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New judge sets expectations in case against man charged with killing 4 Idaho university students

Sep. 26, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A routine status hearing for a man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students drew a small crowd Thursday, with people beginning to line up outside the Boise courtroom five hours early in hopes of getting a seat. It was the first hearing for...

Micron: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Sep. 25, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Micron Technology Inc. (MU) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $887 million. The Boise, Idaho-based company said it had profit of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses and stock option expense, were...

Wagner throws 2 TD passes, Idaho forces late turnover to beat Abilene Christian 27-24

Sep. 22, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Jack Wagner threw two touchdown passes and Idaho forced a late turnover to beat Abilene Christian 27-24 on Saturday night. The Wildcats started their final possession at their own 20 with 57 seconds left. The Wildcats then had third-and-10 from the Idaho 49...

Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee's 'abortion trafficking' law

Sep. 20, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. In a 49-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger argued that the Republican-controlled state...

Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion

Sep. 18, 2024 18:47 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town last week. The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office said Brandon Cook, 53, of Orofino and Wesley Lineberry, 62, of Pierce were both killed in the...

US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects

Sep. 17, 2024 19:57 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with yet another energy company as part of a mission to transform portions of government-owned property once used for the nation's nuclear weapons program into prime real estate for renewable energy...

Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved

Sep. 15, 2024 15:19 PM EDT

The man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise, where his trial was moved last week, Ada County records showed on Sunday. Idaho's Supreme Court on Thursday moved the trial of Bryan Kohberger after his defense attorneys argued...

Wagner's 2 TD passes leads Idaho past Albany 41-13 in an FCS quarterfinal rematch

Sep. 14, 2024 20:26 PM EDT

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Jack Wagner threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jordan Dwyer and Nate Thomas ran for two more as No. 4 Idaho rolled to a 41-13 win over No. 15 UAlbany in the Vandals' home opener Saturday afternoon in a rematch of a 2023 FCS playoffs quarterfinal. The Great...

Explosion at an Idaho gas station leaves two critically injured and others presumed dead

Sep. 13, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say two people were badly burned and two others are believed to be dead after an explosion and fire destroyed a gas station in a small north-central Idaho town. The explosion at the Atkinson Distributing station in Cardiff was reported just after 3...

Congressional Democrats push resolution that says hospitals must provide emergency abortions

Sep. 12, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A resolution introduced by Congressional Democrats would make clear that U.S. emergency rooms need to provide emergency abortions when a woman's health or life is at risk, despite strict state abortion bans. Legislators cited a report by The Associated Press that...