By Alexander Huddleston Click here for updates on this story EMMETT, Idaho (KIVI) — The Emmett School District is transitioning to a four-day week school schedule and will be adjusting pick-up and drop-off times for students. The district will be using a new bus system that allows families and staff to see when and where
Continue Reading By Riley Shoemaker Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — A new lawsuit is challenging Idaho’s House Bill 710, a law intended to restrict children’s access to harmful materials in libraries. The coalition leading the legal challenge includes the Foothills School of Arts and Sciences in Boise and the Sun Valley
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Update: ABC-7 just received more sketches. The prosecutor in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) The judge in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) El Mayo in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) Update: ABC-7 just received this sketch from our sketch artist inside of the courtroom. Cameras were not allowed inside.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Sea lions are stranding on a long stretch of California coast with signs of poisoning by a naturally occurring bloom of harmful algae. The Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute said that since July 26 it has been inundated by reports of sick sea lions on 155 miles of coastline
Continue Reading Associated Press Emergency crews have rescued a terrified and screaming toddler after he fell into a narrow pipe and got stuck around a dozen feet below ground in the yard of his Kansas home. Moundridge police Officer Ronnie Wagner can be heard saying, “There we go,” on body camera video, clearly relieved as crews pulled
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Vitalant will be having an El Paso Strong blood drive “in remembrance of the victims and their families” of the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting. The fifth anniversary is happening this week. El Pasoans will have the opportunity to donate blood at the following locations. Casa Ford (5815
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Turbulence is knocking a beloved instant noodle offering off Korean Air’s economy menu. Cups of Shin Ramyun instant noodles have become a favorite among Korean Air travelers over the years. But a spokesperson for the Seoul-based airline says they will no longer be available for economy class passengers
Continue Reading By Hannah McDonald Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — When there’s widespread flooding or a tornado does serious damage, the state or FEMA often help cover costs. When a sinkhole forms, that’s not typically the case, although there’s really nothing you can do to prevent one. I got a news
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — True to their word, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team showed up to see Simone Biles at the Paris Games. Several members of the Olympic squad — Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton and Jrue Holiday among them — were in Paris on Thursday night to watch
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Aspiring singers in Texas will get the chance to audition for American Idol this month. “Idol Across America” is visiting Texas Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The open call will have singers audition over a virtual Zoom meeting. “For the fifth year in a row, ‘Idol Across America,’ the live virtual
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar said this morning that she expects to play a major role in Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. “I got a call yesterday from the campaign, and they told me to be on high alert, that (Harris) is going to try to call me back today or
Continue Reading Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Explosions in secretive underground nuclear facilities. Cyber-attacks. Top scientists poisoned. Natural gas pipelines sabotaged. All these and more have been blamed on Israel in its shadow war with Iran. And the latest accusation, that Israel is behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, only expands
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By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of killing four people and injuring nine others during a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store has been charged with additional counts of attempted murder. Travis Eugene Posey, 44, now faces four counts of capital murder and 11 counts of attempted capital murder, according to online
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Patricio Ballados Villagómez, subjefe de la misión del Centro Carter en Venezuela, dijo a Gabriela Frías de CNN que “es incongruente” que el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) tenga las actas suficientes para declarar a un ganador de la elección presidencial y vaya a entregarlas al Tribunal Supremo de Justicia para
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CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Russia carried out a historic prisoner exchange Thursday when two dozen detainees, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, were released as part of a sweeping deal that involved at least seven countries.
Continue Reading AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B has filed for divorce from her husband, rapper Offset. A representative for Cardi B confirmed the news to The Associated Press, writing, “This is not based on any one particular incident, it has been a long time coming and is amicable.” On Instagram, Cardi B did
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report For America MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Two couples who sued an Alabama hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic where their embryos were accidentally destroyed have dropped their wrongful death lawsuit. They didn’t explain why they chose to drop their joint lawsuit. The case became a flashpoint in the debate over abortion when the Alabama
Continue Reading Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former FBI agent has been sentenced to life behind bars for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. Judge Jimmy Pool sentenced Christopher Bauer on Thursday following his June conviction on charges of first-degree sodomy and sexual abuse of a child under 12. The Alabama state police hired Bauer even
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s historical society has struck a deal that will allow it to take control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks located on a golf course east of Columbus. The settlement announced Thursday ends long-running litigation. But it does not disclose the sum Ohio History Connection will pay to buy
Continue Reading By Jan Carabeo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — It’s a choice that could one day save a person’s life. Today is PA Donor Day, a day that challenges Pennsylvanians — and everyone, for that matter — to consider registering as an organ and tissue donor. One organization based in Philadelphia
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Chrissy Teigen has shared that her six-year-old son Miles has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Teigen, who has four children with EGOT-winner John Legend, wrote about their son’s diagnosis on Instagram after some commenters noticed that Miles appeared to be wearing a diabetes monitor in a photo with
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AP Pro Football Writer CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The first two kickoffs under the NFL’s radical new rule were both returned a yard farther than the old touchback. Houston’s Steven Sims fielded Cairo Santos’ kickoff at the 5 and ran 21 yards before he was tackled at the 26 to open Thursday night’s preseason game
Continue Reading By Tara Molina, Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Thieves drove a car into a new high-end store in the city’s prime shopping district early Tuesday, and it wasn’t the only store hit. The Balenciaga store at 15 E. Oak St.—right off Rush Street and about a block east
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has been arrested on hate crime charges in the vandalism of the homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s leaders during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests. Police say 28-year-old Taylor Pelton was arrested Wednesday on charges of criminal mischief and criminal mischief as a hate crime. Police say Pelton
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Hay momentos en los deportes en los que puedes sentir que un atleta se convierte en una leyenda ante tus propios ojos. El miércoles fue una de esas noches. La Défense Arena, justo en las afueras de París, estaba llena de banderas francesas y expectación mientras los seguidores de
Continue Reading By John Odenthal Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The family of a Chicago woman who went missing in the Bahamas last month is now offering a $10,000 reward for any information on her disappearance. Taylor Casey was in the middle of a month-long yoga retreat when she stopped showing up
Continue Reading PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A Montenegrin appeals court has upheld a ruling by a lower court to hand over a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to his native country. The move marks yet another twist in a months-long legal saga in the case of Do Kwon, the Terraform Labs founder who was
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at vaccines in the United States. For Covid-19 vaccine details during the global health emergency, see Covid-19 Pandemic Timeline Fast Facts. Facts The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides vaccine recommendations by age, as well as by disease. For more than 100 years, there has
Continue Reading AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level since early February, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers facing record-high home prices. The rate dropped to 6.73% from 6.78% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged
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Associated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in Colorado’s heavily populated Front Range region has burned dozens of homes and outbuildings, while a second fire crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes near Denver on Thursday. Authorities said they were hopeful that hundreds of threatened homes could be saved. But firefighters working in
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