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UK's Queen Camilla recalls assault in 1960s as she campaigns against domestic violence
December 31, 2025 - 5:29 AM

LONDON (AP) — Britain ’s Queen Camilla on Wednesday spoke publicly for the first time about her personal experience of indecent assault, saying that speaking out was one way she could use her royal platform to shine a light on the epidemic of violence against women.
Drummers pound in the new year as others mark 2026 with defiance or hope
December 31, 2025 - 5:21 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Drummers pounded in the New Year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over the Great Wall as China and the rest of Asia marked the start of 2026.
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in New York City history
December 31, 2025 - 5:18 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City has used Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.
Zohran Mamdani to become NYC's next mayor with a midnight oath underground
December 31, 2025 - 4:55 AM

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year's Day.
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial -- until Trump vetoed them
December 31, 2025 - 4:52 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on other issues.
Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory
December 31, 2025 - 4:52 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday.
Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
December 31, 2025 - 4:49 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, according to a person briefed on a letter sent to U.S. Attorneys.
Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes
December 31, 2025 - 4:25 AM

NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers pulled down their homes Wednesday as part of a nearly year-long incursion into the territory's northern refugee camps.
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement
December 31, 2025 - 4:16 AM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire agreement the two countries signed to end bitter fighting along their border.
Rescue crew finds 3 hikers dead in Southern California mountains during strong winds
December 31, 2025 - 4:03 AM

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Rescue crews responding during high winds to a report of an injured hiker who fell down a slope near a Southern California mountain trail found the 19-year-old man and two other hikers dead, authorities said.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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UK's Queen Camilla recalls assault in 1960s as she campaigns against domestic violence

Drummers pound in the new year as others mark 2026 with defiance or hope

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in New York City history

Zohran Mamdani to become NYC's next mayor with a midnight oath underground

These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial -- until Trump vetoed them

Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory

Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement

Rescue crew finds 3 hikers dead in Southern California mountains during strong winds

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