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Fear and panic at Florida State as deadly shooting sends students fleeing
April 18, 2025 - 3:06 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes, in a shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
April 18, 2025 - 3:04 AM

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador
JD Vance visits Italy and Vatican after tangling with pope on migration
April 18, 2025 - 2:54 AM

ROME (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Rome on Friday for meetings with the Vatican No. 2 and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh off the Italian leader’s visit to the White House a day earlier.
Rubio says the US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days
April 18, 2025 - 2:51 AM

PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting.
China’s leader ends Southeast Asia tour that touted Beijing's reliability vs. US tariff threats
April 18, 2025 - 2:40 AM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday completed a two-day state visit to Cambodia, capping a three-nation Southeast Asia tour promoting Beijing's reliability as the region faces economic uncertainty due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals.
Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador
April 18, 2025 - 2:39 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 17 people early Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Japan Star Wars Celebration
April 18, 2025 - 2:23 AM

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.
Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat
April 18, 2025 - 1:33 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As far as biographies go, the two men in charge of the delicate negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program couldn't be more different.
Bangladesh and Pakistan resume talks after 15 years, seek to mend strained ties
April 18, 2025 - 12:48 AM

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Foreign ministry officials from Bangladesh's interim government and Pakistan resumed talks on Thursday after a 15-year gap, as the two South Asian Muslim-majority nations attempted to ease strained relations.
Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war
April 18, 2025 - 12:19 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist who signed the document.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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Fear and panic at Florida State as deadly shooting sends students fleeing

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

JD Vance visits Italy and Vatican after tangling with pope on migration

Rubio says the US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days

China’s leader ends Southeast Asia tour that touted Beijing's reliability vs. US tariff threats

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

PHOTO COLLECTION: Japan Star Wars Celebration

Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat

Bangladesh and Pakistan resume talks after 15 years, seek to mend strained ties

Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war

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