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Month: July 2025

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing on July 23 in Boise

From ‘you’re a joke’ to ‘I’ve forgiven you’: Families of Idaho murder victims address Bryan Kohberger at sentencing

CNN By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger in 2022, called him a “joke,” “loser,” and “as dumb as they come” in a day of searing victim impact statements. “If you hadn’t attacked

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26 in Arlington

Pentagon watchdog has evidence Hegseth’s Signal messages included classified information, sources say

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon’s inspector general has received evidence that the military plans shared from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Signal account to a group chat earlier this year were taken from a US Central Command document that was marked classified at the time, according to two people familiar

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Trump administration canceled a $4.9B loan guarantee for a line to deliver green power

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern U.S., but the company indicated that project would go forward anyway. The U.S. Department of Energy

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Trump administration canceled a $4.9B loan guarantee for a line to deliver green power

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern U.S., but the company indicated that project would go forward anyway. The U.S. Department of Energy

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UN’s top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways

By MOLLY QUELL and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black-robed judges weighing in for the first time on what the court’s president called “an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the

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Iranian negotiator doesn’t rule out exiting nuclear treaty if sanctions are reimposed

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top Iranian official warned Wednesday that European threats to reimpose sanctions could lead Iran to withdraw from an international pact that limits the spread of nuclear weapons, one of the last remaining safeguards against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi

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3 Haitian police officers killed and one missing as gangs overrun a central region

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Three Haitian policemen and an informant were killed and a fourth officer is missing in the country’s central region, where gang violence has surged, Haiti’s National Police said Wednesday. The officers were members of a specialized unit known as UDMO, which is largely activated during protests and disturbances. A video shared

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine faces possible prison time after admitting to drug possession

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine admitted Wednesday that he violated the conditions of his supervised release from prison by possessing drugs, marking his latest run-in with the law since he completed a federal prison sentence on racketeering and conspiracy charges. The 29-year-old performer, whose real name is Daniel

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS FORMATS: (‘Video’, ‘Photo’, ‘Text’, ‘Alternate(backslash)xa0Headlines’, ‘DigitalPlans’) 1. WITH: MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS 2. DESCRIPTION: Millions

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS FORMATS: (‘Video’, ‘Photo’, ‘Text’, ‘Alternate(backslash)xa0Headlines’, ‘DigitalPlans’) 1. WITH: MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS 2. DESCRIPTION: Millions

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS FORMATS: (‘Video’, ‘Photo’, ‘Text’, ‘Alternate(backslash)xa0Headlines’, ‘DigitalPlans’) 1. WITH: MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS 2. DESCRIPTION: Millions

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS FORMATS: (‘Video’, ‘Photo’, ‘Text’, ‘Alternate(backslash)xa0Headlines’, ‘DigitalPlans’) 1. WITH: MOBILE HOMES-WATER PROBLEMS 2. DESCRIPTION: Millions

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More than 100 aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 29, officials say

By WAFAA SHURAFA and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 100 charity and human rights groups said Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed another 29 people overnight, according to local health officials. Meanwhile, the

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The entrance to the Massachusetts State House in Boston was vandalized early Wednesday morning and the bomb squad was later called in.

Massachusetts State House entrance splattered with paint, bomb squad called to Boston Common

By Penny Kmitt Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The entrance to the Massachusetts State House in Boston was vandalized early Wednesday morning and the bomb squad was later called in. Someone splattered white paint and sprayed black paint onto the front entrance gate on Beacon Street. Massachusetts State Police

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A healthcare worker prepares flu shots during a drive-thru clinic at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport

RFK Jr. signs off on thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from preservative

By Jacqueline Howard, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States, even though there is no clear evidence of harm from the mercury-based preservative. On Wednesday, the department announced that HHS Secretary

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