Man Stabs Nine Refugees, Including Six Children, at Child's Birthday Party
A man armed with a knife attacked a 3-year-old’s birthday party at an apartment complex in Boise, ID last night, injuring nine people. Six of the victims were children.
Sure Looks Like Voters Really Care About Healthcare (and Not Much About the Russia Probe)
A new CBS poll says that if the 2018 midterm were held today, Democrats would win back a majority in the House—but just barely. Luckily for Democrats, that poll indicates a way to move the needle, and it doesn’t look like it’s the Russia investigation.
Virginia Is Finally Expanding Medicaid
Virginia is one of the eighteen states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. That’s finally about to change.
An Extremely Tiny Bit of Good News From Idaho
The federal government told the state of Idaho on Thursday that its plan to allow insurers to sell shoddy, cheap health plans that don’t meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act cannot move ahead because it is illegal and dumb.
Owner of Idaho Pizza Shop Apologizes After Posting Ad Featuring Him in Blackface
The owner of a pizza and chicken restaurant in Idaho is apologizing after his homemade Facebook video advertising the weekend specials caused outrage because it featured him in blackface. He was also dressed as a shark.
A teacher gave this student a zero because her art project violates the dress code. That's some sexist crap.
A teacher at Brigham Young University–Idaho doled out a zero to a student because her art project violated the dress code. As you can see, she took some horribly inappropriate photos. I mean, look at those shoulders!
Racists trashed this Black Lives Matter float. The students who made it fought back beautifully.
Students and administrators at Boise State University have condemned an act of vandalism against a Black Lives Matter parade float that took place this weekend, ahead of the school's homecoming festivities.
Bus driver fired after pouring water on Spanish-speaking 8th grader
A Jerome, Idaho school bus driver has been fired after footage of a disturbing, xenophobic incident was shared online, prompting outrage from parents and students alike.
Conservative sites are hyping a completely fake story about Syrian refugees gang-raping a girl
"REPORT: THREE SYRIAN 'REFUGEES; RAPE LITTLE GIRL AT KNIFEPOINT IN IDAHO." That all-caps headline has now been seen by millions thanks to conservative and conspiracy sites like Drudge Report and InfoWars, seemingly confirming people's worst fears about Syrian refugees. There's just one problem: the story is almost…
Three white high school football players charged with raping their mentally impaired, black teammate
Last October, a black, mentally impaired high school football player at Dietrich High School in Idaho was allegedly beaten and raped by three of his white teammates in the locker room after practice.
Islamophobia erupts at Idaho State University as 50 students' homes are vandalized
Approximately 50 Idaho State University students from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have been victims of off-campus home burglaries, and there have been unverified incidents of physical abuse and harm targeted at the students, according to a school-wide email sent this week.
Idaho shooter Kyle Odom wrote a deluded Martian manifesto. How did he get a gun?
Kyle Odom thought Martians were controlling his mind, taking over the U.S. government, and turning him into a "sex slave." The former marine claimed to have checked himself into a mental institution and received medication for mental illness.
Idaho doctor: 1,000 people have died because the state won't expand Medicaid
It's been six years since the Affordable Care Act passed, but some states still haven't gotten around to implementing Obamacare's Medicaid increase. Good news if you're a conservative politician, bad news if you're poor and sick.
Officer-involved shooting of Idaho rancher was 'a senseless murder,' daughter says
According to the family of Jack Yantis, his death was no "officer-involved shooting"—it was "a senseless murder."
$149,000 could buy you Bruce Willis' old ski resort
People sell all sorts of junk on Facebook: Old computers, video games, ski resorts once owned by the star of the Die Hard films.
Mother of screaming baby in restaurant receives nasty note, manager makes it up to her
Who's crying now?
Right-wing media is up in arms about the U.S. welcoming more Syrian refugees
After the first reports came out in April that Syrian refugees could be coming to Idaho, the blowback began almost immediately.
Cyclist's secret forest poop causes 73-acre Idaho wildfire
There are times when "burn the evidence" is not the best approach. Like right after taking a dump in the foothills of Boise, Idaho, in July during a drought.
