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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 'deeply disturbed' by gambling arrests of Billups and Rozier
October 24, 2025 - 6:51 PM

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in his first public comments since the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges, said Friday night that he was stunned by the indictments that have rocked the league.
Trump heads to 3-country sprint in Asia, meeting with Xi as government shutdown drags on at home
October 24, 2025 - 6:39 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump heads to Asia on Friday for the first time this term, a trip where he’s expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to deescalate a trade war.
Inspector Clouseau? The mystery man in an AP photo after the Louvre jewel heist creates a buzz
October 24, 2025 - 6:33 PM

PARIS (AP) — It was shortly after the stunning heist of the crown jewels at the Louvre when Paris-based Associated Press photographer Thibault Camus caught in his frame a dapperly dressed young man walking by uniformed French police officers, their car blocking one of the museum gates.
Shots fired, driver hurt and held after truck rams into Coast Guard base in California
October 24, 2025 - 6:19 PM

A truck driver who backed into a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area — the site of earlier protests against federal immigration agents — was shot by law enforcement officers and wounded, authorities said Friday.
The Latest: Trump to meet with Asian leaders
October 24, 2025 - 6:12 PM

President Donald Trump is going to Asia to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for U.S. factories, a natural gas pipeline and other projects.
The NBA hoped to begin its season on a strong note. Now it faces a gambling scandal
October 24, 2025 - 6:06 PM

MIAMI (AP) — As a new NBA season opened this week, coach Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers received their annual league-mandated briefing on the do's and don'ts of gambling.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
October 24, 2025 - 6:04 PM

US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower
Trump’s Asia return and East Timor’s entry take spotlight in landmark ASEAN summit
October 24, 2025 - 6:03 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers open talks Saturday ahead of a landmark ASEAN summit that will formally welcome East Timor as the bloc’s 11th member and mark U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia since returning to the White House.
LA mayor picks new fire chief to fill void following most destructive wildfire in city history
October 24, 2025 - 5:49 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months after she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history.
Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says
October 24, 2025 - 5:19 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is rejecting the idea of using roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November amid the government shutdown, according to a Department of Agriculture memo that surfaced Friday.
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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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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 'deeply disturbed' by gambling arrests of Billups and Rozier

Trump heads to 3-country sprint in Asia, meeting with Xi as government shutdown drags on at home

Inspector Clouseau? The mystery man in an AP photo after the Louvre jewel heist creates a buzz

Shots fired, driver hurt and held after truck rams into Coast Guard base in California

The Latest: Trump to meet with Asian leaders

The NBA hoped to begin its season on a strong note. Now it faces a gambling scandal

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Trump’s Asia return and East Timor’s entry take spotlight in landmark ASEAN summit

LA mayor picks new fire chief to fill void following most destructive wildfire in city history

Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says

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