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The first big snowstorm of the winter hits the Northeast
December 02, 2025 - 2:13 AM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Northeast saw its first major winter snowstorm arrive on Tuesday just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled travel after the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Latest: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow
December 02, 2025 - 2:11 AM

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking a draft peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the

Photos shows devastating floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
December 02, 2025 - 2:10 AM

Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand scaled up their responses to devastating floods that have left more than 1,000 dead in the three countries.
UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog
December 02, 2025 - 2:04 AM

LONDON (AP) — The right to trial by jury will be pared back in Britain in an attempt to clear a backlog of cases clogging up the justice system, the government announced Tuesday.
Sister of former Pakistani leader Imran Khan says he is in good health, quelling rumors
December 02, 2025 - 1:47 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health but is largely being kept under solitary conditions, one of his sisters said Tuesday after authorities allowed her the first family visit in weeks.
Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza
December 02, 2025 - 1:46 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said it had received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be remains of one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national.
Live updates: Trump calls his Cabinet to meet amid scrutiny over boat strikes
December 02, 2025 - 1:45 AM

President Donald Trump called his Cabinet to meet Tuesday morning as the administration insists that it was lawful for the U.S. military to launch a secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in September. Experts in the military code say

Luigi Mangione back in court for dispute over evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case
December 02, 2025 - 1:38 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is back in court on Tuesday for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using some key evidence they say links him to last year’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Gunmen kill a government official and 3 others after vehicle ambush in northwestern Pakistan
December 02, 2025 - 1:37 AM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants ambushed a vehicle carrying a government administrator in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing him, two of his guards and a passerby, officials said.
Belarus weather balloons force repeated closures of Lithuania's main airport
December 02, 2025 - 1:31 AM

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Tensions between Lithuania and Belarus have escalated after meteorological balloons from Belarus forced Lithuania to repeatedly shut down its main airport in the past weeks, leaving thousands of people stranded.
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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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The first big snowstorm of the winter hits the Northeast

The Latest: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow

Photos shows devastating floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog

Sister of former Pakistani leader Imran Khan says he is in good health, quelling rumors

Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza

Live updates: Trump calls his Cabinet to meet amid scrutiny over boat strikes

Luigi Mangione back in court for dispute over evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case

Gunmen kill a government official and 3 others after vehicle ambush in northwestern Pakistan

Belarus weather balloons force repeated closures of Lithuania's main airport

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