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Trump is to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon
September 11, 2026 - 4:35 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to observe Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending a

French military jets launch a 40-day global flight to project power and strengthen alliances
September 11, 2026 - 4:33 AM

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) — Four fighter jets rose into the air over a French military base and settled into formation at the start of a 40-day flight taking them through the icy Arctic and steamy tropics before ending in a desert.
Houthis capture Red Sea island in threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments
September 11, 2026 - 4:30 AM

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen seized a key island on Friday, after taking a Red Sea port in a threat to international shipping. Iran called on Saudi Arabia to end its blockade of Yemen and immediately resume talks.
Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78
September 11, 2026 - 4:12 AM

ROME (AP) — Emma Bonino, who rose to political prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy, against the objections of the Vatican, has died. She was 78.
In an age of instant answers, educators say there's a case for letting kids struggle a little
September 11, 2026 - 4:02 AM

When children forget their lunch, can't solve a math problem or don't know how to get somewhere, the instinct for parents can be to step in immediately. But sometimes, the problem is an opportunity.
US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
September 11, 2026 - 3:42 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
Lawmakers to vote again on whether to allow assisted dying in England and Wales
September 11, 2026 - 3:38 AM

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers will vote again on Friday on whether to back legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.
US to extradite 6 Nigerians from South Africa for swindling American women of $6M in romance scam
September 11, 2026 - 3:25 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said.
Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks
September 11, 2026 - 3:12 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes seems barely any closer to being put on trial than the day he arrived.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
September 11, 2026 - 3:05 AM

The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over
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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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Trump is to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon

French military jets launch a 40-day global flight to project power and strengthen alliances

Houthis capture Red Sea island in threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments

Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78

In an age of instant answers, educators say there's a case for letting kids struggle a little

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

Lawmakers to vote again on whether to allow assisted dying in England and Wales

US to extradite 6 Nigerians from South Africa for swindling American women of $6M in romance scam

Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks

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