Serbian police ban cultural festival with Kosovo as pressure mounts on liberal voices
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police have banned a festival that promotes cultural exchange with Kosovo in a sign of growing…
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Wimbledon 2024: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know
LONDON (AP) — Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has beaten seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win a second…
Continue Reading A leading human rights group calls on Iraq to halt deportations of Syrian refugees
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A leading international rights group says Iraqi authorities in Baghdad and the administration in the…
Continue Reading Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year…
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Bryan Kohberger murder trial in University of Idaho student killings set for June 2025
By Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the criminology grad student accused of fatally stabbing…
Continue Reading Ohio teen accused of having school hit list pleads guilty to inducing panic
CINCINNATI (AP) — A teenager in Ohio accused of making a hit list and planning a mass killing at a high school near Cincinnati has pleaded guilty…
Continue Reading Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago
Associated Press Emergency officials have ordered a brief evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago. The Canadian National…
Continue Reading Investigators recommend Northwestern enhance hazing prevention training
AP Sports Writer A team of investigators led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recommended Northwestern enhance its hazing prevention…
Continue Reading Judge stops parents’ effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax
Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge has stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to…
Continue Reading Judge in Trump classified docs case grants his request for hearing on key evidence in indictment
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump granted his…
Continue Reading Ethnic Greek jailed in Albania hopes his election to European Parliament will boost rule of law
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fredis Beleris, an ethnic Greek politician jailed in Albania for vote-buying, says he hopes his election…
Continue Reading New Hampshire teacher says student she drove to abortion clinic was 18, denies law was broken
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A private school teacher who says she was fired after driving an 18-year-old student to get an abortion is…
Continue Reading Georgia appeals court says woman who argues mental illness caused crash can use insanity defense
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court has ruled a woman who was suffering from a psychotic break stemming from mental illness…
Continue Reading Man on trial for threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man on trial for threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury…
Continue Reading Kentucky to open applications for the state’s medical marijuana business
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will start taking applications Monday to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for the state…
Continue Reading Dutch beach volleyball player who served time for rape has qualified for Paris Olympics
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch beach volleyball player convicted and imprisoned eight years ago for raping an underage girl in Britain has…
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SWAT team responds to domestic dispute
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Idaho Falls Police SWAT and Unmanned Aerial Systems Teams, and Crisis Negotiators engaged in a four-and-a-half-hour…
Continue Reading Age is just a number in drag racing, where older drivers like John Force excel at high speed
AP Sports Writer Drag racing star John Force, who is 75 years old, was hospitalized last week after a crash in Virginia. His age should not come as a…
Continue Reading Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 7 people and injuring 5
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Officials in Slovakia say that a train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest…
Continue Reading Years after Idaho college student slayings, judge eyes 2025 trial for suspect
Associated Press It could be another year or more before a man accused in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students goes to…
Continue Reading Years after Idaho college students were stabbed to death, judge eyes 2025 trial for suspect
Associated Press It could be another year or more before a man accused in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students goes to…
Continue Reading What we know about the Karen Read murder trial and the death of her police officer boyfriend
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The closely watched murder trial of Karen Read is nearing its end as Massachusetts jurors deliberate her fate…
Continue Reading Ohio Republicans move bill on school bathroom use by transgender students forward in Legislature
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers are advancing a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identity. The late-night…
Continue Reading News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for ‘exploitative’ copyright infringement
AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another news organization is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for alleged…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court says an order against an anti-abortion protester violated First Amendment
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an order barring an anti-abortion protester from coming close…
Continue Reading Baltimore police officers face discipline over lackluster response to mass shooting
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore Police Department employees could lose their jobs and another 10 face lesser disciplinary actions…
Continue Reading Spain arrests four Colombians rescued from submarine suspected of transporting drugs
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say they have intercepted another submarine suspected of transporting drugs into Europe and arrested four…
Continue Reading Free speech and digital rights groups argue TikTok law would infringe on the First Amendment
AP Business Writer A group of nonprofits argued in a legal filing that the federal law requiring TikTok’s parent company to sell the platform, or…
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Scoop Jam helps benefit those in need
Scoop Jam is happening this Saturday. This event benefits the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission and the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault…
Continue Reading At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Alessandra Ferri, one of the world’s most celebrated dramatic ballerinas, takes the stage Friday at…
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Idaho National Laboratory is looking to hire several positions this summer
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Continue Reading The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here’s what to know
Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company.…
Continue Reading UK health officials say 1 person has died from an E. coli outbreak blamed on lettuce in sandwiches
LONDON (AP) — One person has died in the United Kingdom from an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 275 people during the past month. The U.K.…
Continue Reading Michigan lawmakers pass budget overnight after disagreements in funding for schools
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have passed an $83 billion budget for the next fiscal year. Lawmakers disagreed on…
Continue Reading Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA’s plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor”…
Continue Reading Air conditioners are a hot commodity in Nashville as summer heat bears down
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An organization in Tennessee says air conditioning units are a hot commodity as multiple cities have been…
Continue Reading In France’s high-stakes legislative election, a Jewish candidate faces and fights hate and division
Associated Press IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France (AP) — Antisemitism has surged as a hot-button issue in France’s high-stakes legislative election…
Continue Reading Supreme Court decision allows pregnant people in Idaho to access emergency abortion care — for now
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Pregnant people in Idaho should be able to access abortion in a medical emergency in Idaho, at least for…
Continue Reading What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency won’t be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a…
Continue Reading Kenya rocked by fresh protests despite president’s U-turn over tax bill
By Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Police in Kenya fired tear gas on protesters as a fresh wave of demonstrations swept the…
Continue Reading Lanvin names design veteran Peter Copping as new artistic director
PARIS (AP) — Lanvin, the world’s longest continuously running couture house, has named veteran designer Peter Copping as its new artistic…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted opinion
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted opinion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted…
Continue Reading Music Review: Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter,’ a collection of unreleased songs from 1993, is a journey
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In 1993, Johnny Cash was between record contracts — and just about to embark on an iconic collaboration with…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court strips the SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities…
Continue Reading Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year
Associated Press Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies…
Continue Reading This bean salad known as Cowboy Caviar is a protein-packed addition to any summer cookout
Associated Press If you’re looking for a bean salad with substance that can serve as a dip, a condiment, a side dish or even a vegetarian entrée,…
Continue Reading Steve Gleason to receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The ESPYS for his work on ALS awareness
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Retired NFL safety Steve Gleason will receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at The ESPYS next month. The 47-year-old Gleason…
Continue Reading Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more
AP Health Writer Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its U.S. business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over the next…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Sackler family members who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they’re disappointed in the Supreme…
Continue Reading West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan that analysts say might not work
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby…
Continue Reading Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have…
Continue Reading Germany demands new citizens accept Israel’s right to exist
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — People applying for naturalization in Germany will now be required to affirm Israel’s right to exist, under…
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Lion at Idaho Falls Zoo Dies
Idaho Falls, ID – Idaho Falls Zoo announced on Wednesday that their lioness, Kimani passed away. Kimani was 21 years old, and due to complications of…
Continue Reading The Czech central bank again cuts a key interest rate as inflation stays low and economy recovers
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fifth straight time as inflation remains low and the…
Continue Reading US weekly jobless claims fall, but the total number collecting benefits is the most since 2021
AP Business Writer Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits rose to the…
Continue Reading An appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say an appeals court has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former…
Continue Reading US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a 1.4% annual rate
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth…
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EXCLUSIVE: Idaho Falls Chukars manager explains hot streak
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The once-struggling Idaho Falls Chukars have become the hottest team in the Pioneer League. The Chukars won four of six against…
Continue Reading Fire tears through the Danish taxation ministry, the latest major fire in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire has broken out on top of a building housing Denmark’s taxation ministry, leading to the evacuation of the…
Continue Reading Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He has run for office, published hundreds of thousands of leaked government documents online, and…
Continue Reading Slovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier Fico
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament has approved a package of legislation meant to boost security for leading politicians and…
Continue Reading Another 400,000 people left Germany’s Catholic Church last year, but the pace slowed from 2022
BERLIN (AP) — Another 400,000 people formally have left the Catholic Church in Germany last year. But the number was down from a record set in 2022…
Continue Reading Lawyer for British tabloid accuses Prince Harry of destroying documents sought in litigation
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid has accused Prince Harry of destroying evidence it was seeking in…
Continue Reading French far-right leader Le Pen questions president’s role as army chief ahead of parliament election
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — France’s landmark legislative elections are just three days away and the country’s far-right leader is…
Continue Reading The US Tennis Association can do more to prevent abuse such as sexual misconduct, a review says
AP Tennis Writer An outside review of the U.S. Tennis Association’s safeguarding system makes 19 specific recommendations for how the group that…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s leader urges EU leaders to make good on their arms promises as a security pact is signed
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s president is calling on European Union leaders to make good on promises to provide military equipment…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as ‘lies’ as his supporters rally
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup…
Continue Reading Prince Harry opens up about grief and bereavement
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry has opened up about bereavement and grief during a conversation with the founder of a charity that…
Continue Reading US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
AP Business Writer Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation. The National…
Continue Reading Funeral for monk shot by soldiers highlights Myanmar army’s delicate relationship to Buddhist clergy
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man…
Continue Reading Indonesia detains 103 Taiwanese in a raid in Bali involving suspected cybercrime
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese people after a raid at a villa on the…
Continue Reading Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — International experts have portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan by warning in a report that 755,000 are facing…
Continue Reading Swedish police investigate three unexplained deaths at an electric vehicle battery plant
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish police are looking into the unexplained deaths of three men who died within a short period after working at a…
Continue Reading China expels 2 former defense ministers from its ruling Communist Party over graft allegations
BEIJING (AP) — Chin has expelled two former defense ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Debate day, Supreme Court, Bolivia coup attempt, Midwest flooding, Cell phone ban
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Car dealerships across the US are trying to resume normal operations after a crippling cybersecurity…
Continue Reading China expels two former defense ministers from Communist Party as military purge deepens
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China on Thursday expelled its former Defense Minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor from the ruling Communist…
Continue Reading Police clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to…
Continue Reading Starting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs.…
Continue Reading Planning on traveling for the Fourth of July holiday? Here’s how to avoid the rush
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up. Millions of Americans…
Continue Reading Want to follow swimming in Paris? Then get up to speed on WADA, doping, China and trimetazidine
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paris Olympics open next month and the agency that oversees doping enforcement is under scrutiny following…
Continue Reading European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world’s largest trading bloc
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be the face of the world’s biggest trading bloc in…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old who loved Harry Potter and old music: What we know about Jocelyn Nungaray and the men accused in her death
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was walking to a convenience store in Houston when she disappeared,…
Continue Reading China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the…
Continue Reading List of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals
Associated Press Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species,…
Continue Reading Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers now calculate that catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more…
Continue Reading A Greek police officer guarding a top judge’s house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a police officer guarding the house of a top judge has been hospitalized with burns after a gasoline…
Continue Reading Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over…
Continue Reading Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by…
Continue Reading France is set for its most consequential election in decades. Here’s what you need to know
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — France’s snap parliamentary election is one of the most momentous in decades, for both the country and the…
Continue Reading Julian Assange plans to swim ‘every day,’ sleep in real bed, his wife says
By Manveena Suri, Chris Lau and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will take a dip in the sea, get some proper…
Continue Reading US Air Force member charged with kidnapping and raping Japanese schoolgirl
By Edward Szekeres, Himari Semans, Rinka Tonsho and Lex Harvey, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Everyone has too many passwords. The credentials we need to remember to navigate online life keep multiplying, not…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA has been negotiating its interactive media agreement for more than a year. The…
Continue Reading 3 killed and dozens injured in northern Russia when a passenger train derails
MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say a passenger train derailment in northern Russia has killed three people and injured dozens. The 14-carriage train…
Continue Reading Mongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy
Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was…
Continue Reading India’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime…
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