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'It's been tough': Farmers concerned about low snowpack

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KIVI) -- Idaho saw one of its warmest winters this past season, leaving the state in a snow drought. Low elevation ranges are seeing some of the lowest snowpack ever recorded, and it's already having impacts.According to the Department of Water Resources (DWR), Idaho's snowpack could be the worst the state has ever seen.“Idaho is looking at the lowest snowpack on record for April 1st," said David Hoekema, a hydrologist with DWR. “The snowpack is our largest reservoir, and so for the first two months of the irrigation season, irrigators typically re

Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

Woman sues Uber after alleged violent, terrifying ride with her children

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San Clemente neighborhood officially removes racist housing covenant after nearly a century

TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) -- For nearly a century, the San Clemente neighborhood has offered a tight-knit community, but not for everyone. Now, residents are celebrating the removal of a race restriction that had been in place for decades.Pima County court documents show that on Friday, race restrictions in the San Clemente neighborhood were officially removed. The 1968 Fair Housing Act had already banned racial discrimination in home sales, but the neighborhood's original language remained."But one restriction was adopted in perpetuity — only people of the white or Cau

Trump administration agrees to keep Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument

Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

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House Ethics panel opens investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell

The House Ethics Committee has begun an investigation into whether Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., engaged in sexual misconduct toward an employee working under his supervision, the panel announced Monday. The announcement comes one day after Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor after the emergence of allegations that he continues to deny. Democrats quickly abandoned support for Swalwell after allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him. The reports published in the San Francisco Chronicle and later by CN

Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US

The US is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that

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A 16-year-old from Florida charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister on a cruise ship

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. Timothy Hudson was indicted on March 10. But the entire case was sealed until Friday, weeks after U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom said he would be prosecuted as an adult at the request of prosecutors. Anna Kepner had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family. Before the ship was scheduled to return to Florida, her body was found

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House Ethics Committee announces investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell

The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation into misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell.The news comes as the California Democrat is under increasing scrutiny after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer accused him sexual assault, describing a night of drinking that ended with Swalwell having sex with her when she could not consent. Swalwell, who suspended his campaign for California governor this weekend, faces calls for expulsion from Congress.The committee said in a statement that it has opened an investigation i

1 person dead, 6 others injured after shooting at Chick-fil-A in New Jersey

US intel officials scramble to keep surveillance law running amid Iran war tensions

Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday

Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday. The price of U.S. crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel and Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 7% to $102.29. Brent crude has swung dramatically during the Iran war, rising from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February to more than $119 at times. On Friday, ahead of the peace talks, Brent for June delivery fell 0.8% to $95.20 per barrel. Iran has been effectively controlling the Strait of Hormuz, a key water

Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives

The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States. That's because President Donald Trump and many U.S. conservatives have long embraced Orbán, who has become an icon among the global right for his anti-immigrant stance. The American president's agenda has striking parallels with the way the Hungarian leader used the levers of government to tilt the media, judiciary and electoral system to keep his party in power f

Trump says US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran

Pope says he has ‘no fear of Trump administration’ after president slams his Iran war criticism

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Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home opposed AI, court documents say

The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI founder Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco was opposed to artificial intelligence and had a list of other AI tech executives, according to court documents. Authorities allege Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m. Friday, setting an exterior gate at Altman’s home alight before fleeing on foot, police said. Less than an hour later, Moreno-Gama allegedly went to OpenAI’s headquarters and reportedly threatened to burn down the building. On Monday morning, FBI agents went to Moreno-Gama

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Pope Leo reacts to Trump comments

Multi-day severe storm threat to batter central US for days

After three years as Iran’s hostage, the taxman came knocking

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How the US Navy could blockade Iran’s ports and sweep mines from the Strait of Hormuz

Six weeks after the beginning of the war with Iran, President Donald Trump is giving the United States Navy its most difficult jobs of the conflict: blockading Iran’s ports and clearing the strategic Strait of Hormuz of any Iranian mines.The blockade order would apply to all Iranian ports, both inside and outside the strait from 10 a.m. ET Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. Iran has had a chokehold on the strait, a critical passage for the global energy trade, since the war broke out.Trump indicated that mission would have an even wider scope, possibly well outside the Persian Gulf.�

The Latest: Trump vows to 'kill' Iranian warships that get near US blockade

The U.S. military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, tempering U.S. President Donald Trump’s previous vow to entirely block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as early reports indicated that ships had stopped crossing the waterway. However, Trump warned on social media that any Iranian warships that come “anywhere close” to the U.S. blockade will be destroyed. It wasn’t clear whether the blockade had started by the designated time of 10 a.m. EDT. The move sets the stage for a showdown as Iran has

South Korea’s president draws Israeli anger by using old video to make point about human suffering

Judge tosses Trump’s Wall Street Journal defamation lawsuit, gives him chance to refile

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Oil prices rise after Trump threatens to block passage through Strait of Hormuz

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Commercial salmon fishing to open in California for the first time since 2022 as population rebounds

Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022

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Senate housing bill that takes aim at institutional investors may do little for homebuyers — and could even hurt renters

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Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say

Oil prices ease back from their morning spurts as US stocks rally on a still hopeful Wall Street

U.S. stocks climbed as hope remains on Wall Street that the global economy can still avoid a worst-case scenario because of the U.S.-Iran war

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Why the Trump administration is struggling to deport migrants to unfamiliar countries

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Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won’t be enough to solve shipping woes and high oil prices

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At 100 days rally, Mamdani celebrates and charts a course toward city-run grocery stores

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied to celebrate 100 days in office, boosting his early accomplishments and charting future goals as he pledged to lead with a relentless focus on the city’s working-class

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Trump’s closest ally in Europe faces toughest test yet as Hungary votes. Here’s what to know

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Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake

Hungarian voters have ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions