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Another beachfront stilt house collapses into the surf on the Outer Banks
September 17, 2025 - 12:00 PM

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the Atlantic Ocean to 12 in the past five years.
The Latest: Israeli military presses on with its new ground offensive on Gaza City
September 17, 2025 - 11:54 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 16 people, hospital officials said.
Students make a somber return to Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was assassinated
September 17, 2025 - 11:49 AM

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah Valley University students returning to campus Wednesday clustered silently, staring down at the still-barricaded courtyard where an assassin struck down conservative activist Charlie Kirk in an attack that upended the nation.
Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as more Palestinians flee and death toll passes 65,000
September 17, 2025 - 11:46 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday as more people fled the devastated area, and strikes cut off phone and internet services, making it harder for Palestinians to summon ambulances during

The Latest: Trump enjoys UK royal pageantry as critics warn of a 'dangerous moment' in US
September 17, 2025 - 11:45 AM

As President Donald Trump enjoys a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom aimed at showing the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over

Southern California judge who killed his wife to be sentenced for murder
September 17, 2025 - 11:42 AM

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife after the couple had been arguing is to be sentenced on Wednesday.
Obama says the US is at ‘an inflection point’ after Kirk’s killing and Trump has divided the country
September 17, 2025 - 11:40 AM

Former President Barack Obama says that the United States is at “an inflection point” following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and that President Donald Trump has further divided the country rather than work to bring people together.
The Latest: Trump enjoys UK royal pageantry as critics warn of a 'dangerous moment' in US
September 17, 2025 - 11:31 AM

As President Donald Trump enjoys a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom aimed at showing the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over

Doctors for Brazil's Bolsonaro say early-stage cancer detected in his skin lesions
September 17, 2025 - 11:30 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Doctors for former President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday that they detected early-stage cancer in skin lesions removed from the 70-year-old politician following his conviction last week on attempted coup charges.
Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
September 17, 2025 - 11:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday.
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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
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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

Another beachfront stilt house collapses into the surf on the Outer Banks