Looking into the eyes of an orphan in Gaza
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Scott McWhinnie and Rachel Clarke, CNN Rafah, Gaza (CNN) — 20-month-old Amir Taha lies silently on the bed –…
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Senegal’s opposition leader could run for president after a court overturns a ruling barring his bid
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On Thursday, a court ordered Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated…
Continue Reading U.S. Coast Guard and cruise line save 12 passengers after boat sinks near Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a boat carrying 12 passengers sank north of the Dominican Republic during inclement weather,…
Continue Reading Missile fired from rebel-controlled Yemen misses a container ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen missed a container…
Continue Reading Austrian court acquits Blackwater founder and 4 others over export of modified crop-spraying planes
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian court has acquitted five people, including the founder of the Blackwater security firm, who were accused of exporting two…
Continue Reading 13-year-old charged after allegedly planning a mass shooting at an Ohio synagogue in September, according to court docs
By Rob Frehse, Kelly McCleary and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old boy in Ohio is facing criminal charges after allegedly crafting…
Continue Reading Lawmaker’s suspension means a possible special election and more trouble for U.K. Conservatives
LONDON (AP) — A political standards watchdog says a U.K. Conservative lawmaker who offered to lobby on behalf of gambling interests should be…
Continue Reading UK spy agency GCHQ reveals its Christmas challenge for children. Can you solve it?
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — What do secret codes and kids have to do with Christmas? GCHQ, the UK’s largest intelligence agency, has…
Continue Reading ‘American Fiction’ probes the price of Black success in a White-dominated media culture
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A low-key movie with a pointed message, “American Fiction” offers an amusing look at a serious subject…
Continue Reading 5 Things to know for Dec. 14: Israel, Impeachment inquiry, US troops, Tesla recall, Diversity initiatives
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If you need a break from it all, it may be time to disconnect from your devices and reconnect with nature. US…
Continue Reading 5 Things to know for Dec. 14: Israel, Impeachment inquiry, US troops, Tesla recall, Diversity initiatives
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If you need a break from it all, it may be time to disconnect from your devices and reconnect with nature.…
Continue Reading An investigation opens into the death of a French actress who accused Depardieu of sexual misconduct
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says an investigation has been opened following the death of a French actress who was among those…
Continue Reading Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner have doubts
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official has praised an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of…
Continue Reading Albanian opposition disrupts parliament as migration deal with Italy taken off the agenda
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the opening of a new session of Parliament,…
Continue Reading Illinois NAACP conference president under fire for video saying migrants are ‘like savages’
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Continue Reading 2023: The year we played with artificial intelligence — and weren’t sure what to do about it
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 — it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for…
Continue Reading Meta’s Threads is now available in the EU
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Threads on Thursday became available to users in the European Union, dealing yet another likely blow to X…
Continue Reading Father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old girl found dead in UK home deny murder charges
LONDON (AP) — The father, stepmother and uncle of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her U.K. home have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Sara…
Continue Reading Ireland’s prime minister urges EU leaders to call for Gaza cease-fire at their summit
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar says the European Union is losing its credibility…
Continue Reading WSJ reporter Gershkovich to remain in detention until end of January after court rejects his appeal
MOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia on espionage charges, lost an appeal on Thursday to be released…
Continue Reading Pope, once a victim of AI-generated imagery, calls for treaty to regulate artificial intelligence
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed…
Continue Reading Turkish minister says Somalia president’s son will return to face trial over fatal highway crash
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says the son of the president of Somalia will return to Turkey in the coming days to face…
Continue Reading Barbie director Greta Gerwig heads jury of 2024 Cannes Festival, 1st American woman director in job
PARIS (AP) — Greta Gerwig, actor, writer and film director, notably for the blockbuster “Barbie,” will preside over the jury of the 77th Cannes…
Continue Reading War crimes court upholds the conviction of a former Kosovo Liberation Army commander
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at a special Kosovo court have upheld the convictions of a former…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen says the Trump administration’s China policies left the US more vulnerable
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says former President Donald Trump’s economic policies…
Continue Reading Danish police arrest several people suspected of planning terror attacks
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Several arrests have been in Denmark with police saying they carried out the operation “on suspicion of preparation…
Continue Reading How are Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea affecting global trade?
By COURTNEY BONNELL and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on ships passing through…
Continue Reading In India, AI-enabled cameras are sending out tiger alerts in real time
By Rebecca Cairns CNN; Video by Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — Silently padding through the jungle, the tiger slinks between tree trunks and…
Continue Reading South Korean Olympic chief defends move to send athletes to train at military camp
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic chief has defended a decision to send hundreds of athletes to…
Continue Reading Israel vows to fight on in Gaza despite deadly ambush and rising international pressure
By NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until it crushes Hamas…
Continue Reading Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N. report says Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence. Before the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after the Dow hits a record high, US dollar falls
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a powerful rally across Wall Street sent…
Continue Reading China’s economy is forecast to slow sharply in 2024, the World Bank says, calling recovery ‘fragile’
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Continue Reading Woman accuses Boston fertility doctor of secretly inseminating her with his own sperm in lawsuit spurred by DNA kit discovery
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 years after a couple sought the help of a Boston, Massachusetts, fertility specialist, their…
Continue Reading European Union is sorely tested to keep its promises to Ukraine intact
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are struggling to keep their two most elementary promises to Ukraine at war…
Continue Reading A leader of Taiwan’s Nationalist Party visits China as the island’s presidential election looms
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party is visiting rival China…
Continue Reading University of Arizona boosting security after ‘attempted abduction’ of a female student and two other incidents, police say
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The University of Arizona is ramping up security as police search for a suspect in a series of incidents involving…
Continue Reading University of Arizona boosting security after ‘attempted abduction’ of a female student and two other incidents, police say
KGUN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The University of Arizona is ramping up security as police search for a suspect in a series of incidents…
Continue Reading Putin is taking questions from ordinary Russians along with journalists as his reelection bid begins
By HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his end-of-year news conference Thursday — and this year,…
Continue Reading Japan, UK and Italy formally establish a joint body to develop a new advanced fighter jet
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy have signed an agreement to establish a joint…
Continue Reading Israel cancels Mossad chief’s Qatar trip to restart hostage talks
By Alex Marquardt, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Israel has canceled a planned trip to Qatar by the head of its foreign intelligence service to…
Continue Reading Dismayed by Moscow’s war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Siberian Battalion is unique in many ways. It’s soldiers are Russians who…
Continue Reading With inflation down, people are talking rate cuts. The European Central Bank may say not so fast
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The inflation plaguing European shoppers has fallen faster than expected. The economy…
Continue Reading Bank of England is set to hold interest rates at a 15-year high despite worries about the economy
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is set to join its peers in the U.S. and Europe in keeping borrowing rates…
Continue Reading Australia cricketer Khawaja wears a black armband after a ban on his ‘all lives are equal’ shoes
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia batter Usman Khawaja has worn a black armband because he wasn’t allowed to wear shoes branded with a “all…
Continue Reading Progressive Thai lawmaker sentenced to six years for insulting the monarchy
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A progressive Thai lawmaker was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday on charges of insulting the monarchy and…
Continue Reading ‘I was going to die in prison’: 2 men wrongfully convicted of murder as teens are exonerated in separate Los Angeles cases
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Two men wrongfully convicted in separate murder cases in California have been exonerated…
Continue Reading Amazon rift: Five things to know about the dispute between an Indigenous chief and Belgian filmmaker
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The renowned chief from the Amazon rainforest and the Belgian filmmaker appeared to be…
Continue Reading Trevor Noah will host the 2024 Grammy Awards for the fourth year in a row
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the age-old adage goes, don’t mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren’t,…
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US judge to weigh cattle industry request to halt Colorado wolf reintroduction
A federal judge is set to consider on Thursday a request by Colorado’s cattle industry to block the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to the…
Continue Reading University of Wisconsin System board approves deal for $800 million in state funding that cuts back diversity initiatives
By Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has voted 11 to 6 for a deal with GOP…
Continue Reading The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. James Comer, who is leading the House Republicans’ impeachment investigation of Joe…
Continue Reading The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rep. James Comer, who is leading the House Republicans’ impeachment…
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Continue Reading Earliest version of Mickey Mouse set to become public domain in 2024, along with Minnie, Tigger
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By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was considered to be among the world’s most productive partnerships between an…
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela are scheduled to meet face-to-face as regional partners urgently seek to defuse a…
Continue Reading Takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Vivek Ramaswamy
By Eric Bradner, Arit John and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told a crowd of Iowa voters in a…
Continue Reading Colombian congressional panel sets probe into president over alleged campaign finance misdeeds
BOGOTA.Colombia (AP) — A Colombian congressional committee has ordered a preliminary investigation into President Gustavo Petro over allegations of…
Continue Reading Stanford, UCLA among growing list of colleges facing federal discrimination probe
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Stanford University; the University of California, Los Angeles; and Rutgers University have been added to a…
Continue Reading Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says
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Continue Reading 2 Los Angeles County men exonerated after spending decades in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit have been exonerated and…
Continue Reading Former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison to be retried in Breonna Taylor case
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Metro Police Department detective federally charged in connection with…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds
By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with…
Continue Reading Right groups say Greece has failed to properly investigate claims it mishandled migrant tragedy
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two leading international human rights groups are accusing Greek authorities of failing…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old in Mississippi who was arrested for urinating in public gets probation and a book report assignment
By Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Mississippi boy who was arrested for urinating in a parking lot has been placed on probation and…
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Senate has approved the appointment of Justice Minister Flávio Dino to take a…
Continue Reading Mother wrongly jailed for 20 years over the death of her four children has convictions quashed
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian mother who spent two decades in prison after she was wrongly found guilty of…
Continue Reading Warriors star Draymond Green suspended indefinitely by NBA
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA on…
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By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man who was…
Continue Reading Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man who was…
Continue Reading Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won’t return to his class anytime soon
By JUAN A. LOZANO and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas high school Black student who has been disciplined and kept away…
Continue Reading Illinois NAACP conference president suspended after comments on video saying migrants are ‘like savages’
By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP has been suspended, according to the…
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Rexburg forum discusses Open Primary Initiative, allows people to hear both sides of the arguments
The Rexburg area chamber of commerce hosted an open forum on the continuing debate on the Open Primary Initiative and Ranked Choice voting. The forum…
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Mass layoff prompts Department of Labor to act
Intermountain Packing in Idaho Falls laid off more than 100 employees…
Continue Reading Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes the biggest pay bump for troops in…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania is in its Taylor Swift era, her home state decides
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — She’s Time magazine’s person of the year. She’s the…
Continue Reading Australian court overturns woman’s 2-decade-old convictions in deaths of her 4 children
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian appeals court has overturned all convictions against a woman 20 years after a jury found her guilty of killing her four…
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Police release footage of shooting in car dealership’s lot
Idaho Falls Police released footage and more details of what happened when a suspect shot toward police outside a hotel on Pancheri…
Continue Reading Texas woman who fled to Cambodia ahead of trial found guilty of murder in stabbing of Seattle woman
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who cut off her ankle monitor and fled the country while awaiting trial last year has been found guilty of murder in…
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Criminologist says “20% of law enforcement calls are mental health related”
The case of Jeremy Best, the Victor man accused murdering his pregnant wife and kidnapping his 10-month old child, has sparked animated…
Continue Reading Former NFL punter Matt Araiza will be dropped from a civil lawsuit alleging rape, attorneys say
By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL punter Matt Araiza will be dropped from a civil lawsuit accusing him and others of…
Continue Reading Off-duty police officer indicted in death of man he allegedly pushed at a shooting scene
MONACA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after prosecutors say he pushed…
Continue Reading Ohtani can opt out of Dodgers deal if execs Walter, Friedman lose roles with team, AP source says
By BETH HARRIS and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los…
Continue Reading Berkshire can’t use bribery allegations against Haslam in Pilot truck stop chain accounting dispute
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge says Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will not be allowed to use…
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2 new degrees approved at CEI
The Idaho State Board of Education Wednesday approved requests by the College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) and the College of Western Idaho (CWI) to begin…
Continue Reading Luke Combs helping a fan who almost owed him $250,000 for selling unauthorized merchandise
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Country singer Luke Combs is making amends to a disabled Florida woman who sells tumblers online after she was ordered to pay…
Continue Reading Dick Nunis, who helped expand Disney’s theme park ambitions around the globe, dies at age 91
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dick Nunis, who helped expand The Walt Disney Company’s in-person entertainment ambitions from a single theme park in…
Continue Reading Man arrested for setting fire to court papers inside New York courthouse hosting Trump civil trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested for setting fire to papers inside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s…
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IOGA holds annual conference in Idaho Falls for first time
The Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association is helping people prepare for the great…
Continue Reading Canadian man with criminal record killed at a gym in Mexican resort of Cancun
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say a Canadian man with a criminal record in his home country has been killed in a shooting at a mall in…
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Manhattan rents post first annual drop in over 2 years
By Anna Bahney, CNN (CNN) — There is no doubt rent is too high for many Americans, but thanks to a recent boom in the construction of apartment…
Continue Reading Aimed at safety, Atlantic City road narrowing accelerates fears of worse traffic in gambling resort
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Even with two lanes each way, the main road through Atlantic City can be choked with…
Continue Reading As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it
By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Oregon and Washington authorities say they are making the war on fentanyl a top…
Continue Reading Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that’s causing a bit of a communication breakdown between the 46-year-old probe and…
Continue Reading Interest rates are still high. These are the best places to park your cash
For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided not to raise (or lower) its key interest rate. Consequently, the Fed’s…
Continue Reading Somalia’s president says his son didn’t flee fatal accident in Turkey and should return to court
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Somalia’s president says his son didn’t flee Turkey after he was involved in a fatal…
Continue Reading A man was charged in the fatal stabbing of beloved Detroit synagogue president. The two didn’t know each other, police say
By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A Detroit man has been charged with murder in the October killing of Detroit synagogue…
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