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Northwest Christians react after Trump attacks Pope Leo and posts imag. ..
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1053+ words) President Donald Trump drew criticism from Christians in the Northwest and across the country Monday after he posted an image that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ and attacked Pope Leo XIV, apparently in response to the leader of…...
The Kennedy Center wants to show that the building needs renovation
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (367+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " The Kennedy Center's new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It's starting with Congress. Matt Floca, the performing arts institution's new executive director and chief operating officer, is leading a series…...
Idaho passes one-time funding for ACT
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (762+ words) Four months after a program for severely mentally ill people was defunded in Idaho, the state's Legislature moved to spend $10. 4 million in the state's opioid and tobacco settlement funds to temporarily reinstate the Assertive Community Treatment, or ACT program, along…...
OPINION: Don't judge the Chinese people by their government
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (192+ words) The differences between us pale in comparison to the significantly more abundant commonalities we share as humans. Our most divisive differences are largely external to our biological existence. Our political and religious beliefs fit that category. Yet many of our…...
Gov. Little embraces Turning Point USA's "Club America' in Idaho schoo. ..
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (736+ words) Idaho officials are encouraging high school students to start or join chapters of a conservative group that has in the past advocated for political candidates including President Donald Trump and has called to mobilize the country's most "spirited, anti-woke warriors....
Idaho declares statewide drought emergency
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (227+ words) BOISE " Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Matthew Weaver, with the approval of Idaho Gov. Brad Little, has issued an emergency drought declaration for each of Idaho's 44 counties, according to a Tuesday release from the department. The director of the…...
Trump: U. S. military has blockaded Iranian ports
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1190+ words) CAIRO " U. S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that…...
NPR journalist: Outside pressure at an all-time high
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (476+ words) MOSCOW " The pressure that news media is facing from outside forces, including government, is more intense than it's ever been, a National Public Radio correspondent told a Moscow audience Monday. David Folkenflik was the keynote speaker for the University of…...
Dam backers appeal spill order
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (192+ words) The federal government and hydropower supporters, including the state of Idaho, will ask the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a lower court's decision to force additional fish passage spill at dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. The dam…...
Public land advocates look to play hardball
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (472+ words) Idaho public lands defenders are going on offense. A brand-new political action committee plans to target statehouse incumbents and hopefuls who vote or advocate for selling and transferring federal public land. Polling conducted last summer found 96% of Idaho voters believe…...