Journalist’s family was killed in Gaza strike, says Al Jazeera
By Kevin Flower, Tara John and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief returned to air less than 24 hours after his…
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Local student aspires to be a successful songwriter – How you can help
From a small town to a big stage; Cole Fryar, a senior at Shelley High School, is chasing his dreams to become a…
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Continue Reading Deer charges through crowded Wisconsin restaurant
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Continue Reading Al-Jazeera Gaza correspondent loses 3 family members in an Israeli airstrike
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Al-Jazeera says its chief correspondent in Gaza has lost three members of his family in an Israeli…
Continue Reading Michigan State hearing officer rules Mel Tucker sexually harassed Brenda Tracy, AP source says
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer A Michigan State University hearing officer has determined former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sexually…
Continue Reading Hyundai to hold software-upgrade clinics across the US for vehicles targeted by thieves
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hyundai says it will set up “mobile clinics” at five U.S. locations to provide anti-theft software upgrades for vehicles…
Continue Reading Who is Mike Johnson? New House speaker is a strong Trump ally and a quiet force among Republicans
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press A low-key lawmaker who has been in the House for less than a decade, new House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t…
Continue Reading Oregon Supreme Court to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout during the…
Continue Reading Oregon Supreme Court to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout during the…
Continue Reading Rep. Bowman of New York charged with misdemeanor, to pay fine after triggering House fire alarm
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a…
Continue Reading Explosion 1 million times brighter than the Milky Way creates rare elements
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories witnessed a massive explosion in space that created…
Continue Reading North Carolina Republicans put exclamation mark on pivotal annual session with redistricting maps
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly has given final approval to new redistricting maps…
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Continue Reading Former NFL player Sergio Brown, accused of killing his mother and hiding her body, remanded without bail, judge rules
By Whitney Wild, Bill Kirkos and Emma Tucker, CNN Maywood, Illinois (CNN) — An Illinois judge ordered former NFL player Sergio Brown to be held…
Continue Reading Opinion: Why Mike Johnson winning the speakership is a loss for the country
Opinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — House Republicans finally picked a speaker of the House when GOP members coalesced around Louisiana Rep. Mike…
Continue Reading Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in `security incident’ that has hallmarks of ransomware
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Continue Reading Scholastic reverses decision to make books on race and LGBTQ issues optional at elementary school book fairs
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Scholastic has reversed a decision to allow school districts to opt out of offering a wide range of…
Continue Reading Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says
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Continue Reading Mother and 8-year-old son detained at gunpoint in California in ‘mistaken identity’ stop
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A nine-months pregnant woman and her 8-year-old son were stopped by police in Sacramento, California, and…
Continue Reading Most of Justice Thomas’ $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to buy a…
Continue Reading Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas
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Continue Reading Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi could be given as shots rather than IV infusion, study suggests
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the disease, may be able to be…
Continue Reading Rep. Bowman charged with pulling fire alarm in House office building when there wasn’t an emergency
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York has been charged by the DC attorney general with…
Continue Reading Boston’s Faneuil Hall was named after a slave owner. City council calls for renaming the site
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Continue Reading Venezuela’s attorney general opens investigation against opposition presidential primary organizers
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Continue Reading Judge dismisses Birmingham-Southern lawsuit against Alabama state treasurer over loan denial
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has dismissed Birmingham-Southern College’s lawsuit against the state treasurer over a loan denial.…
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BLM and partners finalize travel management plan in southwestern Idaho
After extensive work with local partners, the Bureau of Land Management finalized a decision to create a comprehensive system of existing motorized…
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Cleanup crews make progress on Idaho Site reactor decommissioning
Work continues to decommission the reactor that was the prototype for the first nuclear-powered…
Continue Reading ‘Let’s Fly,’ the latest exhibition from the Balloon Museum, awakens childlike wonder in all of us
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Continue Reading Former NBA star Dwight Howard denies sexual assault lawsuit filed by Georgia man
ATLANTA (AP) — Dwight Howard has denied accusations by a Georgia man who says he was sexually assaulted by the former NBA star and another person.…
Continue Reading White House wants more than $23 billion from Congress to respond to natural disasters
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking lawmakers for more than $23 billion in emergency funding to help the…
Continue Reading Police identify man found dead in Nebraska apartment building chimney
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Continue Reading Former Mayo Clinic doctor accused of fatally poisoning wife charged with second-degree murder
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota doctor who has worked as a poison specialist is accused of killing his estranged wife by poisoning her,…
Continue Reading Bud Light to return as the UFC’s official beer next year as it recovers from a conservative backlash
NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Light is set to return as the official beer of the UFC in the U.S. next year as the brand tries to recover from a conservative…
Continue Reading White House dinner for Australia offers comfort food, instrumental tunes in nod to Israel-Hamas war
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Continue Reading Why Trump is so happy about the new House speaker
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Continue Reading Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books
NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial,…
Continue Reading Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress
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Continue Reading Hunter Biden prosecutor wasn’t blocked from bringing California charges, US attorney tells Congress
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A second U.S. Attorney says he has testified to Congress that the prosecutor overseeing…
Continue Reading Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars in family…
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Continue Reading North Dakota special session resolves budget mess in three days
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Continue Reading Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank
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Continue Reading Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets
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Continue Reading Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025
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Continue Reading Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms
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Continue Reading A warmer than usual summer blamed for hungry, hungry javelinas ripping through Arizona golf course
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Continue Reading Midwestern chapters of National Audubon Society drop ‘Audubon’ name, citing racist views of organization’s namesake
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Three Midwestern chapters of the National Audubon Society, a nonprofit bird conservation group, are…
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A large majority of Americans – 71% – believe the climate crisis is causing at least some harm to people in the…
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Mike Johnson elected House speaker with broad GOP support
Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected House…
Continue Reading France’s Macron seeks international support for his proposal to build a coalition against Hamas
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron sought to promote — with little success so far — the creation…
Continue Reading Dinosaur footprints uncovered on beach on England’s Isle of Wight
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Continue Reading Scientists discover an ancient landscape in an area on Earth ‘less well known than the surface of Mars’
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Continue Reading Jury selection continues in trial of boat captain in 2019 fire that killed 34 passengers
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Continue Reading Argentina’s third-place presidential candidate Bullrich endorses right-wing populist Milei in runoff
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Continue Reading UAW appears to be moving toward a potential deal with Ford that could end strike
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Continue Reading Apple raise prices for Arcade gaming subscription service, AppleTV+ streaming
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Continue Reading Illinois man who pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian protesters charged with hate crimes, authorities say
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Continue Reading Pope’s big synod on church future produces first document, but differences remain over role of women
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Continue Reading Senate panel OKs Lew to be ambassador to Israel, and a final confirmation vote could come next week
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Continue Reading Bitcoin prices have doubled this year and potentially new ways to invest may drive prices higher
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Continue Reading Far-right candidate loses Tennessee mayoral election as incumbent decries hate and divisiveness
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters in a Tennessee city have firmly rejected a far-right mayoral candidate after she refused to denounce white…
Continue Reading Polish bishop resigns amid alleged sex scandal at diocese
By Lindsay Isaac and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — The Vatican has accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop who stepped down after a sex…
Continue Reading Colorado judge chides company that tried to pay $23,500 settlement in coins weighing 3 tons
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a…
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Idaho faculty members recognized at General Education Summit
Six higher education faculty members were recognized earlier this month for their efforts to improve student success in general education courses at…
Continue Reading Survey finds that US abortions rose slightly overall after new restrictions started in some states
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A new survey finds that the total number of abortions provided in the U.S. after bans started going into effect…
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911 callers can now share video to Bannock County dispatch centers
Those in need of emergency services can now send live video to all dispatch centers in Bannock…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic figure skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski and her husband, Todd Kapostasy, have welcomed a daughter through a surrogate…
Continue Reading Americans ran up $105 billion in credit card interest last year alone
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Continue Reading Judge reinstates charges against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
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Continue Reading Murder and other charges reinstated against Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry
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Continue Reading Deal that ensured Black representation on Louisiana’s highest court upheld by federal appeals panel
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1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana
The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in the Helena, Montana, area by Wednesday morning, canceling some school bus…
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Continue Reading New Jersey school district cancels Halloween-themed events
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NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an…
Continue Reading Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to recalled diced onion products
A multistate salmonella outbreak has caused at least 73 illnesses across 22 states, including 15 hospitalizations, according to the US Centers for…
Continue Reading Bulgaria is launching the construction of 2 US-designed nuclear reactors
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has decided to expand the country’s nuclear power generation as an alternative of fossil fuels by launching the…
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CWD detected in new Wyoming elk hunt area
The disease was detected in a hunter-harvested bull elk in early…
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Help Fish and Game detect license fraud
License fraud is an abuse of the system, and it impacts Idaho’s residents and fish and wildlife…
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Risch, Crapo lead effort to prohibit ESA sage-grouse listing
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), members of the Senate Western Caucus, led their colleagues in a letter to Senate…
Continue Reading Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his New York fraud trial, his lawyer says
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Continue Reading 2 London police officers have been dismissed over a stop and search of a Black athlete couple
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Continue Reading Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students is held on $8 million bail, authorities say
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Continue Reading USPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service says law enforcement officials have charged more than 600 people with postal crimes since…
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Continue Reading Michael Cohen’s testimony will resume in the Donald Trump business fraud lawsuit in New York
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen will be back on the witness stand to testify against his…
Continue Reading In the Amazon, communities next to the world’s most voluminous river are queuing for water
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Continue Reading Missing evidence has turned up in the James Brown case. A lawyer is asking the FBI to investigate
By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — James Brown died in 2006, but he has yet to rest in peace. His children and advisors spent years fighting over his…
Continue Reading Slovakia swears in a new Cabinet led by a populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine
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Continue Reading Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner’s engines mid-flight said he took ‘magic mushrooms’ 48 hours before the incident, court documents say
By Pete Muntean, Cheri Mossburg, Josh Campbell and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to…
Continue Reading Houston’s Hobby airport resumes flights after two planes clip wings on an airport runway
Flights have resumed at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport after after two private jets clipped wings when they were moving on the airfield. The…
Continue Reading A century after her birth, opera great Maria Callas is honored with a new museum in Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Soprano legend Maria Callas has been honored in Greece a century after her birth to…
Continue Reading Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack ‘didn’t happen in a vacuum’
by AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials are outraged over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ comment that the…
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