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US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries
March 18, 2026 - 8:25 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. visas.
'Mother Bruin' brings support as the UCLA women open March Madness
March 18, 2026 - 8:19 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s an hour before tipoff and Patti Close takes her usual seat near the UCLA bench. Mother Bruin is in the house, ready to cheer on the team coached by her daughter, Cori Close.
Pakistan announces pause in strikes on Afghanistan, 2 days after deadly Kabul airstrike
March 18, 2026 - 8:11 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan announced a pause in strikes against Afghanistan Wednesday, saying the decision was made ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at the request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.
Trump will pay his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East
March 18, 2026 - 7:59 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to pay his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base when the remains of six U.S. service members killed in the crash of a refueling aircraft are returned to their families.
Rwanda seeks $134 million from the UK in arbitration over scrapped refugee deal
March 18, 2026 - 7:58 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rwanda told a panel of international arbitrators Wednesday that Britain still owes it 100 million pounds ($134 million) under a contentious refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped immediately after taking office in 2024.
Decades after a Florida canal project was abandoned, advocates are trying to reunite 3 rivers
March 18, 2026 - 7:56 AM

PALATKA, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be Florida's version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the state from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf instead of navigating around the peninsula. But work on the Cross Florida Barge Canal was stopped in 1971 over environmental concerns.
Mullin tells senators Homeland Security needs funding as he faces confirmation hearing
March 18, 2026 - 7:55 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's pick for Department of Homeland Security secretary, said Wednesday that Congress needed to put partisanship aside and fund the department as he vowed to get down to work and keep it out of controversies that under Secretary Kristi Noem have kept it on the front pages of the news.
Top US intelligence officials are facing tough questions about the Iran war and threats at home
March 18, 2026 - 7:48 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration national security officials, in back-to-back congressional hearings starting Wednesday, are expected to be pressed on the war with Iran, including a deadly strike on a school, as well as the

What to know about the meningitis outbreak in England causing angst among university students
March 18, 2026 - 7:22 AM

LONDON (AP) — A meningitis outbreak in southeast England has led to the deaths of a university student and a pupil from a nearby school, prompting public health officials to quickly roll out medical interventions.
Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect
March 18, 2026 - 7:07 AM

PARIS (AP) — We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn. That is how the famously transactional U.S. President Donald Trump is framing his demands that allies help him with the Iran war. He wants to call in IOUs for decades of U.S. security guarantees.
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries

'Mother Bruin' brings support as the UCLA women open March Madness

Pakistan announces pause in strikes on Afghanistan, 2 days after deadly Kabul airstrike

Trump will pay his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East

Rwanda seeks $134 million from the UK in arbitration over scrapped refugee deal

Decades after a Florida canal project was abandoned, advocates are trying to reunite 3 rivers

Mullin tells senators Homeland Security needs funding as he faces confirmation hearing

Top US intelligence officials are facing tough questions about the Iran war and threats at home

What to know about the meningitis outbreak in England causing angst among university students

Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

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