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An international body tasked with governing Gaza will be announced by the end of year, officials say
December 05, 2025 - 6:29 AM

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced by the end of the year, an Arab official and a Western diplomat said Friday.
FIFA gives Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport
December 05, 2025 - 6:26 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even more of a Trumpian flair.
Texas residents and Camp Mystic staffer plead for help in newly released 911 audio from July floods
December 05, 2025 - 6:23 AM

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Frantic residents in riverfront homes trapped by catastrophic flooding in Texas last summer and staffers at

Indiana House Republicans pass Trump-backed map, setting up high-stakes Senate fight
December 05, 2025 - 6:21 AM

Indiana state House Republicans passed a new state congressional map Friday at the behest of President Donald Trump, advancing the legislation to the state Senate, where it is unclear if enough lawmakers will support its final passage.
ICE says agents have arrested 12 people in Minneapolis as part of immigration operation
December 05, 2025 - 6:19 AM

Federal agents have arrested a dozen people in Minneapolis since launching an enforcement operation this week primarily focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., but fewer than half of those detained are Somali.
Photos of youths roaring over Gaza sand dunes in a return to prewar tradition
December 05, 2025 - 6:19 AM

AL ZAHRA, Gaza (AP) — Motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles ripped over rolling sand dunes overlooking the ruins and camps of displaced people in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of young men flew over sand dunes, spinning in circles and lifting the front wheels of their bikes into the air as their engines roared.
What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott
December 05, 2025 - 6:17 AM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old on Dec. 5, 1955, when she and her sister eagerly rushed door to door in their neighborhood, distributing flyers prepared by activists planning a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
Former DEA agent charged in alleged deal to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel
December 05, 2025 - 6:15 AM

A former high-level agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and an associate have been charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and obtain firearms and explosives for a Mexican drug cartel that has been designed as a foreign terrorist organization, according to an indictment unsealed Friday in New York City.
Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, says he had no choice but to sue
December 05, 2025 - 6:09 AM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case and testified Friday that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice but to sue to force changes in a business model he sees shortchanging teams and drivers risking their lives to keep the sport going.
Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida can be released, judge rules
December 05, 2025 - 6:07 AM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday gave the Justice Department permission to release transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of underage girls in Florida — a case that ultimately ended without any federal charges being filed against the millionaire sex offender.
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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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An international body tasked with governing Gaza will be announced by the end of year, officials say

FIFA gives Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport

Texas residents and Camp Mystic staffer plead for help in newly released 911 audio from July floods

Indiana House Republicans pass Trump-backed map, setting up high-stakes Senate fight

ICE says agents have arrested 12 people in Minneapolis as part of immigration operation

Photos of youths roaring over Gaza sand dunes in a return to prewar tradition

What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Former DEA agent charged in alleged deal to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel

Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, says he had no choice but to sue

Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida can be released, judge rules

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