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SEVERE WEATHER: Farmers In N. Idaho Dealing With Flooding

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BONNERS FERRY, Idaho (AP) - A wet and rainy June is being blamed for millions of dollars of damaged crops by farmers in north Idaho's Kootenai River Valley. But some growers are also frustrated with decisions made by federal officials managing flows of the Kootenai River from

Woman claims Zimmerman molested her as a child

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By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A relative of George Zimmerman claims she was molested by him when they were both children, the latest allegation in the case against the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. The

Judge begins 5-day hearing in military leak case

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By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A defense attorney for an Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history is renewing a request to have two of the 22 charges against his client dropped. The attorney for Pfc. Bradley Manning made his

KHQ MD ALERT: FDA Approves First Pill To Help Prevent HIV

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS. The agency approved Gilead Sciences' pill Truvada as a preventive measure for people

Ex-NYPD officer sentenced after admitting rape

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By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A former police officer who admitted grabbing a schoolteacher off the street and raping her was sentenced Monday to at least a decade in prison as he fights a far longer sentence from a related conviction. Monday's sentencing resolved, for now

SALUTING THE BRAVE: More Than 200 Idaho Airmen To Return From Southwest Asia

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Officials at the Mountain Home Air Force Base are preparing for the return of more than 200 airmen from a duty overseas. The members of the 726th Air Control Squadron are expected to return around noon on Monday after serving half a year in Southwest Asia. The

Millions spent on upkeep of empty Katrina lots

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By CAIN BURDEAUAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than 3,000 lots flooded by Hurricane Katrina and bought with federal money in an emergency bailout sit idle across this city - a major drain on federal, state and city coffers that lends itself to no easy solution. An Associated Press

Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' Author, Dies At 79

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Stephen R. Covey, author of "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," has died in Idaho three months after a serious bicycle accident in Utah. Ryan Cameron of Covey's consulting firm, Franklin Covey, said the author died 2:15 a.m. Monday at a

WATCH: Dramatic Landslide Caught On Video

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HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - Authorities say crews have found the body of one of four people missing in a massive landslide in southeastern British Columbia. The B.C. Coroners Service also announced it will take over the recovery operation, as "there was no longer any hope that anyone who had been

Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dies at 79

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By BRIAN SKOLOFF and MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Considered a pioneer in the self-help genre aimed at helping readers become more productive in their lives, author Stephen R. Covey had an enormous impact on both the corporate world and the personal lives of millions.