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Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and 1 death
December 22, 2025 - 8:49 AM

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said Monday.
Steelers WR DK Metcalf suspended 2 games following altercation with fan in Detroit
December 22, 2025 - 8:48 AM

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games following an in-game altercation between Metcalf and a fan during the team’s victory over Detroit.
Kansas City Chiefs announce they will leave Arrowhead and relocate across the Kansas-Missouri border
December 22, 2025 - 8:36 AM

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday they will leave their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new, domed stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line and be ready for the start of the 2031 season.
Chiefs' move to Kansas leaves Missouri fans heartbroken over another NFL franchise leaving
December 22, 2025 - 8:28 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The state of Missouri is losing its third NFL franchise and the second in the past decade, and the decision by the Chiefs on Monday to depart their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new domed facility in Kansas may hurt the most.
Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra released from detention, advocates say
December 22, 2025 - 8:27 AM

DENVER (AP) — A prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist was released Monday after spending nine months in immigration detention, supporters said.
US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities
December 22, 2025 - 8:25 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual benefits.
Judge chides Ghislaine Maxwell for mentioning victim names in papers seeking to overturn conviction
December 22, 2025 - 8:24 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Monday scolded Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential victim names in court papers seeking to set aside her 2021 sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is 'quite solid'
December 22, 2025 - 8:22 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv's demands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he suggested that neither side in the almost four-year war is likely to get everything it wants in

Trump holds an event with Rubio and Hegseth during vacation as tensions with Venezuela mount
December 22, 2025 - 8:21 AM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is gathering with top national security officials on Monday, a meeting that comes as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration's escalating pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government.
Clashes flare as top Turkish officials visit Syria ahead of a deadline for Kurdish integration
December 22, 2025 - 8:20 AM

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Clashes erupted between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters on Monday as top Turkish officials visited Damascus ahead of a deadline to implement a deal between the government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and 1 death

Steelers WR DK Metcalf suspended 2 games following altercation with fan in Detroit

Kansas City Chiefs announce they will leave Arrowhead and relocate across the Kansas-Missouri border

Chiefs' move to Kansas leaves Missouri fans heartbroken over another NFL franchise leaving

Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra released from detention, advocates say

US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities

Judge chides Ghislaine Maxwell for mentioning victim names in papers seeking to overturn conviction

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is 'quite solid'

Trump holds an event with Rubio and Hegseth during vacation as tensions with Venezuela mount

Clashes flare as top Turkish officials visit Syria ahead of a deadline for Kurdish integration

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