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Former NY state trooper sentenced to 6 months in jail for faking his own shooting
October 22, 2025 - 11:28 AM

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper who shot himself, then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, sparking a regionwide search, was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday.
Ecuador's Indigenous alliance ends highway-blocking protests after military threat
October 22, 2025 - 11:30 AM

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Indigenous alliance that organized demonstrations blocking highways in Ecuador over the past month said Wednesday it was ending the protest following

Dec. 11 trial set for Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez on charge of attacking truck driver
October 22, 2025 - 11:16 AM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis judge on Wednesday confirmed Dec. 11 as the trial date for Fox Sports analyst and former NFL player Mark Sanchez, who's charged with attacking and seriously injuring a truck driver outside a hotel in what prosecutors say was a dispute over a parking place.
Russian drones and missiles kill 6 in Ukraine, including a mother and her young daughters
October 22, 2025 - 11:12 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones and missiles blasted sites across Ukraine, killing at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters, officials said Wednesday, as U.S.-led

Brazilian court acquits defendants in soccer academy fire that killed 10
October 22, 2025 - 11:10 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro state court acquitted the last remaining defendants accused of responsibility in a 2019 fire that swept through the sleeping quarters of an academy for Brazil’s popular professional soccer club Flamengo, killing 10 teenage players.
Mother of baby abandoned at Penn Station subway stop charged with endangering child
October 22, 2025 - 11:10 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of a newborn girl who was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station with her umbilical cord still attached was arrested early Wednesday, city police said.
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean, killing 2 people
October 22, 2025 - 11:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military conducted its eighth strike against an alleged drug vessel, killing two people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic
October 22, 2025 - 11:04 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as forecasters warned of significant flood risk in parts of the northern Caribbean this week.
40 migrants, including infants, die in boat sinking off Tunisia
October 22, 2025 - 10:55 AM

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Forty people, including infants, died when a boat carrying migrants seeking to reach Europe sank Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia, according to local judicial authorities. Around 30 others were rescued.
The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee's Tony Vitello as manager, gambling on a coach with no pro experience
October 22, 2025 - 10:54 AM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee's Tony Vitello as manager, gambling on a coach with no pro experience.
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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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Former NY state trooper sentenced to 6 months in jail for faking his own shooting

Ecuador's Indigenous alliance ends highway-blocking protests after military threat

Dec. 11 trial set for Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez on charge of attacking truck driver

Russian drones and missiles kill 6 in Ukraine, including a mother and her young daughters

Brazilian court acquits defendants in soccer academy fire that killed 10

Mother of baby abandoned at Penn Station subway stop charged with endangering child

US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean, killing 2 people

Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

40 migrants, including infants, die in boat sinking off Tunisia

The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee's Tony Vitello as manager, gambling on a coach with no pro experience

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