israeli-American teenager survived an attack from Hamas fighters over the weekend after his…
Continue Reading Social Security cost-of-living adjustment coming — but it won’t be as big as this year’s
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security’s cost-of-living increase for 2024 will be announced Thursday. But…
Continue Reading What was Hamas thinking? For over three decades, it has had the same brutal idea of victory
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In the three and a half decades since it began as an underground militant group, Hamas has…
Continue Reading Families in Israel and abroad wait in agony for word of their loved ones taken hostages by militants
By DANICA KIRKA and AMI BENTOV Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP) — One of those taken hostage is a grandmother who learned Arabic in hopes of building…
Continue Reading Huge rocket motors arrive at Los Angeles museum for space shuttle Endeavour display
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two giant rocket motors required to display the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour as if it’s about to blast off arrived…
Continue Reading ‘Turtleboy’ blogger charged with witness intimidation in murder case in Massachusetts
STOUGHTON, Mass. (AP) — A confrontational blogger known as “Turtleboy” is facing charges of witness intimidation and conspiracy related a…
Continue Reading Purchase of old ship yard from port operator put on hold amid questions from state financing panel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Plans by the Port of South Louisiana to purchase what was once a major shipyard for construction of military vessels have been…
Continue Reading Rare birdwing butterflies star in federal case against NY man accused of trafficking insects
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking forfeiture of a collection of 1,000 butterflies,…
Continue Reading Chris Rock allegedly asked Jada Pinkett Smith out on a date amid divorce rumors
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage has been a topic of interest for many in recent years, even…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve minutes: Officials signal cautious approach to rates amid heightened uncertainty
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials regarded the U.S. economy’s outlook as particularly…
Continue Reading Oklahoma Supreme Court chief justice recommends removing judge for texting during a murder trial
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court is recommending the removal of a district court…
Continue Reading Most Fed officials expect one more interest rate hike and that they’ll remain elevated for a while, minutes show
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that they expect one more rate hike, according to…
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