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The Latest: Supreme Court will decide whether states can keep counting late mail ballots
March 23, 2026 - 7:30 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Monday to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed
March 23, 2026 - 7:11 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed who has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him.
Rubio to testify in trial of former roommate accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela
March 23, 2026 - 7:08 AM

MIAMI (AP) — The federal trial of a former Miami congressman accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration begins Monday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to testify over his interactions with his old friend.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from online citizen journalist over her arrest in Texas
March 23, 2026 - 7:08 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the appeal of a Texas-based online citizen journalist who said she was wrongly arrested in a case that drew attention from national media organizations and free speech advocates.
US won't strike Iran's power plants for 5 days, extending Trump deadline on reopening Hormuz strait
March 23, 2026 - 7:02 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying Monday that the U.S. would hold off on threatened strikes against Iranian power plants for five days.
Police find cocaine worth $12M on drug-smuggling boat off Puerto Rico
March 23, 2026 - 6:44 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico on Monday seized cocaine worth an estimated $12 million off the island’s north coast.
People 'bathe' in nature to get respite from chaotic news cycle
March 23, 2026 - 6:38 AM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For two hours, Claire Jefferies wanted to get away from the war in Iran and the rising gas prices and just commune with nature. And, so, she treated herself to a little forest bathing.
Zimbabwe detains top opponent of changes extending president's rule
March 23, 2026 - 5:50 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has detained the leading opponent to planned constitutional amendments that would extend the rule of the country’s 83-year-old president and make the post elected by Parliament, not the people. Former finance minister Tendai Biti was set to appear in court on Monday.
Jewish charity's ambulances set on fire. UK counter-terror police probe it as antisemitic attack
March 23, 2026 - 5:39 AM

LONDON (AP) — Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday morning in London, in what British police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime.
Emmanuel Grégoire, a Socialist long involved in local politics, becomes Paris' new mayor
March 23, 2026 - 5:23 AM

PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Grégoire, a Socialist little known to the French public, was elected mayor of Paris in a runoff vote Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo.
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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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The Latest: Supreme Court will decide whether states can keep counting late mail ballots

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed

Rubio to testify in trial of former roommate accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela

Supreme Court rejects appeal from online citizen journalist over her arrest in Texas

US won't strike Iran's power plants for 5 days, extending Trump deadline on reopening Hormuz strait

Police find cocaine worth $12M on drug-smuggling boat off Puerto Rico

People 'bathe' in nature to get respite from chaotic news cycle

Zimbabwe detains top opponent of changes extending president's rule

Jewish charity's ambulances set on fire. UK counter-terror police probe it as antisemitic attack

Emmanuel Grégoire, a Socialist long involved in local politics, becomes Paris' new mayor

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