By RAF CASERT and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European authorities are pleading for patience, calm and a willingness to still take a COVID-19 vaccine shot in the arm as infections and demonstrations increase. Protest marches from Zagreb to Rome and Vienna to Brussels and Rotterdam brought tens of thousands out
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s top health official has deactivated crisis standards of care except for northern Idaho. State Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen issued the decision Monday after health officials said the number of COVID-19 patients remains high but no longer exceeds health care resources in
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has formally cleared four Black men who were falsely accused of raping a white woman more than seven decades ago. At the request of the local prosecutor, a judge on Monday dismissed the charges and convictions against the Groveland Four: Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd,
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Say goodbye to Target runs on Thanksgiving. Target said Monday that it will close all of its stores on Thanksgiving every year from 2021 on. Target closed stores last year on Thanksgiving due to the pandemic and had previously announced it will close this Thanksgiving too. “What started as a
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Astra, a startup building small rockets that launch out of rural Alaska, notched its first successful test flight on Friday night, putting a dummy satellite into orbit. The flight sent the company’s stock price on a tear — soaring more than 30% at one point after trading hours opened Monday
Continue ReadingBy Jeannette Boner Click here for updates on this story ALTA, Wyoming (eastidahonews.com) — Grand Targhee Resort’s leadership is looking to replace the iconic Dreamcatcher chair lift, the anchor to the base at the Alta, Wyoming, ski resort. In an updated project proposal released this week, the resort is looking to construct a “chondola” that
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge took aim at former President Donald Trump on Monday for lying about voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election, saying that former Vice President Al Gore had a better standing to challenge the 2000 election results but that he was “a man” and walked away.
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Federal agents in South Carolina are looking for someone who used a metal detector and dug 19 holes earlier this month at a historic site. Investigators think the person was looking for artifacts at the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, a park which was once the Charleston area plantation of a
Continue ReadingBy Eric Grossarth Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A judge sentenced a teenage boy who took photos of himself sexually abusing a child and having intercourse with the family dog. The 17-year-old, who was charged as an adult with felony lewd conduct received his sentence Thursday. District Judge
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was found dead in an apartment in Portland after shots were fired in a standoff while police were on a welfare call. KOIN reports the Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct responded to a welfare check after they received a call around 3:30 p.m. Sunday from a woman
Continue ReadingAURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say they have arrested three teenagers in connection with the shooting of three students in a high school parking lot last Friday and that the shooting appeared to be gang-related. The Sentinel Colorado newspaper reported Monday that police arrested three 16-year-old boys. Police say
Continue ReadingBy Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KABC) — As a Pasadena family deals with the loss of a 13-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet, a search is underway for the shooter. The teen, identified by family as Iran Moreno-Balvaneda, was in his bedroom playing video games
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Amazon says it plans to cut the use of plastic packaging in Germany following complaints that the online retailer is contributing to growing mountains of waste. The company said Monday that its German logistics center will replace all single-use plastic packages with paper-based bags or cardboard boxes by the end of the
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Bend 12-year-old Owen Greenough is working on his game at Awbrey Glen Golf Club, because in April, he’ll be heading to Augusta National for the Drive Chip Putt finals.
Continue ReadingBy Christiane Cordero Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Hollywood Hills is home to many celebrities, including Los Angeles’ most famous mountain lion, P-22. The elusive cat was possibly spotted in the neighborhood recently. There have been at least two possible sightings in the last two weeks. Home surveillance
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III received a stern talking-to from a Las Vegas judge but was allowed to remain on house arrest with a continuous alcohol monitor on one ankle and a GPS monitor on the other following a fatal crash he’s accused of
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III received a stern talking-to from a Las Vegas judge but was allowed to remain on house arrest with a continuous alcohol monitor on one ankle and a GPS monitor on the other following a fatal crash he’s accused of
Continue ReadingBy JULIA AVERY Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — College athletes have been under new NIL rules for nearly five months. There was a lot of controversy around the change in NIL rules but the biggest argument for it was that some college athletes were helping bring in millions of
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Esta semana, el Dr. Elmer Huerta responde preguntas de la audiencia sobre la mutación del covid-19. Además, resuelve dudas sobre la combinación de vacunas, preguntas sobre el contagio de la enfermedad y sobre la manera en que los bebés reciben anticuerpos contra el virus. Puedes escuchar este episodio en
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga and UCLA continued their hold on the top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll on Monday, setting the stage for their highly anticipated showdown this week, while Purdue and Duke barged their way into the top five. The Bulldogs (4-0) had an easy
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