Snake River Animal Shelter to hold 36 hour Adopt-a-Thon
The Snake River Animal Shelter is holding its first 36 hours Adopt-A-Thon, a three day event to highlight the shelter pets in need and offer the…
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Man freed after 11 years in prison sues St. Louis and detectives who worked his case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man who spent 11 years behind bars for a killing before his conviction was overturned is suing the city and detectives…
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Coroner identifies person killed in officer involved shooting
The Bonneville County Coroner has identified the person killed in an officer involved shooting on…
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Missing teen identified as search continues
We now know the name for the person being searched for at the Mc Tucker…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell pleads not guilty to Arizona murder conspiracy charges
A woman sentenced to life in an Idaho prison for murdering her two youngest children and another woman pleaded not guilty to Arizona charges of…
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Remains found identified as missing Bannock County man
The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, Bannock County Coroner’s Office and Idaho State Police Forensic Services have confirmed remains found earlier…
Continue Reading Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals the groups that got some of her $2.1 billion in gifts in 2023
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $2.1 billion in donations since November 2022, she said in an online post,…
Continue Reading Spotify CFO becomes one of thousands departing the streaming service, after selling $9M in shares
NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify’s chief financial officer, Paul Vogel, is leaving next year, the music streaming service said — just days after the…
Continue Reading Baldur’s Gate, The Legend of Zelda and Cocoon shine brightest in a stellar year for video games
By LOU KESTEN Associated Press It’s been a terrific year for video games. Developers hit their stride on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S consoles,…
Continue Reading Pilotless plane takes historic 1st flight
By Zach Fuentes Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (KGO) — A historic flight was made right…
Continue Reading Indonesia suspects human trafficking is behind the increasing number of Rohingya refugees
By EDNA TARIGAN and RAHMAT MIRZA Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president says his government blames a surge in human…
Continue Reading Harvard president apologizes for remarks on campus antisemitism
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of Harvard University has apologized for her remarks at a congressional…
Continue Reading Tony Shalhoub returns as everyone’s favorite obsessive-compulsive sleuth in ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fourteen years ago, Tony Shalhoub said goodbye to one of his most beloved creations — the…
Continue Reading Tentáculos de mafias criminales están tocando el fútbol y medios en Ecuador, advierte embajador de EE.UU.
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El embajador de Estados Unidos en Ecuador, Michael Fitzpatrick, arremetió este jueves con dureza sobre la…
Continue Reading Menu signed by Mao Zedong brings a quarter million dollars at auction
BOSTON (AP) — An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000.…
Continue Reading Slovak president says she’ll challenge new government’s plan to close top prosecutors office
Slovakia’s President Zuzana Caputova says she will seek to block the new government’s plan to return the prosecution of major crimes from a…
Continue Reading Infants found dead and decomposing in evacuated hospital ICU in Gaza. Here’s what we know
By Allegra Goodwin, Jomana Karadsheh, Abeer Salman, Florence Davey-Attlee and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — The scene inside the Al-Nasr hospital…
Continue Reading On sidelines of COP28, Emirati ‘green city’ falls short of ambitions, but still delivers lessons
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bold, innovative project begun nearly a generation ago to erect a…
Continue Reading Biden is launching a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into star power with strikes over
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are headed to California for six fundraising…
Continue Reading Meet ‘Turtwig,’ an ancient turtle species once thought to be a plant
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Ancient plant fossils that puzzled scientists have turned out not to be plants after all, new research has…
Continue Reading 2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves.…
Continue Reading Iowa pilot flying again after waterfowl crashed through windshield of his helicopter
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa helicopter pilot is back in the air, two weeks after a waterfowl smashed through the windshield of his chopper and…
Continue Reading The self-checkout reversal is growing
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Dollar General is joining the growing list of retail chains reversing course on self-checkout…
Continue Reading Michigan State selects UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor as next president
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the next…
Continue Reading The IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.…
Continue Reading Chinese leaders wrap up annual economic planning meeting with scant details on revving up growth
BEIJING (AP) — China’s state media say top leaders held an annual planning meeting where they agreed to step up spending to help rev up the…
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3 things to do this weekend – December 8, 2023
Here are some events going on in your local neighborhood this…
Continue Reading Ethan Crumbley sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing 4 students in Michigan school shooting
By Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to…
Continue Reading Lawmakers seek action against Elf Bar and other fruity e-cigarettes imported from China
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are demanding information on federal efforts to stop the influx of…
Continue Reading As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s caretaker interior minister says nearly half a million Afghans who were living in…
Continue Reading Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan
By AYAKA MCGILL Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons.…
Continue Reading Man suspected of firing shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York faces federal charges
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man arrested for firing gunshots outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York been federally charged. An FBI spokesperson says…
Continue Reading Jon Rahm is leaving for LIV Golf. Here’s what it means for LIV and the PGA Tour
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jon Rahm is the biggest name yet to bolt to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. It’s a huge catch for LIV and an equally…
Continue Reading Israel-UN relations at historic low as secretary-general invokes rare diplomatic measure
By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s relations with the United Nations have sunk to a historic low after a spat…
Continue Reading OpenAI saga continues as UK considers antitrust probe into its Microsoft partnership
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The UK government is considering an antitrust probe of Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, saying the deal that…
Continue Reading Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, UK study suggests
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good as annual mammograms for certain…
Continue Reading Asian Development Bank approves a $200M loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Asian Development Bank says it approved $200-million concessional loan to…
Continue Reading Woman charged with attempted arson of Martin Luther King Jr. birthplace in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have arrested a woman who’s accused of trying to burn down the birth home of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in…
Continue Reading Greek soccer matches postponed after clashes leave police officer in critical condition
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — This weekend’s soccer matches in Greece have been postponed following serious clashes involving sports fans that left a…
Continue Reading Selena Gomez confirms she’s in a relationship with Benny Blanco
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Selena Gomez has confirmed she is dating record producer Benny Blanco. After an Instagram fan account posted an…
Continue Reading Crowds line Dublin streets for funeral procession of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people have lined the streets of Dublin to watch the funeral procession of The Pogues front man Shane MacGowan. Crowds…
Continue Reading Fears as West Africa battles worst diphtheria outbreak in recent times
By Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — In Nigeria’s northern state of Kano, doctors and health workers are grappling with one of the worst…
Continue Reading As ties warm, Turkey’s president says Greece may be able to benefit from a Turkish power plant
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is considering allowing neighboring Greece to benefit from a nuclear…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 8: Israel, Hunter Biden, Las Vegas shooting, Fruit recall, Meta
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A multi-threat storm will traverse through the eastern half of the US this weekend, unloading heavy rain and…
Continue Reading Russia launches cruise missile barrage on Ukraine after long pause
By Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia fired a barrage of cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine early Friday morning after a…
Continue Reading Putin will seek another presidential term in Russia, extending his rule of over two decades
The Associated Press Vladimir Putin has moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for another six years. Putin still commands…
Continue Reading 6-year-old New Jersey girl is one of the youngest new members of high IQ society
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Like many 6-year-olds, Declan Lopez wishes unicorns were real. She told CNN in an operatic voice she aspires to be…
Continue Reading Japan’s leader grilled in parliament over widening fundraising scandal, link to Unification Church
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and several key Cabinet ministers have been grilled by…
Continue Reading ‘They saved my family’: father recounts miracles after his family was hit by a car
By Debbie Worthen Click here for updates on this story LAYTON, Utah (KSL) — The husband and father of a family hit by a…
Continue Reading Nintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats to workers and customers
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo has canceled an upcoming video game event and postponed several others because of…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s presidential candidates will hold a televised debate as the race heats up
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The three candidates running in Taiwan’s presidential election will hold a…
Continue Reading The UK says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to explain why Britain has paid Rwanda 240 million…
Continue Reading Dutch police arrest a Syrian accused of sexual violence and other crimes in Syria’s civil war
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Syrian refugee has been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of crimes against…
Continue Reading Judge rules against Prince Harry in early stage of libel case against Daily Mail publisher
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has lost a preliminary round in his libel case against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid for a story that said he…
Continue Reading Nvidia CEO suggests Malaysia could be AI ‘manufacturing’ hub as Southeast Asia expands data centers
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The CEO of chipmaker Nvidia views Malaysia as a potential hub for artificial intelligence “manufacturing.” Jensen…
Continue Reading South Korea’s defense chief vows retaliatory strikes on ‘heart and head’ of North Korea if provoked
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s defense minister has vowed massive retaliatory missile strikes on…
Continue Reading German rail workers begin 24-hour strike as pay talks stall
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing Germany’s train drivers began a 24-hour strike Thursday night, causing widespread rail cancellations and…
Continue Reading Six Palestinians are killed in the Israeli military’s latest West Bank raid, health officials say
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces stormed into a refugee camp in the occupied West…
Continue Reading Six French teens await a verdict over their alleged roles in Islamic extremist killing of a teacher
PARIS (AP) — A French juvenile court is handing down a verdict for six teenagers accused of involvement in the killing of teacher Samuel Paty. He…
Continue Reading Macron visits Notre Dame, marking 1-year countdown to reopening after the 2019 fire
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral, marking the one-year…
Continue Reading Born without legs, Zion Clark is now a wrestler, MMA fighter and Olympic hopeful
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — “You don’t need legs to leave your footprint on this planet” is a motto by which Zion Clark lives his life.…
Continue Reading Biden heads to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2B for 10 major rail projects around the country
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major…
Continue Reading How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it’s key to saving lives, experts say
By SIBI ARASU The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As United Nations climate talks enter their second week, negotiators who are…
Continue Reading Good Samaritans saved Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home in Atlanta from being burned to the ground, officials say
By Dave Alsup and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Good Samaritans helped thwart a woman’s attempt to set a fire at the birth home of Dr. Martin…
Continue Reading Palestinians crowd into ever-shrinking areas in Gaza as Israel’s war against Hamas enters 3rd month
By NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and ELENA BECATOROS The Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s…
Continue Reading A rocket attack targets the US embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties
BY QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. and Iraqi officials say a rocket attack at the sprawling U.S. embassy in Baghdad has…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of a key US jobs report
By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday ahead of a U.S. government jobs report, after Wall…
Continue Reading Post-summit news conferences highlight the divide between China and the EU
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — From trade to human rights, the leaders of China and the European Union differed on a wide range…
Continue Reading Taiwan official: Chinese leaders met to hash out interference plans targeting island’s presidential election
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Beijing has ramped up its push to interfere in next month’s Taiwan presidential election, with a…
Continue Reading Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish.…
Continue Reading ‘Target list,’ ammo and conspiracy theories: Authorities reveal details on gunman who killed 3 UNLV faculty members
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine, Jay Croft and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The 67-year-old career college professor who fatally shot three…
Continue Reading Abandon Ukraine and all of Eastern Europe is under threat, exiled Belarusian opposition leader warns US
CNN By Tess Conciatori (CNN) — The exiled leader of Belarus’ democratic opposition is warning the United States that abandoning Ukraine in…
Continue Reading Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to prisoner swap and to work towards peace deal
By Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to a prisoner exchange, and to work towards normalizing ties and a peace…
Continue Reading Australia swelters under extreme heat as rare early cyclone barrels toward northern coast
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A tropical cyclone has rapidly intensified off the northern coast of Australia as millions across the country endure…
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3 things to know this morning – December 8, 2023
Here’s what you should know to start your…
Continue Reading 3 Alabama officers are fired and 1 is suspended after fatal shooting of a man during vehicle repossession
By Aya Elamroussi and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Three officers in Alabama were fired and another was suspended without pay in connection to…
Continue Reading Bloodshed, fear, hunger, desperation: Palestinians try to survive war’s new chapter in southern Gaza
By ISABEL DEBRE, SAMY MAGDY and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The roads are so ravaged that the dead and wounded arrive by…
Continue Reading A Chinese military surveillance balloon is spotted in Taiwan Strait, island’s Defense Ministry says
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a Chinese military surveillance balloon has been spotted in the Taiwan Strait, along…
Continue Reading Italy quits Belt and Road plan as Europe rethinks China relations
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Italy, the only G7 country to join China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative, will leave the global…
Continue Reading What is Bodhi Day? And when do Buddhists celebrate it?
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi Day. Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates…
Continue Reading High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times in the law library at a federal prison in…
Continue Reading UNLV gunman was unemployed professor who had 150 rounds of ammunition and a target list, police say
By RIO YAMAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a gunman who killed three faculty members at the University of Nevada, Las…
Continue Reading Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don’t like it
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates don’t like…
Continue Reading Houston has a population that’s young. Its next mayor, set to be elected in a runoff, won’t be
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Voters in Houston will elect the oldest big-city mayor in the U.S. this weekend when they choose…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s youth clean up trash from waterways, but more permanent solutions are still elusive
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Young people have been at the forefront of environmental and climate change movements in…
Continue Reading Attention all Barbz: Nicki Minaj has released ‘Pink Friday 2,’ 13 years after the original
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicki Minaj’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Pink Friday 2,” is here. Out…
Continue Reading Free toy store in Nashville gives families the dignity of choice while shopping for holiday gifts
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley,…
Continue Reading Is the US economy on track for a ‘soft landing’? Friday’s jobs report may offer clues
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Can the U.S. economy achieve a much-hyped “soft landing”? Friday’s jobs report…
Continue Reading Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S.…
Continue Reading Michigan school shooting victims to speak as teen faces possible life sentence
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A court hearing in suburban Detroit is likely to be tense and emotional as a judge hears from…
Continue Reading Drought vs deluge: Florida’s unusual rainfall totals either too little or too much on each coast
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with…
Continue Reading After day of rest at climate summit, COP28 negotiators turn back to fossil fuels
By SETH BORENSTEIN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations climate conference is opening its final…
Continue Reading A Texas judge ruled a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy
CNN By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking…
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Victor community remembers Kali Randall and Zeke Best
The Victor community gathered Thursday to honor the lives of Kali Randall and Keke Best. The two lives taken far too soon, but in that short amount…
Continue Reading Saudi Royal Air Force F-15SA fighter jet crashes, killing 2 crew members aboard
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi Royal Air Force F-15SA fighter jet has crashed, killing its two crew members on board. The state-run…
Continue Reading Adele praises influential women after being honored at THR’s Women in Entertainment gala
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Adele paid homage to the many women — including her mother,…
Continue Reading ‘Target list,’ ammo and conspiracy theories: Authorities reveal details on UNLV gunman who killed 3 faculty members
CNN, KVVU, KTNV, KSNV By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — The 67-year-old career college professor who fatally shot…
Continue Reading Images from Gaza show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to underwear
CNN By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Images from Gaza circulating on social media Thursday showed a mass detention by the Israeli…
Continue Reading Investment banks to put $10 billion into projects aimed at interconnecting South America
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Four investment banks have announced during a meeting of leaders of trade bloc Mercosur they…
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