Fireworks workshop explosion leaves at least 4 dead in Mexico’s central state of Puebla
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least four men are dead following the explosion of a fireworks workshop near Mexico’s Gulf coast. Authorities in the…
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Thanksgiving dinner will be less expensive this year. You can thank turkeys (and cooling inflation)
Going for seconds this Thanksgiving won’t be so painful – for your…
Continue Reading Target has a warning about the holidays
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target’s sales slumped last quarter and the retail giant is predicting a slow holiday shopping…
Continue Reading US retail sales fell in October for the first time in seven months
Americans cut their retail spending in October for the first time since March, with interest rates at a 22-year…
Continue Reading This key US inflation gauge fell last month by the most since 2020
US wholesale inflation cooled off in October, reversing a three-month trend that had seen the cost of energy push up prices, according to data…
Continue Reading The US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion last year. It predicted it would break even
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion in its just-completed fiscal year, delivering a blow to the…
Continue Reading Emboldened by success in other red states, effort launched to protect abortion rights in Nebraska
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A petition referendum effort is being launched to establish abortion rights in Nebraska,…
Continue Reading He sold luxury watches on Rodeo Drive. The FBI says he scammed customers out of $3 million
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Farrer’s lifestyle was as flashy as the luxury wristwatches he sold in Beverly Hills. His watch…
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2023 City of Chubbuck Christmas Lighting contest dates announced
If you have the most festive house on the block (or the most festive block in the city), the City of Chubbuck would like to…
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More than three million pounds of litter removed, nearly $25M in labor saved
Idaho’s roadsides are indebted to Idaho’s Centennial Celebration in 1990 and the “Idaho is Too Great to Litter” campaign that was rolled out…
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Empowering Parents grant application portal opens Nov. 16 for additional funding for families and students
Idaho parents will be able to apply for Empowering Parents grants beginning on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, starting at 8:00 a.m. Mountain…
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ICRS awards $19 million in grants to fund Idaho CTE
The Idaho Career Ready Students Council (ICRS) awarded more than $19 million in grants to fund Career Technical Education (CTE) programs in public…
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Judge denies Randy Larkin’s bond reduction request
Randy Larkin returned to court on Tuesday for a hearing.…
Continue Reading Billy Porter hits the dance floor on his fifth album with the goal of ‘trying to heal people’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Porter is strutting off in an entirely new sonic direction on his fifth album. The…
Continue Reading Governor eases lockdowns at Wisconsin prisons amid lawsuit, seeks to improve safety
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lockdowns at two of Wisconsin’s oldest and most understaffed prisons are being eased. The…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden calls for a Trump subpoena, saying political pressure was put on his criminal case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has asked a judge to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and…
Continue Reading Donald Trump files for a mistrial in the NY civil fraud case, saying judge is biased
By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump is asking for a mistrial in his civil fraud case alleging the judge who will decide the…
Continue Reading Matthew Perry’s ‘Friends’ costars reminiscence about late actor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry’s “Friends” co-stars are sharing more remembrances of the star in their first personal social media posts…
Continue Reading Murder trial in killing of rising pro cyclist Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson nears end. What has happened so far?
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a Texas woman charged in the May 2022 shooting death of rising…
Continue Reading EU moves closer to imposing a new set of sanctions on Russia for its war on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive has proposed to the member states a new package of sanctions targeting Russia. It seeks to tighten…
Continue Reading Video shows North Carolina officer repeatedly striking a pinned woman during her arrest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A video circulating on social media shows a North Carolina police officer striking a woman repeatedly during an arrest while…
Continue Reading Lebanon releases man suspected of killing Irish UN peacekeeper on bail
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB AND ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Security and judicial officials say Lebanon’s military tribunal has released a…
Continue Reading Judge denies Rep. Greene’s restitution request for $65,000 home security fence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s request to have an upstate New York man convicted of sending her…
Continue Reading Sweden appeals the acquittal of a Russian-born businessman who was accused of spying for Moscow
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s prosecution authority has appealed a ruling that acquitted a Russian-born Swedish businessman who had been accused of…
Continue Reading 8 juveniles face murder charges in ‘senseless’ attack on student that was captured on video, police say
By Melissa Alonso, Sarah Dewberry, Andy Rose and Kevin Flower, CNN (CNN) — Eight juveniles are facing murder charges in the “senseless”…
Continue Reading NATO to buy 6 more ‘eyes in the sky’ planes to update its surveillance capability
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has opted to buy six new E-7A Wedgetail surveillance planes built by U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing as it looks to update…
Continue Reading Albania proposes a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process asylum applications
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government has put forth a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to…
Continue Reading NTSB at scene of deadly Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students
ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a…
Continue Reading Union workers at General Motors appear to have voted down tentative contract deal with the company
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union appears to…
Continue Reading Édgar Barrera is the producer behind your favorite hits — and the Latin Grammys’ top nominee
By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Édgar Barrera is one of the most in-demand people in music. He’s worked with everyone…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — For years, the Houthi rebels controlling northern Yemen have chanted slogans at their mass rallies…
Continue Reading Magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattles parts of northern Illinois, USGS and police say
STANDARD, Ill. (AP) — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled parts of northern Illinois early Wednesday, awakening some residents and spurring reports…
Continue Reading Russian woman goes on trial in a cafe bombing that killed a prominent military blogger
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A woman went on trial Wednesday in the bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a prominent Russian military…
Continue Reading Ukraine says it now has a foothold on the eastern bank of Dnieper River near Kherson
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A top Ukraine official says its troops have established a foothold on the eastern bank of…
Continue Reading Suspected German anti-government extremist convicted of shooting at police
BERLIN (AP) — A suspected anti-government extremist has been convicted of attempted murder in Germany for firing at police who had come to search…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton’s new album is a detour from country music — could R&B be next?
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last year, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She didn’t…
Continue Reading Father of injured American teen in Gaza calls on Biden to do more to protect US citizens
By Mick Krever, Abeer Salman and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — “I’m an American citizen. And they shot me.” From a dark room in Gaza’s…
Continue Reading Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Department of Energy is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain — the minerals and…
Continue Reading EU turns to the rest of the world in hopes that hard-to-fill-jobs will finally find a match
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union proposes to make labor migration easier for specific jobs where the 27 nations…
Continue Reading FlyDubai resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured Kabul
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban welcomed the resumption of FlyDubai flights to Kabul…
Continue Reading Retail sales slip in October as consumers pull back after summer splurges
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on retail spending in October, ending six straight months of gains, though the decline was…
Continue Reading US producer prices slide 0.5% in October, biggest drop since 2020.
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell sharply last month as inflationary pressure continued to ease in…
Continue Reading Japanese actor-director Kitano says his new film explores homosexual relations in the samurai world
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese actor-director Takeshi Kitano says he wanted his new film “Kubi” to show the world of…
Continue Reading Ex-Philippine President Duterte summoned by prosecutor for allegedly threatening a lawmaker
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his crackdown on illegal drugs that left thousands of suspects…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say a fatal roller coaster accident in Sweden was caused by a support arm breaking
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Prosecutors say a fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a…
Continue Reading Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher faces sentencing for marijuana use while owning a gun
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom is set to be…
Continue Reading 3 key sources of tension between the US and China
Analysis by Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Leaders of the world’s top two economies will have plenty to discuss when they meet on…
Continue Reading Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their varied professional backgrounds
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced five nominees to federal judgeships, including the first…
Continue Reading France issues arrest warrants for Syrian president, 3 generals alleging involvement in war crimes
PARIS (AP) — French judicial authorities have issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher, and two…
Continue Reading Edmunds: How to make the most of falling used car prices
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Used-car shoppers won’t have it easy this year or next. Although used car prices have declined from their record levels…
Continue Reading Senegalese opposition leader Sonko sent back to prison after weeks in hospital during hunger strike
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese authorities say that opposition leader and presidential hopeful Ousmane Sonko is…
Continue Reading Polish truckers are in talks with Ukrainian counterparts as they protest unregulated activity
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish road transport authorities are holding talks with their Ukrainian counterparts over competition grievances that have…
Continue Reading Why Gaza’s largest hospital has become the ‘epicenter’ of Israel’s war on Hamas
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Jessie Yeung and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces launched a raid Wednesday on Gaza’s largest hospital,…
Continue Reading German publisher to stop selling Putin books by reporter who allegedly accepted money from Russians
BERLIN (AP) — A German publishing house said it would stop selling books about Russian President Vladimir Putin by an award-winning journalist…
Continue Reading Conservative Muslims in Indonesia protest Coldplay concert over the band’s LGBTQ+ support
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital, calling for the…
Continue Reading New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy announces run for US Senate seat in 2024
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has launched a bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S.…
Continue Reading Want to buy now, pay later this holiday season? Ask yourself these 5 questions first
By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet “Buy now, pay later” payment plans are a popular financing option, especially around the holiday season. But these…
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3 things to know this morning – November 15, 2023
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 15: DC march, Israel, Government shutdown, Ohio bus crash, Wall Street
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted a galaxy that closely resembles the Milky Way — and it’s changing…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 15: DC march, Israel, Government shutdown, Ohio bus crash, Wall Street
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted a galaxy that closely resembles the Milky Way — and it’s changing…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 15: DC march, Israel, Government shutdown, Ohio bus crash, Wall Street
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted a galaxy that closely resembles the Milky Way — and it’s changing scientists’…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg attends a London court hearing after police charged her with a public order offense
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived at a London court for a hearing over a public order offense after she was arrested last…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s opposition parties team up for January election
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s two main opposition parties, both of which have vowed to restart talks with China, are announcing a joint…
Continue Reading At the UN’s top court, Venezuela vows to press ahead with referendum on future of disputed region
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Venezuela’s vice president has vowed that her country will press ahead with a…
Continue Reading A man arrested over death of a hockey player whose neck was cut with skate blade is released on bail
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam…
Continue Reading Maria Tallchief, America’s first prima ballerina, continues to inspire new generations of Native American dancers
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — The Osage Ballet overlooks a creek in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian reservation. Before class,…
Continue Reading Taliban minister attends meeting in Pakistan despite tensions over expulsions of Afghans
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Cabinet minister from Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has attended a trade meeting in Pakistan despite tensions over the…
Continue Reading North Carolina police department defends actions of officer seen in video striking woman several times while attempting arrest
By Jamiel Lynch and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have initiated an internal affairs investigation after an…
Continue Reading North Carolina police department defends actions of officer seen in video striking woman several times while attempting arrest
WSOC, INSTAGRAM, @OUTSTANDINGANDREW, CMPD, CNN, Instagram/@outstandingandrew By Jamiel Lynch and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Police in…
Continue Reading Minibus taxi crashes head on with truck in Zimbabwe, leaving 22 dead
By FARAI MUTSAKA By Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Police in Zimbabwe say a minibus taxi crashed head on with a truck, killing 22 people.…
Continue Reading China’s state media take a new tone toward the US ahead of meeting between their leaders
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press Ahead of the highly anticipated meeting on Wednesday between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping,…
Continue Reading An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion surrendered to it
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An entire Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border has reportedly surrendered to an…
Continue Reading UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked by Supreme Court
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — The UK’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading European Commission lowers growth outlook and says economy has lost momentum during a difficult year
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission has lowered its growth forecast for this…
Continue Reading Germany’s highest court annuls a decision to repurpose COVID relief funding for climate measures
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has annulled a government decision to repurpose 60 billion euros ($65 billion) originally earmarked to…
Continue Reading Spain leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan in parliament ahead of vote to form new government
By JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will defend his controversial…
Continue Reading San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler dies at 63
By Kevin Dotson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — San Diego Padres owner and chairman Peter Seidler died Tuesday, the team said. He was 63. The…
Continue Reading Bus accident leaves at least 30 dead and dozens injured in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — At least 30 people have been killed and nearly two dozen injured when a passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and…
Continue Reading EU reaches deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union negotiators have reached a deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector across the…
Continue Reading US and China pledge to ramp up renewables in place of planet-warming fossil fuels ahead of Biden-Xi summit
By Nectar Gan and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The United States and China have agreed to resume a working group on climate cooperation and pledged…
Continue Reading Biden, Xi meeting is aimed at getting relationship back on better footing, but tough issues loom
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping head into their big meeting…
Continue Reading Florida woman is charged with plotting her former son-in-law’s death a week after her son is convicted of murder
By Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman was arrested and charged with murder and other offenses in the 2014 fatal shooting of her former…
Continue Reading Subrata Roy, ‘bad boy billionaire’ and chief of India’s Sahara Group, dies at 75
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Subrata Roy, the founder of Sahara, once one of India’s largest conglomerates, died on Tuesday, his company said…
Continue Reading UK inflation falls sharply to 4.6%, lowest level in 2 years
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply in October to its lowest level in two years largely because last year’s steep rise in…
Continue Reading China and the US pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit and UN meeting
BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue.…
Continue Reading To mark your child’s progress, look beyond their grades, report urges parents
By Athena Jones, CNN (CNN) — Shareeda Jones thought her daughter, Cristyonna, was doing well in third grade, getting mostly As and Bs at her…
Continue Reading NTSB head calls deaths on America’s roads a ‘public health crisis’ as Ohio high school mourns 6 killed in crash
By Ray Sanchez, Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — As an Ohio high school mourns three students, two parent chaperones and a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares get a lift from rally in US following encouraging inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares surged higher on Wednesday, cheered by a rally on Wall Street that was one of the…
Continue Reading ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease, but they struggle to address Myanmar
By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian defense ministers called for the fighting in Gaza to…
Continue Reading Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital early…
Continue Reading US to resume food aid deliveries across Ethiopia after halting program over massive corruption
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States Agency for International Development will restart food aid deliveries across Ethiopia in December,…
Continue Reading Britain’s highest court rules Wednesday on the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s highest court is set to rule on whether the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers…
Continue Reading Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the…
Continue Reading State-sponsored online spies likely to target Australian submarine program, spy agency says
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s digital spy agency says the nation’s cooperation with the United…
Continue Reading Elecciones en Argentina: ¿qué números necesitan Massa y Milei para ganar?
Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Este domingo Argentina conocerá quién será su nuevo presidente a partir del 10 de diciembre. El ministro de…
Continue Reading Neal scores 15 as Idaho downs NAIA-member Evergreen State 88-42
By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — EJ Neal scored 15 points as Idaho beat NAIA-member Evergreen State 88-42 on Tuesday. Neal added six…
Continue Reading New York’s high court to hear redistricting case, as Democrats angle to retake US House
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York’s highest court will hear arguments in a redistricting lawsuit that will shape congressional…
Continue Reading China’s economy shows sparks of life, despite persisting weakness in troubled real estate sector
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its economic growth showed more signs of rekindling in October as retail sales and factory output picked up even…
Continue Reading Many parents don’t know when kids are behind in school. Are report cards telling enough?
By ANNIE MA Associated Press Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe their child is performing at grade level despite standardized tests showing far…
Continue Reading Cuban private grocery stores thrive but only a few people can afford them
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Until recently, the space was the one-car garage of a private home in Cuba’s capital, Havana.…
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