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Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation
December 19, 2025 - 8:39 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Hegseth announces effort to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters in Syria after deaths of Americans
December 19, 2025 - 8:36 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an effort to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens.
NTSB unclear who was at controls in jet crash that killed ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others
December 19, 2025 - 8:29 AM

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others tried to return to a North Carolina airport just after takeoff but plowed into light poles and trees short of the runway, killing everyone on board.
Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping US sanctions
December 19, 2025 - 8:27 AM

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting of the most draconian sanctions imposed on the country in recent decades.
The Latest: Justice Department begins releasing case files on Jeffrey Epstein
December 19, 2025 - 8:20 AM

The Department of Justice has begun releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein. The convicted sex offender and wealthy financier was known for his connections to some of the world’s most powerful people, including President Donald Trump, who had long tried to keep the files sealed.
Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student
December 19, 2025 - 8:20 AM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Thirty years ago, Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno F.G. Loureiro were classmates with bright futures. Both excelled in physics and made their way from their home country of Portugal to the U.S., settling on the campuses of prestigious East Coast universities.
Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says
December 19, 2025 - 8:18 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby, according to a local hospital that received the casualties. The killings came as the tenuous Israel-Hamas truce has stalled in recent weeks.
US senator from Wyoming won't seek reelection in 2026 in Republican stronghold
December 19, 2025 - 8:18 AM

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — First-term U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming announced Friday that she won't seek reelection in 2026, but she said she's committed to retaining Republic control of the Senate.
Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation
December 19, 2025 - 8:17 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein even as it acknowledged that its documents disclosure about the wealthy financier, known for his connections to President Donald Trump and other influential people, was incomplete.
Brown attack suspect died the two days before his body was found, autopsy finds
December 19, 2025 - 8:12 AM

An autopsy determined that the man suspected in last weekend's attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later had been dead for two days when his body was found, New Hampshire's attorney general's office said Friday
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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
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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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Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation

Hegseth announces effort to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters in Syria after deaths of Americans

NTSB unclear who was at controls in jet crash that killed ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others

Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping US sanctions

The Latest: Justice Department begins releasing case files on Jeffrey Epstein

Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student

Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says

US senator from Wyoming won't seek reelection in 2026 in Republican stronghold

Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

Brown attack suspect died the two days before his body was found, autopsy finds

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