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Violence erupts at right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands ahead of election
September 20, 2025 - 10:53 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands erupted into violence and chaos Saturday as rioters clashed with police and vandalized a political party's office, just weeks before the country holds a general election.
Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms
September 20, 2025 - 10:23 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to what they call “your decision” to shutter government offices if no action is taken by the end-of-the month deadline.
SMU and TCU honor 9-year-old Texas flash flood victim whose parents are alums of the schools
September 20, 2025 - 9:31 AM

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 9-year-old Texas girl who was among 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors who died in flash flooding on the Fourth of July was honored by TCU and SMU before the alma maters of her parents played Saturday.
British couple held for months in Afghanistan arrive back in UK
September 20, 2025 - 8:58 AM

LONDON (AP) — A British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges arrived in the U.K. on Saturday after being released by the Taliban.
Pennsylvania detectives killed in an ambush are remembered for saving lives and helping others
September 20, 2025 - 8:56 AM

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The three detectives killed this week in one of Pennsylvania’s deadliest days for police this century are men who will be missed for their humility, hard work and willingness to help others, say those who knew them.
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza City as some countries prepare to recognize Palestinian state
September 20, 2025 - 8:49 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, health officials said, as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to leave.
Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from NATO pilots, officials say
September 20, 2025 - 8:46 AM

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets responding from NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission when they violated Estonian airspace, a senior Estonian military official said Saturday.
ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago
September 20, 2025 - 8:19 AM

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — It was 3:30 a.m. when 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gathered in a parking lot in the Chicago suburbs for a briefing about a suspect they were hoping to arrest. They went over a description of the person, made sure their radios were on the same channel and discussed where the closest hospital was in case something went wrong.
Photo highlights from Day 8 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo
September 20, 2025 - 8:14 AM

TOKYO (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from Day 8 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo.
Crime victims' families say Chicago violence is a problem, but sending in troops isn't the answer
September 20, 2025 - 7:41 AM

Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime is in Chicago. In 1992, her teenage daughter was gunned down in one of the city's toniest neighborhoods — a bystander caught up in a gang shootout. Twenty years later in a suburb just south of the city, it claimed her son.
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JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas just can't help himself
OPINION People are going to start to think I don’t like Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, since I really haven't had anything good to say about him. That’s not really true. I will say this: He’s been Kelowna’s b

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Kelowna vacancy rate good enough for city to revisit short-term rental ban
Kelowna’s vacancy rate has been a number to watch since it’s an indicator of how the city’s housing supply is doing, and with the rate where it currently is and population growth projected to slow down, the city is preparing to

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Violence erupts at right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands ahead of election

Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

SMU and TCU honor 9-year-old Texas flash flood victim whose parents are alums of the schools

British couple held for months in Afghanistan arrive back in UK

Pennsylvania detectives killed in an ambush are remembered for saving lives and helping others

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza City as some countries prepare to recognize Palestinian state

Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from NATO pilots, officials say

ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago

Photo highlights from Day 8 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo

Crime victims' families say Chicago violence is a problem, but sending in troops isn't the answer

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