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Mexican governor and mayor indicted by US for drug trafficking step down
May 02, 2026 - 9:30 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in northwestern Sinaloa state said they would temporarily step down from their posts after the United States charged them and eight other serving and former politicians and security officers with drug trafficking in a

Germany focuses on shared interests after US announces troop drawdown
May 02, 2026 - 9:26 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, saying a drawdown was expected and emphasizing the mutual benefit of the longstanding U.S. deployment in Europe.
Israeli airstrikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon as a Catholic convent is bulldozed
May 02, 2026 - 9:21 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday while the Israeli military demolished parts of a Catholic convent in a border village, officials said.
A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here's what to know
May 02, 2026 - 9:17 AM

In the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common ways to end early pregnancies, by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions.
Video of NYC police killing machete-wielding man at Grand Central station released
May 02, 2026 - 7:54 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have released body-worn camera footage of officers shooting and killing a machete-wielding man who stabbed three people at a Grand Central subway stop last month.
Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress
May 02, 2026 - 7:53 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed after a Russian drone attacked a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said Saturday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas, a hallmark of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
The long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic creeps into the race for Ohio governor
May 02, 2026 - 7:42 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat running unopposed in her party's primary for Ohio governor, faces some steep challenges in the coming general election.
Mexican governor indicted by the US for drug trafficking says he'll step down
May 02, 2026 - 7:38 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of Mexico's northern Sinaloa state said that he would temporarily resign after the United States charged him and nine other officials with drug trafficking in a bombshell indictment that has shaken the political establishment.
Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling
May 02, 2026 - 7:35 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and was left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed.
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champ who won Paralympic golds between life-altering accidents, dies at 59
May 02, 2026 - 7:35 AM

ROME (AP) — Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59.
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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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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
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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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Mexican governor and mayor indicted by US for drug trafficking step down

Germany focuses on shared interests after US announces troop drawdown

Israeli airstrikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon as a Catholic convent is bulldozed

A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here's what to know

Video of NYC police killing machete-wielding man at Grand Central station released

Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress

The long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic creeps into the race for Ohio governor

Mexican governor indicted by the US for drug trafficking says he'll step down

Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling

Alex Zanardi, auto racing champ who won Paralympic golds between life-altering accidents, dies at 59

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