It’s Election Day. Here is what you need to know
By The Associated Press Though its an off-year general election, races across the country will have far-reaching implications for 2024 and beyond.…
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Why some children don't participate in extracurriculars and how to close the access gap
HeyTutor leveraged Census Bureau data to examine participation rates in extracurricular activities among children between the ages of 6 and…
Continue Reading BU finds Ibram X. Kendi’s antiracist research center managed funds properly, despite turmoil
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling…
Continue Reading Hootie and the Blowfish are heading out on tour
Hootie & the Blowfish fans mark your calendars: the feel-good pop rock band is hitting the road next year with the “Summer Camp with Trucks…
Continue Reading Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An exiled Belarus activist has presented a second dossier of evidence to the…
Continue Reading Former students get lunch with their favorite teacher, 91-year-old Ms. Don
By Adam Klepp Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — One group of students from John Spring…
Continue Reading Euclid telescope’s first images reveal new cosmic details
The first images captured by a powerful space telescope designed to create the most detailed 3D map of the “dark side” of the universe have been…
Continue Reading Walmart is making noticeable changes in every store for morning shoppers. Here’s why
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart announced Tuesday that it is making changes to create a calmer shopping experience, at least…
Continue Reading ‘Tiger King’ star pleads guilty to trafficking endangered species
By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, who appeared in the 2020 Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says
By Adam Pourahmadi, Niamh Kennedy, Jomana Karadsheh and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi…
Continue Reading Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with ‘The Marvels’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Director Nia DaCosta is the first Black woman to helm a Marvel movie. She’s also, at age 33, the…
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Big rainbow trout stocked in several southeast Idaho fisheries
The donated fish range in size from four to nine…
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Fishing dock to be replaced at Kid’s Creek Pond
Area remains open, but users asked to respect temporary closure near…
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Christopher Tapp, who spent 20 years behind bars for wrongful conviction, dies
Christopher Tapp, a local man who spent more than 20 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction, is…
Continue Reading Brazilian police search Portugal’s Consulate in Rio de Janeiro for a corruption investigation
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian federal police have conducted searches at five locations, including the Portuguese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, as…
Continue Reading Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been…
Continue Reading A 31-year-old nurse was found dead in a car at Boston’s airport. Her family wants to know why
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A little over a week ago, Margaret “Maggie” Mbitu was finishing her shift as a nurse in suburban Boston and…
Continue Reading The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa…
Continue Reading Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group says military operations don’t allow the release of Luis Diaz’s kidnapped father
Fernando Ramos and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The National Liberation Army – the Colombian guerrilla group known by its acronym ELN – said…
Continue Reading US credit card balances see largest yearly leap on record
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The resilient consumer has kept the US economic engine running, but it’s coming at a big cost:…
Continue Reading Kyle Richards breaks down discussing separation at BravoCon
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kyle Richards grew visibly upset over her separation from her husband Mauricio Umansky while on a panel at…
Continue Reading Zac Efron’s ‘Iron Claw’ transformation continues to impress
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Zac Efron’s transformation for new wrestling film “The Iron Claw” turned heads in a 2022 set photo, and…
Continue Reading R.E.M. celebrates ‘a very radical departure’ 25 years ago with their album ‘Up’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, an R.E.M. album arrived that didn’t sound like a typical R.E.M.…
Continue Reading Greenland’s northern glaciers are in trouble, threatening ‘dramatic’ sea level rise, study shows
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — At the top of the world, northern Greenland’s huge glaciers — long thought to be relatively stable — are…
Continue Reading Drugs aren’t required to be tested in people who are obese. Here’s why that’s a problem
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the medications many take are rarely tested in bigger…
Continue Reading What the Biden campaign is watching for this Election Day
By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his team at the White House are closely watching Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading At least 7 civilians killed and 20 others wounded after a minibus exploded in the Afghan capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, killing at least seven civilians and…
Continue Reading Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers violates international law
By COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Migration experts and activists are planning an agreement between Italy and…
Continue Reading Voters in Pennsylvania to elect Philadelphia mayor, Allegheny County executive
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Voters on both ends of Pennsylvania are heading to the polls to decide who will lead the most…
Continue Reading Voters are heading to polling places in the Maine city where 18 were killed
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Shootings in which 18 people were killed are on the minds of voters heading to the polls in…
Continue Reading Massive World War II-era blimp hangar burns in Southern California
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Fire is raging in a historic World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern…
Continue Reading Heart-shaped pills laced with fentanyl seized in $8 million drug bust, authorities say
By Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Three men were arrested and authorities seized over 220 pounds of controlled substances in a…
Continue Reading Miami got too expensive so she moved to Colombia
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She’d been living in Miami for around three decades and had built a life that she loved. But Julie…
Continue Reading Zelensky says safety rules ‘violated’ in Ukrainian military ceremony hit by deadly Russian strike
By Christian Edwards, Daria Tarasova, Maria Kostenko and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said safety rules…
Continue Reading Military-ruled Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — State media in Myanmar says the military-run Southeast Asian nation is holding its first joint naval…
Continue Reading Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member set to win council seat as New York votes in local elections
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam is poised to win a seat Tuesday on the New York City…
Continue Reading ‘Friends’ guest star says Matthew Perry stopped a Chandler cheating storyline
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of memories are being shared in the wake of the death of Matthew Perry. The “Friends” actor died…
Continue Reading Portuguese prime minister resigns after being caught up in corruption probe
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe. Costa…
Continue Reading Former Meta engineering leader to testify before Congress on Instagram’s harms to teens
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and…
Continue Reading US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate tensions…
Continue Reading Super fog blankets New Orleans again, as damp fires and smoke close interstate after deadly crash
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police say dense smoke reminiscent of last month’s so-called “super fog” that rolled into Louisiana has led to a deadly…
Continue Reading A top aide to the commander of Ukraine’s military is killed by a grenade given as a birthday gift
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official says a top aide to the commander of the…
Continue Reading Cyprus has a plan for a humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza and will present it to EU leaders
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cypriot president will expand it detail his government’s initiative for the establishment of a…
Continue Reading Live grenade in birthday gift kills aide to Ukraine’s military chief
By Rob Picheta, Maria Kostenko, Gul Tuysuz, Victoria Butenko, and Kostyantyn Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — An aide to the commander-in-chief…
Continue Reading Need some fall comfort foods? Flavorful twists on 2 classics, apples and bread
By KIM COOK Associated Press The smells of warm apple pie or fresh baked bread are one of the pleasures of fall. Especially in today’s…
Continue Reading Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists on Tuesday unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space…
Continue Reading Prince William’s 2023 Earthshot Prize winners announced
By Oscar Holland, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Singapore (CNN) — An agritech startup that helps female farmers in India to cut…
Continue Reading The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force’s vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more…
Continue Reading Jewish man dies from head injury following ‘interaction’ with pro-Palestinian demonstrator in California, authorities say
KCAL, KCBS, WITNESS VIDEO, UNSOURCED PHOTO, CNN By Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 5 ways to get kids excited about investing
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet If you’ve sat your kids down to discuss Roth IRAs and compound interest, you might have been going about things the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 7: Trump trial, Israel, Presidential debate, Actors strike, Ukraine
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several banks in the US are trying to resolve a processing issue that caused direct deposit delays. Since…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 7: Trump trial, Israel, Presidential debate, Actors strike, Ukraine
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several banks in the US are trying to resolve a processing issue that caused direct deposit delays. Since last…
Continue Reading German federal court denies 2 seriously ill men direct access to lethal drug dose
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court has denied two seriously ill men direct access to a lethal dose of a drug, arguing that the country’s…
Continue Reading Japanese scientists want to send a wooden satellite into space
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Aluminum rockets and steel skyscrapers; slick high-speed shuttles and glassy facades: that’s how “the…
Continue Reading UBS reports pre-tax loss in 3Q but says benefits of Credit Suisse merger gather steam
GENEVA (AP) — UBS has reported a $255 million pre-tax loss, shed some 4,000 jobs globally, cut costs faster than expected, and reaped billions in…
Continue Reading Virginia voters will decide legislature’s political control, with abortion rights hotly contested
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s legislative campaign cycle is coming to a close as a nation closely watches the…
Continue Reading Irish chef unseats Nigeria’s Hilda Baci as record-holder for longest cooking marathon
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Lagos (CNN) — Irish chef Alan Fisher has unseated Nigeria’s Hilda Effiong Bassey to take the…
Continue Reading He was laid off by Elon Musk. Within hours, he had a plan to outdo Twitter
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Just over a year ago, Alphonzo Terrell received an email letting him know he’d been laid off from…
Continue Reading Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain’s acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Three people have been arrested in a protest against negotiations between Spain’s…
Continue Reading Jewish man dies from head injury following ‘interaction’ with pro-Palestinian demonstrator in California, authorities say
By Dakin Andone, Cindy Vo Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after suffering a head injury Sunday following…
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3 things to know this morning – November 7, 2023
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Continue Reading He thought his daughter was killed by Hamas. Now he says she may be held hostage
CNN By Ed Lavandera, Sarah Boxer and Rhea Mogul, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Mourning his 8-year-old daughter believed killed in Hamas’ October 7…
Continue Reading He thought his daughter was killed by Hamas. Now he says she may be held hostage
By Ed Lavandera, Sarah Boxer and Rhea Mogul, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Mourning his 8-year-old daughter believed killed in Hamas’ October 7…
Continue Reading Lebanese woman and her 3 granddaughters killed in Israeli strike laid to rest
By BASSAM HATOUM Associated Press BLIDA, Lebanon (AP) — A Lebanese woman and her three granddaughters were laid to rest in their hometown in…
Continue Reading DeSantis argues Iowa governor’s support may help him stop Trump — and labels his rivals as spoilers
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ senior advisers are outlining a…
Continue Reading The IRS plan to let taxpayers digitally submit documents is ahead of schedule, Janet Yellen says
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers will be able to digitally submit all sorts of tax documents and other communications…
Continue Reading Supreme Court revisits the scope of the right to bear arms in the wake of latest mass shooting
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — It was only a year ago that the Supreme Court issued a landmark Second Amendment opinion that expanded gun…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden special counsel testifying behind closed doors before House Judiciary Committee
By Annie Grayer, CNN David Weiss, the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden federal criminal investigation, told the House Judiciary Committee…
Continue Reading These charts show the scale of loss in the Israel-Hamas war
By Rachel Wilson, Rosa de Acosta, Alex Leeds Matthews and Alex Newman, CNN (CNN) — It is a month since Hamas launched its unexpected and brutal…
Continue Reading What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the cases against police and paramedics
By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter,…
Continue Reading Kenya declares a surprise public holiday for a national campaign to plant 15 billion trees
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government says Nov. 13 will be a public holiday to allow citizens time to…
Continue Reading An Arizona golf course is under attack from a squadron of pig-like creatures
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Growling, clacking teeth, the rumble of hooves – as night falls at one of the United States’ most scenic golf…
Continue Reading Former California dive boat captain convicted of misconduct in 2019 fire that killed 34
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A former dive boat captain has been convicted of neglect of a ship officer – also known as “seaman’s…
Continue Reading Media watchdog asks Pakistan not to deport 200 Afghan journalists in undocumented migrant crackdown
By MUNIR AHMED and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international media watchdog is urging Pakistan not to deport more than 200…
Continue Reading Masks are back, construction banned and schools shut as toxic air engulfs New Delhi
By SHONAL GANGULY and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Masks are back on the New Delhi streets as residents grapple with the annual…
Continue Reading Russia finalizes pullout from Cold War-era treaty and blames US and its allies for treaty’s collapse
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has finalized its pullout from a key Cold War-era security deal, more than eight years after announcing the intention to do…
Continue Reading Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government’s King’s Speech
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher…
Continue Reading A second former player sues Chicago Blackhawks accusing former coach of sexual assault
By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A second former player has sued the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, accusing the team of…
Continue Reading New measures to curb migration to Germany agreed by Chancellor Scholz and state governors
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new, stricter measures in an effort to curb the large number…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is reporting an 18% rise in its net profit for the first fiscal half, as sales were…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war crowds crisis-heavy global agenda as Blinken, G7 foreign ministers meet in Japan
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TOKYO (AP) — Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is shifting…
Continue Reading The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for tour marking 50 years since its historic 1973 visit
BEIJING (AP) — The Philadelphia Orchestra has returned to Beijing for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the…
Continue Reading A month into war, Netanyahu says Israel will have an ‘overall security’ role in Gaza indefinitely
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will have…
Continue Reading Gaza becoming a ‘graveyard for children,’ UN chief warns as calls for ceasefire intensify
By Richard Roth, Hamdi Alkhshali, Pierre Meilhan and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Gaza is “becoming a graveyard for children,” the United…
Continue Reading Washington State opens with 84-59 win over Idaho in Battle of the Palouse
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Andrej Jakimovski scored 21 points to lead Washington State to an 84-59 victory over Idaho in a season opener on Monday…
Continue Reading Australia’s Albanese calls for free and unimpeded trade with China on his visit to Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower as Australia’s central bank raises its key rate
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares mostly fell in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed close on Wall Street, where wild recent…
Continue Reading Renowned Canadian poet Rupi Kaur declines White House invitation to Diwali event, citing US support of Israel as bombardment of Gaza continues
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Renowned Canadian poet Rupi Kaur said she is declining an invitation from the White…
Continue Reading How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being…
Continue Reading Chinese imports rise in October while exports fall for 6th straight month
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported that its imports rose in October while exports fell for a sixth straight month compared with a year earlier.…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania voters weigh abortion rights in open state Supreme Court seat
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will make a decision with implications for the future of voting and…
Continue Reading Ex-gang leader to get date for murder trial stemming from 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996…
Continue Reading Special counsel in Hunter Biden case to testify before lawmakers in ‘unprecedented step’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to…
Continue Reading Maine voters to decide fate of electric utilities, tribal obligations in off-year election
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters face a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election…
Continue Reading Five years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
By ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Paradise is still recovering five years after a wildfire destroyed most…
Continue Reading US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire lead crowded field in Houston mayor’s race
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Voters in Houston are heading to the polls to elect a new mayor to lead the nation’s…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court takes up a case that again tests the limits of gun rights
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing its first case about guns since last year’s decision that called…
Continue Reading Civilians fleeing northern Gaza’s combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanks
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — What was once Gaza’s busiest…
Continue Reading One of Virginia’s key election battlegrounds involves a candidate who endured sex scandal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As Democrats seek to gain control of the Virginia House of Delegates in Tuesday’s election, a key race hinges on a…
Continue Reading Ohio is the lone state deciding an abortion-rights question Tuesday, providing hints for 2024 races
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio becomes the latest flashpoint on Tuesday in the nation’s ongoing battle over…
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