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Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah
December 17, 2025 - 10:49 PM

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't been told before and claiming space in an industry in a region that rarely makes room for women to grow.
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
December 17, 2025 - 9:26 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died. He was 91.
A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025
December 17, 2025 - 3:09 PM

Even the most dedicated doomscrollers smile once in a while. Here’s a look back at some of the Associated Press stories that captured attention around the world and provided moments of brightness throughout 2025:
Rob and Michele Reiner's son appears in court on murder charges while siblings speak of their loss
December 17, 2025 - 9:23 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife

Warner Bros recommends investors reject Paramount's offer in favor of Netflix's
December 17, 2025 - 7:32 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery is recommending its shareholders reject an unsolicited buyout offer from Paramount Skydance in favor of a rival bid from Netflix it said will better serve their interests and the entertainment company's audiences.
FCC leader says agency is no longer independent as he’s grilled by Democrats over Kimmel controversy
December 17, 2025 - 7:12 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators on Wednesday hammered the Federal Communications Commission's leader for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, suggesting that Brendan Carr was politicizing an independent agency and trampling the First Amendment.
The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC
December 17, 2025 - 5:55 AM

In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.
What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.
December 17, 2025 - 2:49 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders of the company that it believes a $72 billion buyout offer from Netflix is superior, and to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance.
What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll
December 17, 2025 - 2:42 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard dies at 82
December 17, 2025 - 2:04 AM

Gil Gerard, who played television's hunky sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died

A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025

Rob and Michele Reiner's son appears in court on murder charges while siblings speak of their loss

Warner Bros recommends investors reject Paramount's offer in favor of Netflix's

FCC leader says agency is no longer independent as he’s grilled by Democrats over Kimmel controversy

The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.

What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll

'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard dies at 82

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