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Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday
March 15, 2026 - 11:10 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains. Hawaii also continues to be affected by severe flooding.
Kazakhstanis vote in referendum on new constitution that would cement president's grip on power
March 15, 2026 - 11:09 AM

Voters in Kazakhstan headed to the polls Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution that would strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia’s largest country.
Orbán and challenger Magyar summon rival rallies in show of strength before Hungary's April election
March 15, 2026 - 11:07 AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his main political opponent, Péter Magyar, each drew throngs of their supporters to the streets of Hungary's capital on Sunday for a show of strength before the two men face off in pivotal elections just four weeks away.
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade among nation’s largest Irish heritage celebrations
March 15, 2026 - 10:48 AM

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of people were expected to line the streets of South Boston on Sunday for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, one of the nation’s largest celebrations of Irish heritage.
'Radiant' mother from Kentucky among 6 US service members who died in air crash in Iraq
March 15, 2026 - 10:48 AM

A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq.
Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4
March 15, 2026 - 10:46 AM

TAMMUN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry said.
Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
March 15, 2026 - 10:06 AM

CAIRO (AP) — At least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a pregnant woman and eight police officers, were killed Sunday by Israeli airstrikes in the war-torn Gaza Strip, hospital authorities said.
From slavery to the White House, the Ficklin family served presidents for nearly 8 decades
March 15, 2026 - 9:52 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wrory Ficklin was 7 when he learned that his father, the son of a slave, was important.
AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
March 15, 2026 - 9:45 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The plane carrying about 150 Palestinians from Gaza came as a surprise to everyone on the ground when it landed in South Africa in November.
Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels
March 15, 2026 - 9:39 AM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday

Kazakhstanis vote in referendum on new constitution that would cement president's grip on power

Orbán and challenger Magyar summon rival rallies in show of strength before Hungary's April election

Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade among nation’s largest Irish heritage celebrations

'Radiant' mother from Kentucky among 6 US service members who died in air crash in Iraq

Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4

Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman

From slavery to the White House, the Ficklin family served presidents for nearly 8 decades

AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza

Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels

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