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NCAA sues Ohio governor over his executive order allowing schools to ignore new eligibility rule
October 16, 2026 - 8:31 AM

The NCAA filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday, three days after he signed an executive order giving the state’s universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in defiance of the organizations’s new eligibility rules.
US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast
October 16, 2026 - 8:54 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 16 people seen floating in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast were rescued in the predawn hours Friday and authorities were searching for several others, a U.S. Coast Guard official said.
First images released of Pope Leo after cancer surgery, celebrating Mass at hospital
October 16, 2026 - 8:30 AM

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery, showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that tests confirmed the “continued improvement” in his recovery.
Hot, windy weather stokes brush fires in Southern California; power turned off for many
October 16, 2026 - 8:15 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several brush fires were burning in Southern California on Friday, stoked by hot, windy weather that's led to some evacuations and tens of thousands of people in the state without power after their electricity was turned off.
British man fined without jail in Cyprus after pleading guilty to negligence in son's fatal fall
October 16, 2026 - 8:13 AM

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A British man who pleaded guilty in the fatal fall of his 3-year-old son from a hotel window is free to return home after a Cyprus court fined him 3,000 euros ($3,380).
Chile's president makes first state visit to Bolivia in 71 years as region shifts right
October 16, 2026 - 8:04 AM

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Chilean President José Antonio Kast arrived in neighboring Bolivia on Friday for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades, as a

WATCH LIVE: New England's having an 'elite' year, but there's fall foliage elsewhere, too
October 16, 2026 - 8:01 AM

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Kyle Cotner knew nothing about fall foliage when he trolled his White House colleagues in 2007, telling them he was an expert despite having grown up in Florida.
Croatian soccer fans arrested over anti-Semitic slurs during match with Amsterdam team
October 16, 2026 - 7:40 AM

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Police in the Croatian city of Split on Friday arrested at least a dozen fans of the Hajduk Split soccer team a day after unruly supporters held an anti-Semitic rally, clashed with officers and interrupted a match with the visiting Dutch team Ajax.
Fight over evidence in Alex Murdaugh retrial turns to DNA and missing murder weapons
October 16, 2026 - 7:37 AM

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors and lawyers for Alex Murdaugh returned to court on Friday amid escalating disputes over evidence for his retrial next year on murder charges.
China sentences 6 for lead-tainted kindergarten food that sickened over 200 children
October 16, 2026 - 7:25 AM

BEIJING (AP) — A court in China on Friday sentenced the operator of a kindergarten and other employees to prison terms for serving tainted food, after more than 200 students were found with abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, official media reported.
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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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NCAA sues Ohio governor over his executive order allowing schools to ignore new eligibility rule

US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast

First images released of Pope Leo after cancer surgery, celebrating Mass at hospital

Hot, windy weather stokes brush fires in Southern California; power turned off for many

British man fined without jail in Cyprus after pleading guilty to negligence in son's fatal fall

Chile's president makes first state visit to Bolivia in 71 years as region shifts right

WATCH LIVE: New England's having an 'elite' year, but there's fall foliage elsewhere, too

Croatian soccer fans arrested over anti-Semitic slurs during match with Amsterdam team

Fight over evidence in Alex Murdaugh retrial turns to DNA and missing murder weapons

China sentences 6 for lead-tainted kindergarten food that sickened over 200 children

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