Matthew Perry mourned by ‘Friends’ cast mates: ‘We are all so utterly devastated’
The stars of “Friends” say they are mourning the “unfathomable” death of Matthew Perry. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt…
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Connecticut police officer under criminal investigation for using stun gun on suspect 3 times
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Police in Connecticut have announced criminal and internal affairs investigations into an officer seen on video…
Continue Reading Spending passes $17M in Pennsylvania high court campaign as billionaires, unions and lawyers dig in
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Millions more dollars are flowing into Pennsylvania’s race for a state Supreme Court seat,…
Continue Reading Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that…
Continue Reading California’s Newsom plays hardball in China, collides with student during schoolyard basketball game
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent trip to China was highlighted by a surprise…
Continue Reading Webb telescope image captures ghostly glow of the Crab Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in…
Continue Reading An Alaska State Trooper fatally shoots a man seen brandishing a rifle outside motel, authorities say
TOK, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say an Alaska State Trooper fatally shot a man who was brandishing a rifle outside a motel in the community of Tok.…
Continue Reading Wife of Grammy winner killed by Nashville police sues city over ‘excessive, unreasonable force’
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The wife of a Grammy-winning sound engineer who was killed by police in January has filed…
Continue Reading Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil rights attorney says he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate…
Continue Reading Iran Hostage Crisis Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days.…
Continue Reading A 16-year-old is arrested in the fatal shooting of a Rocky Mountain College student-athlete
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A freshman football player at Rocky Mountain College was fatally shot over the weekend and police in Billings, Montana have…
Continue Reading Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas
By EDGAR H.CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti have set out on…
Continue Reading The Army said the Maine gunman ‘should not have a weapon’ months before the shooting rampage that left 18 dead
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Shimon Prokupecz and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — New details are emerging about the US Army reservist who authorities…
Continue Reading Mary Lou Retton says she’s ‘overwhelmed’ with love and support as she recovers from rare pneumonia
By The Associated Press American gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton says she is “overwhelmed with all the love and support” she has received and…
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Red Ribbon Week will be wrapped up in a bow on Monday
Red Ribbon week is almost over, the National Drug Awareness Week starts October 23rd and ends after Halloween. The goal is to help encourage teens…
Continue Reading A North Carolina woman and her dad enter pleas in the beating death of her Irish husband
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The wife of an Irish businessman and her father have entered pleas to voluntary manslaughter in her husband’s beating…
Continue Reading Alabama man charged with making threats against Georgia prosecutor, sheriff over Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man has been indicted on federal charges that he threatened violence against a Georgia prosecutor and sheriff related to…
Continue Reading Police investigating death of US ice hockey player from skate blade cut in English game
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — South Yorkshire Police are investigating the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a…
Continue Reading Kansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked the state…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot is being sent back to Peru after US trial and confession in Holloway killing
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Dutch citizen who recently admitted to killing U.S. student Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 is being sent back this week from…
Continue Reading Jurors picked for trial of man suspected of several killings in Delaware and Pennsylvania
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury has been picked for the trial of a suspected serial killer who calls himself…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump testimony delayed to Nov. 8, will follow dad Donald Trump on stand at civil fraud trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ivanka Trump’s testimony at her father’s New York civil fraud trial is being delayed until…
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Dow closes up more than 510 points to kick off a busy week for the US economy
Stocks surged Monday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve’s next meeting and a slate of economic and corporate news due this…
Continue Reading FDA warns 26 eye drop products, including from large store brands, could lead to eye infections and vision loss
Twenty-six over-the-counter eye drop products including those sold under store brands such as CVS, Target and Rite Aid, could lead to a serious eye…
Continue Reading Colombia veers to the right as President Petro’s allies lose by wide margins in regional elections
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro have been defeated by wide margins in…
Continue Reading Climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for…
Continue Reading Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis shredded Acapulco, Mexico, last week and tore apart the lives of hundreds…
Continue Reading Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms
By DANIEL POLITI and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Long lines have formed at gas stations throughout Argentina…
Continue Reading Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the…
Continue Reading Autoworkers are the latest to spotlight the power of US labor. What is the state of unions today?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — From auto production lines to Hollywood, the power of labor unions is back in the…
Continue Reading Doctors could revive bid to block Arizona ban on abortions performed due to genetic abnormality
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court is giving abortion rights advocates a chance to revive their bid to…
Continue Reading Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers
By SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups…
Continue Reading Judge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossing
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Border Patrol agents not to interfere with razor wire…
Continue Reading On Halloween, some states take extra safety measures to keep sex offenders away from kids
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In some cities and states, children and families can trick or treat on Halloween knowing that authorities have…
Continue Reading Heavily armed man with explosives found dead at Colorado amusement park prompting weekend search
DENVER (AP) — Authorities in Colorado say the body of a heavily armed man wearing body armor and tactical clothing was found with homemade…
Continue Reading Treasury set to borrow $776 billion next quarter, the most ever borrowed in the fourth quarter
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Treasury Department said it expects to borrow $776 billion in the final quarter of this…
Continue Reading Judge wants to know why men tied to Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot were moved to federal prisons
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge wants to know why two men convicted of secondary roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.…
Continue Reading An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,’ proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt’s Sinai
By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli government ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip’s…
Continue Reading Montenegro, an EU hopeful, to vote on a new government backed by anti-Western and pro-Russian groups
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — After months of political bickering, the parliament in NATO member and EU candidate…
Continue Reading Democratic Gov. Beshear downplays party labels in campaigning for 2nd term in GOP-leaning Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is downplaying party labels in seeking a second term in…
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How Idaho’s low revenue is affecting farmers
Some farmers may have to adjust their budgets after this year’s…
Continue Reading 3 foreigners confirmed among 45 dead from Hurricane Otis in Mexico, as search for bodies continues
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico say three foreign residents were among at least 45 people who perished…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s high court has suspended the opposition’s primary election process, including its result
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s high court has suspended of the opposition’s entire primary…
Continue Reading Pasadena police investigate report of missing items from Colorado locker room following UCLA game
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The police in Pasadena, California, have confirmed an investigation is underway after a report that several items went…
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Idaho gas prices continue to fall
Prices in Idaho are 23.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 40.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.…
Continue Reading Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with flying to Prague with intent to rape a minor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker has been indicted on a federal charge alleging he…
Continue Reading Canadian Solar to build $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern Indiana, employ about 1,200
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. has announced plans to build an $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern…
Continue Reading Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai has finally taken the stand in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a…
Continue Reading Prosecutor takes aim at Sam Bankman-Fried’s credibility at trial of FTX founder
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor has attacked the credibility of Sam Bankman-Fried’s testimony at his fraud…
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Lance Peck faces 22 felony charges
A former funeral director in Pocatello is facing felony charges and could face more than 200 years in…
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Gem State Classic Pro Rodeo is in the running for the 2023 Small Market Rodeo of the Year
The winner of the 2023 title will be announced in…
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Fatal crash in Gooding County
Two juveniles were killed in a crash that occurred on Friday at 5:08 p.m. in the intersection of US 26 and 2000 E in Gooding…
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Man air lifted to hospital
A Rexburg man is in the hospital after a car crash in Jefferson County around 5:15 p.m.…
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Best counties to raise a family in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of the best counties to raise a family in…
Continue Reading Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted a key process for life on Earth, scientists say
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The age of the dinosaurs ended 66 million years ago when a city-size asteroid struck a shallow sea off the coast of…
Continue Reading They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world
When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could…
Continue Reading Halloween weekend shootings across US leave at least 11 dead, scores injured
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shootings across the U.S. over the weekend before Halloween have left at least 11…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Pilar heads toward El Salvador and is expected to bring heavy rain to Central America
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Tropical Storm Pilar threatened to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to El Salvador and other parts of Central…
Continue Reading Cyprus prepares for a potential migrant influx due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Authorities say Cyprus is doubling the existing 1,153-person capacity of its main migrant reception camp as the island…
Continue Reading Death toll lowered to 7 in Louisiana super fog highway crashes involving 160 vehicles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities have lowered the death toll from last week’s series of highway crashes blamed on a “super fog”…
Continue Reading New Slovakia’s government announces a massive deployment at the Hungarian border to curb migration
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The new Slovak government has announced a “massive” deployment of police and armed forces along the border with…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley formally enters her home-state primary as a new poll suggests she has momentum in Iowa
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley has formally filed paperwork to enter the Republican primary…
Continue Reading St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is dropping his bid to unseat Republican U.S.…
Continue Reading Turkey is celebrating 100 years as a republic. But today’s nation is a long way from 1923’s secular state
By Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Turks on Sunday marked 100 years since the birth of the modern republic, with vibrant fireworks and a drone show over…
Continue Reading A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken Jamaica with no immediate reports of casualties or damage
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking. The earthquake on…
Continue Reading In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the…
Continue Reading EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Commission’s top official says a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries that are…
Continue Reading A former British cyberespionage agency employee gets life in prison for stabbing an American spy
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British cyberespionage agency employee who viciously stabbed an American intelligence…
Continue Reading Authorities say Puerto Rico policeman suspected in slaying of elderly couple has killed himself
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say a Puerto Rican police officer identified as the suspect in the gruesome slaying of an elderly couple…
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Poachers beware – public plays a vital role in fighting wildlife crime
Getting away with poaching is becoming more difficult with the public’s…
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Barbara Smith appointed as Wyoming Poet Laureate
She is the ninth Poet Laureate in state…
Continue Reading Landlord accused of killing 6-year-old Palestinian American boy pleads not guilty to murder and hate crime charges
By Eric Levenson, Whitney Wild and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — The landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy near…
Continue Reading Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s ruling party holds rally to denounce ‘violent opposition protests’ ahead of elections
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party held a rally in the…
Continue Reading A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Coast Guard says a ferry boat that ran aground twice off the southeastern coast of Sweden is leaking oil and has…
Continue Reading Outraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a revamped campaign strategy
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Republican firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert faces a tough…
Continue Reading Halloween will feel like December after 30 degree temperature drop in East
CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Millions across the US will be reaching for extra layers this Halloween as temperatures fall to…
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Idaho left early education up to families. One town set out to get universal preschool anyway
A one-stoplight farming community in conservative Idaho has embraced a goal that backers describe as progressive: universal preschool. Idaho has left…
Continue Reading Willie Nelson looks back on 7 decades of songwriting in new book ‘Energy Follows Thought’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — At age 90, Willie Nelson is looking back on the songs he’s written across seven…
Continue Reading Ohio woman accused of killing 4 men with fatal fentanyl doses to rob them pleads not guilty
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who prosecutors say killed four men with lethal…
Continue Reading A British man is extradited to Germany and indicted over a brutal killing nearly 45 years ago
BERLIN (AP) — German officials say a British man has been extradited to Germany and charged with murder over the brutal killing of a retiree at his…
Continue Reading FDA says WanaBana fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Health officials are warning that WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead.…
Continue Reading China’s declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian think tank says Beijing has increasingly targeted its South Pacific…
Continue Reading US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made…
Continue Reading Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition
By MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was…
Continue Reading Biden pressed Netanyahu to get more humanitarian aid into Gaza as fears grow over conflict escalating
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s administration this weekend pressured Israel to allow…
Continue Reading This Palestinian girl went from wearing a sparkly tiara to bandages. Even in her hospital bed, she may not be safe
By Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Sarah Diab, CNN Gaza (CNN) — Three-year-old Joudi hasn’t uttered a…
Continue Reading Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she…
Continue Reading Cops were sent to Maine gunman’s home weeks before massacres amid concern he ‘is going to snap and commit a mass shooting’
CNN, WMTW, WGME By Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales, Linh Tran and Rachel Clarke, CNN Sagadahoc County, Maine (CNN) — The US Army asked local…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines says it expects to be fined for last winter’s meltdown
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Southwest Airlines is bracing itself for a fine from the US government for last year’s operational…
Continue Reading More than 70 people are missing after the latest deadly boat accident in Nigeria’s north
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities say more than 70 people were missing on Monday after their boat…
Continue Reading Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in ‘Say More’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has 2-book deal with Scribner, starting with a…
Continue Reading A Japan court says North Korea is responsible for the abuses of people lured there by false promises
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court on Monday said the North Korean government was responsible for the human…
Continue Reading General Motors, the lone holdout among Detroit Three, faces rising pressure and risks from strike
By TOM KRISHER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Pressure in rising on General Motors as the lone holdout in a strike targeting all…
Continue Reading Two bodies found aboard migrant boat intercepted off Canary Island of Tenerife
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Marine Rescue Service says the bodies of two people were found aboard a boat carrying more than 200 migrants that was…
Continue Reading Will Palestinian refugees come to the US?
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — World events in recent years have brought large numbers of civilians seeking safety to America’s…
Continue Reading Activists urge Paris Olympics organizers to respect the rights of migrants and homeless people
PARIS (AP) — Aid groups and social justice activists have appealed to French authorities to protect the rights of thousands of migrants and others…
Continue Reading Shani Louk, 23-year-old kidnapped by Hamas from music festival, declared dead, Israel says
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7…
Continue Reading FIFA bans Luis Rubiales of Spain for 3 years for kiss and misconduct at Women’s World Cup final
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years. He was judged for…
Continue Reading Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling killed a 91-year-old woman in a ‘terrifying night’
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shells have struck residential areas of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region,…
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