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Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance and possessing child abuse files
February 07, 2026 - 4:28 AM

An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance while he was visiting his home state last month. But the man's lawyer said his health makes it unlikely he would have been able to carry out the threat.
Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics
February 07, 2026 - 4:23 AM

MILAN (AP) — Francesca Lollobrigida led a tricolor day for Italy at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors' group says
February 07, 2026 - 4:22 AM

CAIRO (AP) — A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted.
Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks
February 07, 2026 - 4:20 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about the U.S. talks with Iran, his office said Saturday, as concerns remain high about possible regional conflict.
Trump aims to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington this month
February 07, 2026 - 3:02 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza.
Gunmen in northern Nigeria kill 3 villagers and kidnap 11, including a Catholic priest
February 07, 2026 - 2:53 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, during a predawn attack in northwest Nigeria on Saturday, church officials said.
Haiti's presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains
February 07, 2026 - 2:53 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s presidential council stepped down on Saturday after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister, who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first

She filmed Iran's violent crackdown on protesters. Now she is afraid to go outside
February 07, 2026 - 2:40 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — As tear gas canisters landed among protesters filling the wide boulevard, the 37-year-old beautician and her friends ran for cover. They sheltered among trees, concealed in darkness pierced only by the glow of streetlights and small fires behind them in the western Iranian city of Karaj.
Congressional Black Caucus chair says Trump's post on the Obamas shows a 'bigoted and racist regime'
February 07, 2026 - 1:56 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since a racist video was posted on President Donald Trump's social media account, the White House has offered shifting responses.
Pakistan arrests 4 suspects in mosque bombing that killed 31 in the capital
February 07, 2026 - 1:40 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided multiple locations and arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, behind a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of the capital that killed 31 people, the interior minister said Saturday.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance and possessing child abuse files

Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics

Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors' group says

Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks

Trump aims to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington this month

Gunmen in northern Nigeria kill 3 villagers and kidnap 11, including a Catholic priest

Haiti's presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains

She filmed Iran's violent crackdown on protesters. Now she is afraid to go outside

Congressional Black Caucus chair says Trump's post on the Obamas shows a 'bigoted and racist regime'

Pakistan arrests 4 suspects in mosque bombing that killed 31 in the capital

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