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Iran withdraws resolution banning attacks on nuclear sites following US pressure
September 18, 2025 - 7:34 PM

VIENNA (AP) — Iran decided at the last minute Thursday to withdraw a resolution prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities that it had put forward along with China, Russia and other countries for a vote before an annual gathering of the U.N.
Indonesian court sentences Ukrainian man to life for producing illegal drugs in Bali
September 18, 2025 - 7:29 PM

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run was convicted Thursday of producing illegal drugs on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and sentenced to life in prison.
Kansas deputy charged with murder in the death of a man in custody
September 18, 2025 - 7:24 PM

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas sheriff’s deputy was charged Thursday with murder in the death of a jail inmate who sustained broken ribs after his back was kneeled on after he was wheeled from the infirmary to his cell, according to an autopsy report.
The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
September 18, 2025 - 6:53 PM

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Clayton Kershaw to retire after 18 years with Dodgers and more than 3,000 strikeouts
September 18, 2025 - 6:31 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An emotional Clayton Kershaw said Thursday he will retire at the end of the season, having spent his entire 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this wins Ig Nobel prize
September 18, 2025 - 6:24 PM

BOSTON (AP) — A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebra-like stripes would prevent flies from biting them. Another group from Africa and Europe pondered the types of pizza lizards preferred to eat.
Elected officials among dozens of protesters arrested at a Manhattan immigration holding facility
September 18, 2025 - 6:17 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — More than a dozen elected officials were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge this week extended a court order requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees.
Cleveland Browns' $2.4B stadium gets green light from Ohio transportation regulators
September 18, 2025 - 6:14 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Transportation approved a permit on Thursday for the construction of a new stadium for the Cleveland Browns.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
September 18, 2025 - 6:04 PM

Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments
Avoiding sanctions: Takeaways from AP's report on a secret deal between Russia and Vietnam
September 18, 2025 - 5:55 PM

BANGKOK (AP) — Russia is a key supplier of military goods to Vietnam, providing it with fighter jets, tanks and ships. Moscow's ongoing war against Ukraine, however, has given rise to international sanctions and the United States, European Union and others are threating more unless Russia relents.
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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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Iran withdraws resolution banning attacks on nuclear sites following US pressure

Indonesian court sentences Ukrainian man to life for producing illegal drugs in Bali

Kansas deputy charged with murder in the death of a man in custody

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

Clayton Kershaw to retire after 18 years with Dodgers and more than 3,000 strikeouts

Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this wins Ig Nobel prize

Elected officials among dozens of protesters arrested at a Manhattan immigration holding facility

Cleveland Browns' $2.4B stadium gets green light from Ohio transportation regulators

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Avoiding sanctions: Takeaways from AP's report on a secret deal between Russia and Vietnam

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