Israel strikes neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza as war appears set to escalate
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Residents of the Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli…
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Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio’s…
Continue Reading Connor Bedard picks up an assist in his NHL debut as the Blackhawks rally past Crosby, Penguins 4-2
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Bedard did not disappoint in his NHL debut. The Chicago Blackhawks rookie picked up an…
Continue Reading Filing period for New Hampshire presidential primary opens
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The filing period for the New Hampshire presidential primary is getting underway, with a…
Continue Reading Some Israelis abroad desperately try to head home — to join reserve military units, or just to help
By JOCELYN NOVECK, MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the most harrowing of times, some Israeli citizens…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations to resume Thursday in the trial of 2 officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death
By Andi Babineau and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Jury deliberations are set to resume Thursday morning in the trial of two Colorado police…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations resume in the trial of 2 officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death
KMGH, COLORADO COURTS, AURORA POLICE DEPARTMENT, MCCLAIN FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Andi Babineau and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Jury deliberations…
Continue Reading Having ousted Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are hitting trouble trying to nominate a new speaker
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to…
Continue Reading Republicans are divided on far-right move to remove McCarthy as House speaker, an AP-NORC poll shows
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New polling shows that the unprecedented ouster of House Speaker Kevin…
Continue Reading Quake in Afghanistan leaves rubble, funerals and survivors struggling with loss
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Nurullah crossed the border into Iran to earn money for his family, like so many…
Continue Reading Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens has named a new CEO as pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns…
Continue Reading 2 Guatemalan migrants were shot dead in Mexico near US border. Soldiers believed to be involved
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Guatemalan migrants are dead and three others _ along with a Honduran man _ are wounded after a shooting in northern Mexico…
Continue Reading Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge
CNN By Muhammad Darwish, Nic Robertson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Amir Tal, Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kfar Aza, Israel (CNN) — Bodies…
Continue Reading Seager still going deep in Texas, helps send Rangers to ALCS with sweep of 101-win Orioles
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager and Adolis García homered early, Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over…
Continue Reading Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge
By Muhammad Darwish, Nic Robertson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Amir Tal and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kfar Aza, Israel (CNN) — Bodies of Israeli…
Continue Reading Civil rights activists call for voter fraud charges against Black woman to be dropped
By Devon M. Sayers, Denise Royal and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The Tallahassee NAACP and civil rights attorney Ben Crump are asking…
Continue Reading Author and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,’ dies at 100
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose debut novel “Daddy Was a Number…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by…
Continue Reading Evacuations are underway in Argentina’s Cordoba province as wildfires grow amid heat wave
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Córdoba province as forest fires…
Continue Reading Man runs almost 9,000 miles across Australia to raise support for Indigenous Voice
BY ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer has ended a 8,950-mile run at the central Australian…
Continue Reading 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake has shaken part of western Afghanistan where a quake on Saturday killed more than 2,000. The…
Continue Reading Kevin Phillips, strategist who forecast rising Republican power, dies at 82
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Phillips, the author, commentator and political strategist whose landmark 1969 book,…
Continue Reading Former Alabama lawmaker pleads guilty to voter fraud charge for using fake address to run for office
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a voter fraud charge after he rented a…
Continue Reading California-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China has pleaded guilty to…
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Judge to hold hearing for cameras in court for Chad Daybell trial
Chad Daybell appeared via Zoom Tuesday afternoon for a status…
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No injuries after vehicle accident in river
Swan Valley Fire Department chief Travis Crystal reports at 6 a.m. Tuesday, a vehicle went off the road and into Rainey Creek where it dumps into the…
Continue Reading Morgan State University plans to build a wall around campus after shooting during homecoming week
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Morgan State University leaders are planning to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore…
Continue Reading Drug dealer in crew blamed for actor Michael K. Williams’ overdose death gets 5 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew blamed for the fentanyl-laced heroin death of actor Michael K. Williams has been…
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Local perspective on current conflict in Israel
It has been a difficult week for Dale Spencer and other members of the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in…
Continue Reading Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
The Associated Press Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton’s daughter,…
Continue Reading Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eyewitness testimony Tuesday in the continuing trial three police officers, who are white and Asian American, charged with the…
Continue Reading Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eyewitness testimony Tuesday in the continuing trial three police officers, who are white and Asian American, charged with the…
Continue Reading Israeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of residents and militants
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On the road approaching this rural village, the bodies of militants lie scattered between…
Continue Reading Israel is at war with Hamas. Here’s what to know
CNN By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an…
Continue Reading Former Haitian senator pleads guilty in US court to charges related to Haiti president’s killing
MIAMI (AP) — A former Haitian senator has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges related to the 2021 assassination of former President…
Continue Reading What is Hamas and why is it attacking Israel now?
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a…
Continue Reading Israel is at war with Hamas. Here’s what to know
CNN By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an…
Continue Reading Scrutiny of Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern deepens after new records are released
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — New public records have widened questions over when the Arkansas governor’s…
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Small fire in Rigby Middle School teachers’ lounge
The Jefferson School District reports Rigby Middle School had a small fire in the teachers’ lounge Tuesday…
Continue Reading Birkenstock prices its initial public offering of stock valuing the sandal maker at $8.64 billion
Birkenstock has set a price for its initial public offering of stock that values the 249-year-old German maker of upmarket sandals at $8.64 billion.…
Continue Reading Nebraska voters will decide at the ballot box whether public money can go to private school tuition
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official has confirmed that Nebraska voters will decide next…
Continue Reading London’s Luton Airport suspends flights after fire breaks out at one of its parking lots
LONDON (AP) — An airport in London said all flights have been suspended after a fire broke out in one of its parking lots. Luton Airport, located…
Continue Reading Virginia’s Democratic members of Congress ask for DOJ probe after voters removed from rolls in error
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Democratic members of Virginia’s congressional delegation have urged the U.S. Justice…
Continue Reading Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new indictment filed Tuesday charges U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of…
Continue Reading Arkansas purges 427K from Medicaid after post-pandemic roll review; Advocates worry about oversights
By DAVID A. LIEB and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than 427,000 Arkansas residents were dropped from Medicaid as…
Continue Reading California governor signs laws compelling universities to report return of Native American remains
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws to require the California…
Continue Reading Alex Jones, Ronna McDaniel potential witnesses in Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro’s Georgia trial
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to…
Continue Reading Hughes Van Ellis, youngest known survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102
By AARON MORRISON The Associated Press Hughes Van Ellis, who was the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and who spent his latter…
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Take extra steps to secure your load when hauling items
As fall weather returns to the forecast, AAA is reminding drivers to watch out for road…
Continue Reading US Coast Guard recovers remaining debris and evidence from Titan submersible
By Celina Tebor and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — The remaining debris from the Titan submersible that suffered a catastrophic implosion en route…
Continue Reading Gunmen abduct 4 students of northern Nigerian university, the third school attack in one month
By CHINEDU ASADU LAGOS, Nigeria Associated Press (AP) — Nigerian police say gunmen have attacked yet another school in the country’s troubled…
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Controversy continues about Yellowstone Safari Park in Madison County
It’s been two years in the making, but Yellowstone Safari Park the controversial game ranch in Madison County has opened their doors to the public.…
Continue Reading Major Navigator CO2 pipeline project is on hold while the company reevaluates the route in 5 states
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — One of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest is being put on…
Continue Reading How to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza
By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — As deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas continues, so too does a dire humanitarian crisis in the area. At…
Continue Reading Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks…
Continue Reading White House condemns a violent crash at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The White House is condemning a violent crash at the Chinese Consulate…
Continue Reading Daniel Penny’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss case as NYC subway passengers describe fear in court filing
By Brynn Gingras and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Citing witness testimony, defense attorneys for Daniel Penny asked a New York judge to dismiss…
Continue Reading 24 ancient earthworks have been detected in the Amazon. There may be 10,000 more, scientists say
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — From deep in the Amazon rainforest, two dozen previously unknown pre-Columbian earthworks have been brought to…
Continue Reading Coast Guard says it has recovered remaining parts of submersible that imploded, killing 5
By The Associated Press The Coast Guard says it has recovered remaining debris from a submersible that imploded in June on its way to explore the…
Continue Reading Biden interview in special counsel documents investigation suggests sprawling probe near conclusion
By ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s interview with prosecutors over his handling of…
Continue Reading US Border Patrol has released thousands of migrants on San Diego’s streets, taxing charities
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Over five years, the largest U.S. city on the Mexican border developed a well-oiled system to…
Continue Reading Florida’s Republican attorney general will oppose abortion rights amendment if it makes ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Republican attorney general will oppose a proposed amendment protecting the right to an abortion if it makes…
Continue Reading 104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World…
Continue Reading North Carolina Democrat kicks off gubernatorial campaign tour alongside governor
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein has kicked off his…
Continue Reading Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel raises questions about the influence of its sponsor, Iran
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel and the war it launched has raised new questions about…
Continue Reading Barry Manilow prepares upcoming Broadway musical ‘Harmony,’ at long last
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press New York (AP) — More than 30 years after the musical “Harmony” was written, it finally prepares to make its…
Continue Reading ‘We have no water’: Gaza faces deeper humanitarian crisis as Israel tightens its hold
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — A humanitarian crisis is swiftly unfolding in Gaza, as trapped residents, many…
Continue Reading Rome buses recount story of a Jewish boy who avoided Nazi deportation by riding tram. He’s now 92
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Residents and visitors in Italy’s capital can ride a city bus this month that recounts how…
Continue Reading Argentina’s populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s firebrand populist presidential candidate Javier Milei is coming…
Continue Reading Visualizing the Israel-Hamas war
By Lou Robinson, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rosa de Acosta, Renée Rigdon, Amy O’Kruk, Christopher Hickey, Rachel Wilson, Will Mullery, Matt Stiles…
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Fatal crash southwest of Burley
Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Monday at approximately 12:20 p.m. on 1300 West and 760 South in Cassia…
Continue Reading SpaceX fires back at FAA report suggesting its Starlink internet constellation could be deadly
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX is asking federal regulators to correct a report that suggests the company’s Starlink satellite…
Continue Reading North Carolina Republicans enact voting, election boards changes over Democratic governor’s vetoes
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans have enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the…
Continue Reading Oklahoma judge dismisses case of man who spent 30 years in prison for Ada rape
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday exonerated a man who spent 30 years in prison for a 1987 rape and…
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan to talk about youth mental health during New York City event
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are hosting a conference in New York City on how the…
Continue Reading Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive, destructive social media habits
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children…
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New BYU–Idaho president inaugurated Tuesday
Even though he has been serving as the new president at Brigham Young University – Idaho for the past couple of months, Alvin F. Meredith III will…
Continue Reading Victim killed by falling mast on Maine schooner carrying tourists was a doctor
ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman killed when a mast snapped and toppled onto the deck of a historic sailing vessel that carries tourists off the…
Continue Reading Star witness Caroline Ellison starts testimony at FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took a star turn Tuesday as his…
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Crews break ground on new cell for Idaho National Laboratory Site landfill
The new cell is projected to start accepting waste in…
Continue Reading Four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies hospitalized, officials say
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — A spokesman says four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a fire during…
Continue Reading Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico. Guatemala has set up one…
Continue Reading Texas prepares for inmate’s execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas is moving ahead with preparations to execute a condemned inmate in the hopes that the U.S.…
Continue Reading After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican majority is stuck and unable to coalesce around a new…
Continue Reading Biden to condemn Hamas brutality in attack on Israel and call out rape and torture by militants
By AAMER MADHANI, TARA COPP and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden planned to use a Tuesday speech about the four-day-old war…
Continue Reading ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Movie theaters are readying for an onslaught like they’ve never seen before beginning Friday when…
Continue Reading Unprecedented Israeli bombardment lays waste to upscale Rimal, the beating heart of Gaza City
By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Collapsed buildings, mangled infrastructure, streets turned into fields of rubble.…
Continue Reading Kansas governor announces Juneteenth will be observed as a state holiday
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will designate Juneteenth as a state holiday, joining 28 other states and the District of Columbia. Kansas Gov. Laura…
Continue Reading Atlanta police chief fires officer after traffic stop led to Black deacon’s death
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police chief has fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black deacon with a stun gun…
Continue Reading Vermont police search for killer of a retired college dean shot on trail near university
CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — Students at a Vermont university have returned to classes as police continue to search for the killer of a retired dean who…
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2 new National Wildlife Refuges in Wyoming and Tennessee
Wyoming Toad Conservation Area and Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge will conserve important habitat, expand outdoor recreation access…
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Counties with the most farmland in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most farmland in Idaho using data from the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency.…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion as the prize becomes the second largest in the lottery’s history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking the second largest prize…
Continue Reading The US declares the ousting of Niger’s president a coup and suspends military aid and training
By SAM MEDNICK and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has officially declared the ouster of Niger’s democratically-elected…
Continue Reading America’s blood supply is in crisis. Here’s how school blood drives can help
After declaring a national blood shortage and announcing that the United States’ blood supply has fallen to “critically low levels,” the…
Continue Reading A train-loving boy aspired to serve and already had saved lives. Then gunfire ended his
Even on his most tiring Sundays, after a full day of working in sanitation, Anthony Alexander Sr. never missed an opportunity to take his namesake…
Continue Reading When talking about suicide, avoid using these words
When it comes to reducing stigma around suicide, not treating it as the elephant in the room is helpful, say mental health…
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Auto loans are super expensive. Here’s how to shrink your monthly bill
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Interest rates are high and could get higher. That means auto loans are expensive. In fact, auto…
Continue Reading Why Walgreens pharmacy workers are walking off the job
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Retail pharmacists and technicians around the country say they’re overworked, underpaid and fed up.…
Continue Reading Prosecutors ask judge to take steps to protect potential jurors’ identities in 2020 election case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington to…
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