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Idaho coffee shop owner defends ejecting pro-life group from his business after backlash

August 20, 2026

Idaho coffee shop owner defends ejecting pro-life group from his business after backlash

Video captures Idaho coffee shop owner comparing Students for Life to the Ku Klux Klan before demanding the pro-life group leave his business.

MORNING GLORY: Alaska’s 'real' Senator Dan Sullivan stood up over challenger

August 20, 2026

MORNING GLORY: Alaska’s 'real' Senator Dan Sullivan stood up over challenger

Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan advances past a suspected confusion candidate in the primary, but both will appear on the ranked-choice ballot.

Teacher found dead with throat slit; detectives scrutinize husband’s shifting story

August 19, 2026

Teacher found dead with throat slit; detectives scrutinize husband’s shifting story

Patrick Barnett is accused of killing wife Lindsey Barnett, a Lakewood elementary school art teacher found dead with a neck wound in their shower.

Montana boy killed after being flung from carnival ride operating with missing restraints, lawsuit alleges

August 19, 2026

Montana boy killed after being flung from carnival ride operating with missing restraints, lawsuit alleges

A lawsuit alleges carnival workers operated a Yo-Yo ride in Butte despite missing safety restraints on at least 10 chairs before the fatal crash.

Colorado black bear dies after becoming trapped inside unlocked car for days: report

August 19, 2026

Colorado black bear dies after becoming trapped inside unlocked car for days: report

A 300-pound black bear died after being trapped inside an unlocked car in Colorado Springs for days, destroying the vehicle's interior trying to escape.

New York grandmother vanishes in Las Vegas as family gets mysterious texts from her phone asking for Bitcoin

August 19, 2026

New York grandmother vanishes in Las Vegas as family gets mysterious texts from her phone asking for Bitcoin

Alisa Goods vanished after leaving a friend's Las Vegas apartment for CVS, and her family says mysterious texts demanding Bitcoin and gas money followed.

Federal $25 minimum wage mandate would destroy over 5M jobs, hit booming Sun Belt hardest: study

August 19, 2026

Federal $25 minimum wage mandate would destroy over 5M jobs, hit booming Sun Belt hardest: study

A proposed $25 minimum wage could slash over 5 million jobs nationwide, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states facing the largest losses.

State of play: What to know about California showdown to replace Swalwell after massive scandal

August 19, 2026

State of play: What to know about California showdown to replace Swalwell after massive scandal

Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez battle for Eric Swalwell's California 14th Congressional District seat, as early results remain undecided.

Former state rep tops ranked-choice slugfest as Alaska advances nominees for governor

August 19, 2026

Former state rep tops ranked-choice slugfest as Alaska advances nominees for governor

Seventeen tickets competed in Alaska's nonpartisan primary to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Michael Dunleavy in the November general election.

Alaskan political scion hopes to hold onto state's single House seat

August 19, 2026

Alaskan political scion hopes to hold onto state's single House seat

Nicholas Begich III faces a major insurgency from independent candidate Bill Hill in Alaska's ranked choice voting congressional primary race.