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EU leaders agree on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine after a plan to use Russian assets unravels
December 18, 2025 - 6:32 PM

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, but they failed to bridge differences with Belgium that would have allowed them to use frozen Russian assets to raise the funds.
Hong Kong mourns firefighter killed in city's deadliest fire in decades
December 18, 2025 - 5:43 PM

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kongers offered flowers and bowed outside a funeral parlor on Friday to pay tribute to a firefighter who was among the 160 people killed by the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say
December 18, 2025 - 5:33 PM

A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a

PHOTO ESSAY: The Palestinian families trying to rebuild their lives in the ruins of Gaza
December 18, 2025 - 5:33 PM

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Halawa family’s building still rises two stories above the rubble in Gaza City, a small miracle after two years of Israeli airstrikes wrought heavy damage on homes across the Palestinian territory.
How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case
December 18, 2025 - 5:07 PM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Information from a tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University was key to police identifying the suspect they believe killed two students at the school and then two days later gunned down a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say
December 18, 2025 - 4:54 PM

A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended Thursday at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
What to know about the man authorities say fatally shot 2 Brown students and a MIT professor
December 18, 2025 - 4:49 PM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Investigations into the Brown University mass shooting and

Federal regulators to begin sifting through wreckage of North Carolina plane crash that killed 7
December 18, 2025 - 4:38 PM

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Federal investigators on Friday will begin sifting through the wreckage of a business jet that crashed in North Carolina and killed all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family.
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
December 18, 2025 - 4:22 PM

President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.
Young conservative women find a home in Turning Point with Charlie Kirk's widow at the helm
December 18, 2025 - 3:45 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — Camdyn Glover used to be a quiet conservative. She worried what her teachers would think or if she would lose friends over her convictions. But she said something changed when Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, and she started crying in her classroom at Indiana University while other students cheered and clapped.
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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

EU leaders agree on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine after a plan to use Russian assets unravels