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Palestinian militants hand over 2 coffins with remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
October 30, 2025 - 8:23 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over two coffins containing the remains of dead hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza.
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest military draft in Jerusalem
October 30, 2025 - 8:15 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men covered downtown Jerusalem in a sea of black Thursday to protest plans to draft them into the military, singing, clapping and holding signs saying they would rather go to jail.
5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge
October 30, 2025 - 8:11 AM

PARIS (AP) — The dragnet tightened around the Louvre thieves on Thursday. Five more people were seized in the crown-jewels heist — including a suspect tied by DNA — the Paris prosecutor said, widening the sweep across the capital and its suburbs.
Judge to consider demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown
October 30, 2025 - 8:04 AM

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday will consider a motion that would require the Trump administration to continue funding the SNAP food aid program despite the government shutdown.
Ex-South Carolina sheriff to plead guilty to drug-related crimes and stealing from benevolence fund
October 30, 2025 - 7:56 AM

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina sheriff is expected to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges that he stole from his force's benevolence fund and took pain medication that was supposed to be destroyed as part of a pill take-back program.
The death toll from a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro rises to 121
October 30, 2025 - 7:22 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, authorities said Thursday morning.
This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk
October 30, 2025 - 7:13 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lucia Ortíz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico.
Photos show Hurricane Melissa's impact on the Caribbean
October 30, 2025 - 6:46 AM

People across the northern Caribbean tried to salvage waterlogged belongings, assess damage to their homes and find food and water as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa.
Neck-and-neck finish in Dutch election as Wilders' far-right party and centrist D66 tie
October 30, 2025 - 6:43 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 were tied with nearly all votes counted Thursday in the Dutch general election in an unprecedented neck-and-neck race to become the biggest party.
Citing AP investigation, senators demand answers on use of full-body restraints during deportations
October 30, 2025 - 6:42 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A “near-total secrecy” surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising “serious human rights concerns,” a group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote in a letter Thursday to top immigration officials.
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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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Palestinian militants hand over 2 coffins with remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest military draft in Jerusalem

5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge

Judge to consider demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown

Ex-South Carolina sheriff to plead guilty to drug-related crimes and stealing from benevolence fund

The death toll from a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro rises to 121

This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Photos show Hurricane Melissa's impact on the Caribbean

Neck-and-neck finish in Dutch election as Wilders' far-right party and centrist D66 tie

Citing AP investigation, senators demand answers on use of full-body restraints during deportations

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