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From Uber Eats' 'Friends' reunion to Bud's Clydesdales, here are the buzziest Super Bowl ads so far
February 07, 2024 - 7:48 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — If you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, you no longer have to wait until the big game to see what advertisers have in store for viewers.
5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
November 07, 2023 - 1:53 PM

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long enough to rescue a young woman escaping by foot.
Low-income tenants lack options as old mobile home parks are razed
May 21, 2023 - 10:01 AM

PHOENIX (AP) — Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade, feeling lucky to own their mobile home and pay about $450 a month for their lot in a city with spiraling rents.
Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes
April 08, 2023 - 9:03 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Gadiel Galvez learned that the owner of his mobile home park south of Seattle was looking to sell, he and other residents worried their largely Latino community would be bulldozed to make way for another Amazon warehouse.
Best of CES 2023: Pet tech's smart collar, litter robot
January 11, 2023 - 2:21 PM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — From a litter box that automatically cleans itself to buttons designed to allow your dog to communicate with you, this year’s CES tech show in Las Vegas featured a range of products aimed at gadget-loving pet owners.
A moment in time: AP journalists remember Diana's death
September 01, 2022 - 8:01 AM

LONDON (AP) — It was a warm Saturday evening and a group of journalists had gathered at a Paris restaurant to enjoy the last weekend of summer. At sometime past midnight, phones around the table began to ring — seemingly all at once — as news desks contacted reporters and photographers to alert them that Princess Diana’s car had crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.
Watson case revives old fight for massage therapy industry
August 25, 2022 - 11:36 PM

CLEVELAND (AP) — Michelle Krause still grapples with the challenge of acknowledging she's a massage therapist when she first meets someone, dreading their reaction or misguided comments even after 18 years in the profession.
Rents spike as big-pocketed investors buy mobile home parks
July 25, 2022 - 4:32 PM

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — For as long as anyone can remember, rent increases rarely happened at Ridgeview Homes, a family-owned mobile home park in upstate New York.
US envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy
June 23, 2022 - 11:08 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — There’s no plaque on the gate of the U.S. ambassador’s new residence in Jerusalem, no Stars and Stripes visible, no official listing as a notable overseas property.
Road to table: Wyoming's got a new app for claiming roadkill
March 12, 2022 - 9:09 AM

LANDER, Wyo. (AP) — The aroma of sizzling meat in melted butter wafts from a cast iron pan while Jaden Bales shows his favorite way to cook up the best steak cuts from a big game animal.
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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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From Uber Eats' 'Friends' reunion to Bud's Clydesdales, here are the buzziest Super Bowl ads so far

5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery

Low-income tenants lack options as old mobile home parks are razed

Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes

Best of CES 2023: Pet tech's smart collar, litter robot

A moment in time: AP journalists remember Diana's death

Watson case revives old fight for massage therapy industry

Rents spike as big-pocketed investors buy mobile home parks

US envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy

Road to table: Wyoming's got a new app for claiming roadkill

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