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16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center
September 15, 2026 - 2:08 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-three years ago, dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan members exploded through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls as they prepared for Sunday services.
Mistrial declared in New Hampshire youth detention center sex abuse case
September 15, 2026 - 2:02 PM

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a former youth detention center worker charged with repeatedly raping a teenage boy after his accuser briefly testified about allegations involving other staff.
The Latest: Board votes to close Kennedy Center amid financial woes and name dispute, AP sources say
September 15, 2026 - 2:01 PM

The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots
September 15, 2026 - 1:56 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms, saying justices who opposed him were “not the people I interviewed.”
Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump's name to building
September 15, 2026 - 1:52 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump's name to the building.
FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing
September 15, 2026 - 1:44 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel defended Tuesday a recent policy change to allow some applicants who have engaged in prostitution and bestiality to be considered for employment, insisting that the move was made to enable victims of those acts to apply for a job without fear of automatic disqualification.
Photos capture the date harvest in an Egyptian village near Cairo
September 15, 2026 - 1:39 PM

QALYUBIA, Egypt (AP) — Date grower Hajj Ibrahim harvests dates from his palms in Kafr Sendwah, a village in Qalyubia on Cairo’s outskirts. Professional climbers earn about 50 Egyptian pounds, or $1, per tree, as girls sort their families’ dates.
Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed
September 15, 2026 - 1:35 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken his wins, and more notably his losses, at the U.S. Supreme Court quite personally.
Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds
September 15, 2026 - 1:29 PM

SAO PAULO (AP) — Indigenous lands face the greatest threat from the expansion of gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the nonprofit Amazon Environmental Research Institute, known as IPAM.
Americans value press freedom, but new surveys show support for restrictions in certain cases
September 15, 2026 - 1:23 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans value press freedom — with some exceptions.
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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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16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center

Mistrial declared in New Hampshire youth detention center sex abuse case

The Latest: Board votes to close Kennedy Center amid financial woes and name dispute, AP sources say

Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump's name to building

FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

Photos capture the date harvest in an Egyptian village near Cairo

Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed

Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds

Americans value press freedom, but new surveys show support for restrictions in certain cases

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