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Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact
March 16, 2026 - 7:17 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice on Monday, President Donald Trump said he'd wrangled a confession of sorts from an Oval Office predecessor who he said had expressed regret in a private conversation about not attacking Iran the way Trump has been doing for more than two weeks.
A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband's death found guilty of murdering him
March 16, 2026 - 7:06 PM

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman was convicted Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and then self-publishing a children’s book about coping with grief.
Lindsey Graham got a war with Iran. What will it cost the country and his party?
March 16, 2026 - 6:54 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than three decades after Lindsey Graham first arrived in Washington, he has everything he could ever want. The senator has President Donald Trump's ear, a war in Iran and a well-funded path to reelection in his home state of South Carolina.
UN expert: Haiti has a chance now to tackle gang violence as new international force deploys
March 16, 2026 - 6:41 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haiti has a chance now to tackle pervasive gang violence with a U.S.-initiated international force starting to deploy and a prime minister committed to providing alternatives for young gang members, the United Nations’ expert on human rights in Haiti said Monday.
Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis
March 16, 2026 - 6:23 PM

HAVANA (AP) — Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble.
Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
March 16, 2026 - 6:11 PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a ceasefire have gone unheeded.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
March 16, 2026 - 6:05 PM

War rages on multiple fronts as Israeli attacks on Lebanon grow amid Iran shipping stranglehold
Last protester in immigration detention after Trump’s campus crackdown has been released
March 16, 2026 - 5:38 PM

ALVARADO, Texas (AP) — A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration's 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses was freed Monday after a year in custody.
Planned demolition of a building in Nairobi goes wrong and leaves at least 4 people dead
March 16, 2026 - 4:54 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A building collapsed during a planned demolition that went wrong Monday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, killing at least four people and injuring four others, officials said.
WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?
March 16, 2026 - 4:41 PM

The idea sounds outlandish, if not downright impossible.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact

A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband's death found guilty of murdering him

Lindsey Graham got a war with Iran. What will it cost the country and his party?

UN expert: Haiti has a chance now to tackle gang violence as new international force deploys

Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis

Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

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

Last protester in immigration detention after Trump’s campus crackdown has been released

Planned demolition of a building in Nairobi goes wrong and leaves at least 4 people dead

WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?

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