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Lowriding culture celebrated in San Francisco as it receives broader recognition
September 19, 2026 - 4:30 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drivers in vehicles built to move low and slow cruised Saturday down San Francisco's Mission Street in celebration of one of the city’s most distinctive cultural traditions: lowriding.
MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
September 19, 2026 - 3:38 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.”
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak
September 19, 2026 - 3:20 PM

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Saturday began vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history as they are “particularly exposed and deeply involved in the response,” the provincial governor said.
Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital, and other Mideast developments
September 19, 2026 - 3:05 PM

Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war..
Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
September 19, 2026 - 1:57 PM

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war.
Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts
September 19, 2026 - 1:45 PM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies.
Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
September 19, 2026 - 1:44 PM

Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time includes residents of regions that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago, part of Kremlin efforts to cement its gains.
Al-Qaida-linked JNIM claims a deadly Mali army camp attack and releases video of captured soldiers
September 19, 2026 - 12:48 PM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The al-Qaida -linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin militant group released videos of dozens of Malian soldiers it said were captured in combat and claimed that more than 100 others were killed in the attack earlier this month on an army camp in central Mali.
Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate
September 19, 2026 - 12:44 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago.
Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths
September 19, 2026 - 12:29 PM

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.”
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Lowriding culture celebrated in San Francisco as it receives broader recognition

MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak

Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital, and other Mideast developments

Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile

Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts

Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war

Al-Qaida-linked JNIM claims a deadly Mali army camp attack and releases video of captured soldiers

Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate

Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths

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