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Idaho governor signs law allowing firing squad executions

Gov. Brad Little of Idaho has signed into law a bill legalizing the use of a firing squad for executions when the drugs used for a lethal injection are unavailable.

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Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable.

Idaho gov signs bill barring transgender students from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity

Idaho Gov. Brad Little this week signed legislation barring transgender students from using school facilities consistent with their gender identity.

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Oregon residents may secede over 'east-west' political divide: 'Not a unified state to me anymore'

Eastern Oregon residents are becoming increasingly more frustrated with the liberal politics of the western part of the state and are considering secession.

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Idaho's move to resurrect firing squad ‘makes sense’ as ‘quickest, surest’ death penalty option, expert says

Idaho is moving toward reinstating execution by firing squad amid the student murders case against Bryan Kohberger, who could face death if convicted.

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Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies, partly due to ‘political climate’

Bonner General Health noted “legal and political climate” in a state where trigger laws banned nearly all abortions after the fall of the constitutional right to them.

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As lethal injection faces hurdles, Idaho turns back to firing squad

Idaho banned firing squads in 2009 but seems set to reverse course as drug shortages and botched executions hinder lethal injections.

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Judge says no death penalty for mom in triple murder case

A woman charged with conspiracy and murder in connection with the deaths of her two children and her new husband's late wife will no longer face the death penalty, a judge ruled Tuesday. Lori Vallow Daybell is scheduled to stand trial starting April 3. Both she and Chad Daybell — her newest husband — have pleaded not guilty to murder, conspiracy and grand theft charges in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s children — 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, and Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday.

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Idaho 'Cult Mom' Lori Vallow no longer facing possibility of death penalty if convicted as trial looms

An Idaho judge ruled Tuesday that Lori Vallow, the Idaho woman accused of murdering her two children and her husband's late wife, no longer faces the death penalty if convicted at trial.

foxnews.com

Federal judge halts Biden waterway protections in Texas, Idaho amid Republican opposition

Biden’s waterway protections in Idaho and Texas were put on a pause by a federal judge. Republicans across the nation said the regulations were vague and may create financial burdens.

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Idaho bill that would allow execution by firing squad goes to the governor

The state Legislature approved a bill allowing Idaho to execute inmates by firing squad with a veto-proof majority. The bill will head to the governor’s desk next.

foxnews.com

Idaho poised to pass bill allowing executions by firing squad

The bill is headed to the governor's desk after passing the legislature with a veto-proof majority.

cbsnews.com

Federal judge delivers blow to Biden's climate agenda: 'Destructive federal overreach'

A federal court issued an injunction Sunday, partially blocking the Biden administration from moving forward with a regulation that would broadly redefine protected waters.

foxnews.com

Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases

A bill that would allow Idaho to execute condemned inmates by firing squad is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature with a veto-proof majority.

Idaho armed robbery suspect killed after shooting hostage in Montana

Police killed a suspect involved in an Idaho armed robbery who also shot a hostage in Montana. One other suspect was taken into custody without issues.

foxnews.com

Idaho hospital blames abortion politics for closing of labor and delivery department

Bonner General Health in Sandpoint, Idahox, announced that it was closing the hospital's labor and delivery department, blaming the political climate of the state.

foxnews.com

Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger investigation clues revealed as court unseals heavily redacted documents

An Idaho court unsealed dozens of heavily redacted documents Friday, granting only a peek into what police have gathered in the student murders investigation.

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Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger investigation clues revealed as court unseals heavily redacted documents

An Idaho court unsealed dozens of heavily redacted documents Friday, granting only a peek into what police have gathered in the University of Idaho student murders investigation.

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Utah farmer Dylan Rounds remains missing as prime suspect charged with murder

Dylan Rounds, a teen farmer from Idaho who set out on his own in Utah and was expecting his first harvest when he vanished last year, remains missing.

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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger was busted in PJs, stuffing trash in Ziploc bags, prosecutor says

Bryan Kohberger was allegedly awake at 1:30 a.m., bagging up his "personal trash" and wearing gloves when police burst in and arrested him on Dec. 30.

foxnews.com

Food consumption may add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100

Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a study out Monday in Nature Climate Change.

Moose charges Idaho snowmobiler during freak incident: video

Video captured in eastern Idaho shows an encounter between a moose and a group of snowmobilers. The man who captured it is grateful his brother jumped just in time.

foxnews.com

Infamous American homes in notorious crime cases

When a horrific crime takes place on private property, landlords often have the address changed to reduce crime-scene tourism as well as negative stigma.

foxnews.com

Defense lawyers in Idaho killings case want gag order kept

Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death have asked the Idaho Supreme Court to keep a gag order in place.

Bryan Kohberger's Pennsylvania warrants: Experts break down key evidence

Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI raided Bryan Kohberger's parents' house in the Poconos and seized a trove of evidence, including his car, his phone and his DNA.

foxnews.com

Pennsylvania unseals more search warrant in Idaho killings

Law enforcement officials have revealed more details regarding items seized from the Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.

Idaho murders update: More Bryan Kohberger documents released in Pennsylvania, knife, phone, masks seized

A Pennsylvania court has unsealed additional documents in the Idaho student murders case and the arrest of suspect Bryan Kohberger in the Pocono Mountains.

foxnews.com

Idaho joins Texas lawsuit against Biden's waterway protections rule

Biden's administration recently finalized a Clean Water Act rule. A lawsuit was filed in a Texas court claiming the rules are too vague. Idaho joined the lawsuit recently.

foxnews.com

What the FBI found at the family home of the University of Idaho murder suspect

The FBI recovered four medical-style gloves and a silver flashlight last year when they searched the Pennsylvania home of the parents of the man charged with killing four University of Idaho students.

news.yahoo.com

GOP senator's bill would give pro-life pregnancy centers security upgrades amid attacks

Idaho Senator James Risch, a Republican, introduced the Pregnancy Center Security Act to give grants to pro-life pregnancy centers for security upgrades after pro-abortion attacks.

foxnews.com

Why Idaho is considering bringing back execution by firing squad

A draft bill in Idaho would allow firing squads if lethal injection is unavailable. A December execution was called off when the state couldn't get the drugs.

latimes.com

Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid early in the pandemic. Which state's next?

The federal agency that oversees Medicaid suggested Idaho wasn't trying hard enough to reach beneficiaries before letting their coverage lapse. Consumer advocates fear that could happen again.

npr.org

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could face death by firing squad under proposed law if convicted

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could face death by firing squad if he is convicted of murder and a bill introduced this week clears the state legislature.

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Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could face death by firing squad under proposed law if convicted

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could face death by firing squad if he is convicted of murder and a bill introduced this week clears the state legislature.

foxnews.com

Idaho critics rip 'disaster' bill requiring school board candidates to declare political party affiliation

The editorial board of The Idaho Statesman is ripping a new bill introduced in the state legislature that would require school board candidates to declare a party affiliation.

foxnews.com

University to raze house where Idaho students were killed

University of Idaho officials say the house where four students were stabbed to death in November will be demolished.

Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger leaks 'huge issue' with 'potential to compromise' prosecution, lawyer warns

A lawyer warns that the case against Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could be compromised because of sources leaking information in the investigation.

foxnews.com

House where Idaho college student slayings took place to be demolished

The home was donated to the University of Idaho by its owner after the killings, the school said in a statement.

cbsnews.com

Rift in Idaho GOP exposed amid multistate water rule lawsuit

Some top Idaho officials are raising alarms after the state's Republican attorney general declined to join a 24-state lawsuit against Biden administration waterway protections.

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger had photos of victim on phone weeks after massacre: report

Police reportedly found pictures of one of the four University of Idaho student murder victims on suspect Bryan Kohberger's phone after his Dec. 30 arrest.

news.yahoo.com

Nebraska bill would allow healthcare providers to 'conscientiously object' to procedures

Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill which would allow healthcare providers to refuse service based on ethical or religious beliefs.

foxnews.com

Idaho bill would criminalize transportation of minors across state lines as a form of human trafficking

An Idaho bill would criminalize transporting a minor across state lines to seek an abortion as a violation of the state's existing human trafficking law.

foxnews.com

Idaho murders: WSU responds to report Bryan Kohberger was fired

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is no longer enrolled at or employed by the Washington State University, where he was studying for a Ph.D.

foxnews.com

Lori Vallow case: 'Cult mom' asks judge to drop charges over speedy trial concern

An Idaho judge did not rule on Lori Vallow's request to have her murder case dismissed based on speedy trial grounds Thursday.

foxnews.com

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to leave at end of 2023, company begins search for successor

PayPal CEO and president Dan Schulman is retiring from the company and will leave at the end of 2023.

cnbc.com

Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger prosecutor files new documents in secretive proceedings

The Idaho prosecutor handling the murder case against student stabbings suspect Bryan Kohberger filed new documents Wednesday in a Latah County court.

foxnews.com

Moscow, Idaho church deacon wins motion over COVID-protest arrest at outdoor hymn sing: 'I feel vindicated'

Church deacon Gabriel Rench won his legal case against the City of Moscow, Idaho, after he was arrested in 2020 for alleged COVID-19 violations during an outdoor hymn sing.

foxnews.com

Idaho Satanists plan 'gender affirmation ritual' to protest ban on surgeries for children: 'I praise myself'

The Satanic Temple plans to oppose a proposed Idaho bill that would prohibit sex-change surgery and drugs for minors by holding a ritual at the state Capitol.

foxnews.com

Protections for grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains may be lifted

The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

chicagotribune.com

US may lift federal protections for grizzly bears at Yellowstone, Glacier national parks

Grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains may be stripped of its federal protections now that the population has recovered from overhunting and trapping.

foxnews.com

Idaho murders: BTK serial killer on solitary confinement and Bryan Kohberger, 'I know how he feels'

Serial killer BTK says he can relate to Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger's time behind bars awaiting court proceedings. It's "very lonely."

foxnews.com

Middle school aide forced kids to brawl in classroom while he recorded the fights for social media: Police

Acting substitute teacher Ettson Arreola allegedly forced students to fight in a classroom in Caldwell, Idaho, and recorded the violence for social media.

foxnews.com

OpenAI comes up with a way to check if text was written by a human or not

OpenAI acknowledges shortcomings in its tool for spotting synthetic text but says it's stronger at dealing with outputs from more recent AI models.

cnbc.com

He told a gas-station customer, ‘I don’t serve Black people.’ What his Idaho employer did

A jury has awarded an Oregon woman $1 million in damages after finding she was discriminated against by a gas station employee who told her, “I don’t serve Black people.”.

news.yahoo.com

Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger defense receives hundreds of documents from prosecutors

Latah County prosecutors turned over hundreds of pages of documents to Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger's defense this week, court records show.

foxnews.com

Idaho governor wins lawsuit against illegal encampment outside Capitol: 'We are not Portland'

Idaho Gov. Brad Little wins a lawsuit against a public encampment outside the Capitol Annex he said had turned violent, and contrasts Idaho from Portland and San Francisco.

foxnews.com

ID lawmaker proposes legislation to reenact tougher ballot initiative rules

Idaho lawmakers have introduced a joint resolution that would it more difficult to get initiatives on the ballot. If approved, voters would be asked to change the state’s constitution.

foxnews.com

News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing case

Twenty-two regional and national news organizations have formed a coalition to ask a judge to narrow a gag order in the case of a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students.

Judge: No in-person meetings for couple's triple murder case

An Idaho judge says a couple accused in a bizarre triple murder case will not be allowed to meet face-to-face to talk about strategy before they stand trial in April.

Police seize bedding from Idaho stabbing suspect's home

Investigators seized stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair and a single glove when they searched the Washington state apartment of a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.

Idaho stabbing suspect to face preliminary hearing in June

The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in late June, when prosecutors will try to show a judge that they have enough evidence to justify the felony charges.

Similar state abortion challenges meet different outcomes

The top state courts in conservative Idaho and South Carolina have gone in opposite directions on challenges to abortion bans.

TIMELINE: DNA, video lead officials to Idaho suspect

Court documents have been unsealed after the suspect in the November fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students made his first court appearance in Idaho.

Police: Idaho slaying suspect's DNA found at crime scene

Authorities say the DNA of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene.

Man charged in university student killings arrives in Idaho

The man accused in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students is has arrived in Idaho, where he is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary.

Idaho slayings suspect agrees to extradition to face charges

A criminology graduate student accused of the November slayings of four University of Idaho students agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week, to face charges in Idaho.

Family of Idaho slaying suspect expresses sympathy, support

The family of a man arrested in the slayings of four University of Idaho students is expressing sympathy for the families of the victims.

Suspect in Idaho killings plans to waive extradition hearing

A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive his extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho to face murder charges.

WATCH: Police hold press conference after arrest in connection with University of Idaho murders

Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death more than a month ago, a law enforcement official said.

EXPLAINER: Break in case of killings of 4 Idaho students

An arrest has been made in the November fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, a case that shocked the small college town and seemed to perplex investigators for weeks.

Suspect in deaths of University of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania

Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a suspect in the killings of four slain Idaho students, Moscow, Idaho Police Chief James Fry said Friday.

Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder of friend’s stepdad

A 14-year-old Idaho girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after prosecutors said she and a friend both tried to kill her friend’s stepfather.

Idaho cops seek car seen near site where 4 students killed

Police are asking for help finding the occupant of a car that was seen near where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death last month, saying that person could have “critical information” about the case.

Victims' families urge love, kindness as Idaho campus mourns

As hundreds of students mourned together inside the University of Idaho’s stadium Wednesday night, family members of four slain classmates urged them to raise their eyes from grief and focus on love and the future.

10 days in, no suspect, no weapon in Idaho student slayings

Ten days after four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their rooms, police said Wednesday they still have not identified a suspect or found a murder weapon, and they continued asking for tips and surveillance video.

Cops investigating Idaho stabbings say stalker tips unproven

Authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students as they slept say detectives have looked extensively into information that one of the victims had a stalker and have not been able to verify it.

Coroner: Idaho students were stabbed to death in their beds

Police and a county coroner say four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a rental house Sunday were stabbed to death in their beds and likely were asleep.

Mystery surrounds stabbing deaths of 4 Idaho students

Autopsies have been completed on the bodies of four University of Idaho students who were found dead inside a rental house near campus on Sunday, and the results show that all of them were stabbed to death.

Idaho police: No suspect in slaying of 4 college students

Police in the college town of Moscow, Idaho, say they have not identified a suspect or found a weapon in the weekend slayings of four University of Idaho students in a rental house near campus.

Killer who stabbed 4 Idaho students to death still at large

Police say the killer or killers who stabbed four University of Idaho students to death remains at large, and the violence has prompted many students to leave town.

Mayor calls University of Idaho students' deaths 'senseless'

The mayor of the small town where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Sunday said the event was senseless and a reminder that acts of violence can occur anywhere.

Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday

This week's total lunar eclipse is the last one for three years.

Idaho man dies while fighting as volunteer in Ukraine

An Idaho man who volunteered to join the Ukrainian military has died of a shrapnel wound sustained during a Russian attack in Luhansk.

Early data indicates Idaho wolf population is holding steady

Idaho's top wildlife official says the state's wolf population appears to be holding steady despite recent changes by lawmakers that allow expanded methods and seasons for killing wolves.

Judge bans cameras from Idaho mom's triple murder case

An Idaho judge has banned cameras from the courtroom in the high-profile triple murder case against a mother and her new husband, saying he fears the images could prevent a fair trial.

Idaho a step closer to having largest research dairy in US

The University of Idaho's plan to build the nation’s largest research dairy and experimental farm has cleared a big hurdle.

Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant by Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker Micron in its hometown is a step in protecting the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized market made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Political pressure over 'Drag Kids' event rocks Boise Pride

At the first few Boise Pride Festivals roughly three decades ago, Joseph Kibbe and his friends had to hide their faces and were greeted by protesters holding nooses.

Micron to invest $15 billion on memory chip plant in Boise

Micron will invest $15 billion though the end of the decade on a new semiconductor plant in its hometown that the chipmaker said will create 17,000 American jobs.

States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates

State governments flush with money are returning billions of dollars to their residents.

Three more GOP-led states enact abortion 'trigger laws'

Three more Republican-led states banned almost all abortions this week.

Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies

A federal judge has barred Idaho from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies, clearing the way for hospitals to continue treating ectopic pregnancies and other pregnancy-related complications normally for now.

US protections for Idaho salmon, steelhead are here to stay

A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its Idaho tributaries must stay in effect.

Mom accused of killing kids in Idaho seeks change in charges

Attorneys for a mother charged with conspiring to kill her children and steal their social security benefits have asked a judge to send the case back to a grand jury because they say the current indictment is confusing.

Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway.

EXPLAINER: Does health care law protect emergency abortion?

The Biden administration has filed its first legal challenge to a state abortion ban since the end of Roe v. Wade with a case that could allow hospitals to keep giving women abortion-related medical care in serious medical situations.

Idaho's top court latest in red state to weigh abortion ban

In deeply conservative Idaho, it's expected that abortion will be banned eventually, but abortion rights advocates are continuing their legal challenges.

US sues Idaho over abortion law, cites medical treatment

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s restrictive abortion law, arguing that it conflicts with a federal law requiring doctors to provide pregnant women medically necessary treatment that could include abortion.

Idaho Republicans poised to reject 2020 election results

The Idaho Republican Party will consider 31 resolutions at its three-day convention, including one already adopted by Texas Republicans that President Joe Biden isn’t the legitimate leader of the country.

In rural West, more worries about access to abortion clinics

Across the U.S. West, rural residents have historically faced barriers in accessing abortion, such as long travel distances and lack of transportation.

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