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September 17, 2020

Group appeals US judge's Idaho transgender sports ban ruling

A conservative Christian group is appealing a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocked an Idaho law banning ...

September 10, 2020

Emergency fire shelters can save lives but raise questions

After flames trapped 14 firefighters in California and they had to use last-resort fire shelters to survive, questions are ...

September 09, 2020

Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online

Students across the U.S. ran into computer glitches Tuesday as they began the school year with online instruction at home ...

September 04, 2020

Governors want more say in habitat rule for at-risk wildlife

Governors from 22 Western states and Pacific territories want a bigger say in how the Trump administration defines habitat ...

September 03, 2020

US gives first-ever OK for small commercial nuclear reactor

U.S. officials have for the first time approved a design for a small commercial nuclear reactor, and a Utah energy ...

September 02, 2020

Trump spins baseless tale of ‘thugs’ flying to protests

President Donald Trump is recycling a baseless conspiracy theory to claim that recent protests have been orchestrated by ...

August 27, 2020

Idaho wraps up chaotic special session; Bundy arrested again

The Idaho Legislature on Wednesday wrapped up a chaotic, three-day special session by passing coronavirus-related legislation ...

August 26, 2020

Anti-government activist Bundy arrested at Idaho Statehouse

Authorities on Tuesday arrested anti-government activist Ammon Bundy at the Idaho Statehouse after he refused to leave a ...

August 18, 2020

Judge stops Idaho from enacting ban on transgender athletes

A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary injunction to stop Idaho from enacting a law banning transgender girls and women ...

August 06, 2020

The Latest: Japan region declares coronavirus emergency

TOKYO — The governor of Japan’s Aichi Prefecture has announced a regional “state of emergency” seeking to curb the ...

August 05, 2020

Judge orders trial tied to discovery of missing kids' bodies

A judge ruled Tuesday there’s enough evidence for a man to go to trial after the bodies of his new wife’s two children were ...

August 03, 2020

Court hearing held in notorious case of children's deaths

A detective Monday described in excruciating details how investigators unearthed the remains of two children who had been ...

July 31, 2020

US: Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon

The U.S. government announced Friday that four huge dams on the Snake River in Washington state will not be removed to help ...

July 24, 2020

Rare outdoor ceremonies for new US citizens held in Idaho

A federal judge in Idaho has held a pair of outdoor court proceedings to safely swear in new U.S. citizens from more than a ...

July 24, 2020

Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears

The nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday as the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose for ...

July 23, 2020

Politics drive views of US response to 2 Oregon standoffs

When armed protesters took over a remote wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon four years ago to oppose federal control of public ...

July 07, 2020

Bodies of 6 of 8 Idaho plane collision victims recovered

Searchers recovered the bodies of six of the eight people killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic mountain lake in ...

July 07, 2020

Sheriff: At least 8 killed in plane collision at Idaho lake

At least eight people, including three children, were killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic mountain lake in ...

July 06, 2020

Sheriff: At least 2 killed in plane collision at Idaho lake

Two bodies have been pulled from Idaho's Lake Coeur d'Alene and as many as six other people are missing after two small ...