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Bid for former Zambian President Lungu to be buried in South Africa is denied
September 17, 2025 - 12:12 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A court in South Africa has denied a legal bid by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to appeal a ruling that he must be buried in his own country.
The Latest: Israel military presses its new ground offensive on Gaza City
September 17, 2025 - 12:06 AM

Israeli forces pressed on with a new ground offensive in Gaza City on Wednesday as strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory killed at least 13 people, including women and children, hospital officials.
Aid groups call for stronger efforts to stop Israel's Gaza City offensive as Israel presses forward
September 16, 2025 - 11:59 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — A coalition of leading aid groups Wednesday urged the international community to take stronger measures to stop Israel's offensive on Gaza City after a commission of UN experts found Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.
King Charles III prepares to welcome Trump for historic second state visit at Windsor Castle
September 16, 2025 - 10:43 PM

WINDSOR, England (AP) — It’s the sort of experience you just can’t buy.
As officials searched for Charlie Kirk's shooter, suspect confessed to his partner, prosecutor says
September 16, 2025 - 10:25 PM

PROVO, Utah (AP) — As authorities worked feverishly to find the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week, the 22-year-old man now charged with the crime was texting with his romantic partner and acknowledging he was the shooter, court documents revealed.
Iran executes man for alleged spying for Israel; activists say he was tortured into false confession
September 16, 2025 - 10:22 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Wednesday it executed a man it alleges spied for Israel, something disputed by activists who say he was tortured into a false confession after writing a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offering to fight for Kyiv.
A rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before an Israeli strike on a warehouse
September 16, 2025 - 9:30 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Nine hours of frantic negotiation with the Israeli military. A last-minute scramble to find trucks in a devastated Gaza Strip, where fuel is in short supply. Six hours of frantic packing, carefully stacking cardboard boxes on open flatbed trucks.
Trump's call to end mail-in voting creates a dilemma for GOP candidates who benefit from it
September 16, 2025 - 9:27 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump has vowed to do away with voting by mail, but some of his Republican allies in two Western battleground states are taking a more cautious approach.
Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, judge says
September 16, 2025 - 9:19 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 50 people have faced federal charges in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump’s emergency law-and-order surge began last month. Already, prosecutors have dropped at least 11 of those cases, an unusually high collapse rate that judges say is wasting court resources.
Delays to Mike Waltz's UN bid make it all but impossible he's in the role for major world meeting
September 16, 2025 - 9:13 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mike Waltz almost certainly will not make his debut as President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during a gathering of world leaders next week after delays and procedural hurdles postponed his confirmation.
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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

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Bid for former Zambian President Lungu to be buried in South Africa is denied

The Latest: Israel military presses its new ground offensive on Gaza City

Aid groups call for stronger efforts to stop Israel's Gaza City offensive as Israel presses forward

King Charles III prepares to welcome Trump for historic second state visit at Windsor Castle

As officials searched for Charlie Kirk's shooter, suspect confessed to his partner, prosecutor says

Iran executes man for alleged spying for Israel; activists say he was tortured into false confession

A rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before an Israeli strike on a warehouse

Trump's call to end mail-in voting creates a dilemma for GOP candidates who benefit from it

Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, judge says

Delays to Mike Waltz's UN bid make it all but impossible he's in the role for major world meeting

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