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Trump urges leaders at Egypt summit to put 'the old feuds' to rest and seize momentum for peace
October 13, 2025 - 10:50 AM

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas.
FACT FOCUS: With a truce in Israel, Trump now says he's ended eight wars. His numbers are off
October 13, 2025 - 10:38 AM

As Israel and Hamas traded hostages and prisoners on Monday, taking a first step toward peace, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the

Egyptian president says Trump's Mideast proposal is 'last chance' for peace in the region
October 13, 2025 - 10:38 AM

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region and reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying Palestinians have the right to an independent state.
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
October 13, 2025 - 10:37 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous

Failures on sports' biggest stages provide unique glimpse into how to overcome adversity
October 13, 2025 - 10:35 AM

Athletes confront failure as often as success during competition.
The Latest: Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed as Trump tours region
October 13, 2025 - 10:34 AM

Hamas released all 20 of the last living hostages on Monday, the Israeli military said, as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between

FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta
October 13, 2025 - 10:34 AM

FBI agents are seeking the public's help identifying four people seen near a mass shooting in a Mississippi Delta town that left six killed and more than a dozen injured over the weekend.
Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed as part of Gaza ceasefire
October 13, 2025 - 10:31 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Italy-Israel qualifier expected to attract less people than nearby pro-Palestinian march
October 13, 2025 - 10:29 AM

UDINE, Italy (AP) — Israel’s World Cup qualifying match against Italy will still be played in a strange climate on Tuesday despite a breakthrough ceasefire deal that has paused two years of war in Gaza.
Israelis and Palestinians rejoice as hostages are released and prisoners freed, in photos
October 13, 2025 - 10:24 AM

Israelis celebrated the return of the last surviving hostages from Gaza — a defining exchange in the fragile ceasefire that has paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
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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
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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

Trump urges leaders at Egypt summit to put 'the old feuds' to rest and seize momentum for peace