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New Trump portrait donated by White House hangs in Colorado Capitol after earlier one drew his ire
July 01, 2025 - 6:18 PM

A presidential portrait with Donald Trump's approval now hangs in the Colorado Capitol after his complaints got a previous one of him taken down.
The Latest: Trump says Israel agrees to 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, urges Hamas to accept
July 01, 2025 - 6:14 PM

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed to terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, during which the U.S. and other parties would work toward an end to the war. Trump pushed Hamas to accept the deal.
2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing, Justice Department says
July 01, 2025 - 6:05 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base, coordinating a cash dead-drop and participating in efforts to recruit members of the military who they thought might be open to working for Chinese intelligence.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
July 01, 2025 - 6:04 PM

Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie
Idaho murder case highlights limits of victims’ input in plea bargains
July 01, 2025 - 6:02 PM

The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November 2022 has agreed to plead guilty, according to an attorney for a victim's family, but the family says it opposes any deal that would take the

Big plans, hopes cut short for 4 slain Idaho students in 2022
July 01, 2025 - 5:59 PM

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The lives of four University of Idaho students were cut short in 2022 when a masked intruder entered their rental house and stabbed them to death as they slept — a crime that shocked the nation and ended their hopes and dreams.
Gov. Newsom signs housing bill overhauling California's landmark environmental law
July 01, 2025 - 5:41 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California's landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state’s critical housing shortage and long-running homeless crisis.
In Idaho college town where 4 students were killed, relief and anger over Bryan Kohberger plea deal
July 01, 2025 - 5:41 PM

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Residents expressed a mix of relief and anger Tuesday in the small Idaho college town where four students were stabbed to death in 2022 after news that the man charged in the killings had agreed to plead guilty to avoid a trial and a possible death penalty.
Belarus keeps up crackdown on dissent even as authorities free some prisoners, rights group says
July 01, 2025 - 5:35 PM

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus continue their unrelenting crackdown on dissent even as they release some prisoners, the country's leading rights group told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation
July 01, 2025 - 5:34 PM

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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New Trump portrait donated by White House hangs in Colorado Capitol after earlier one drew his ire

The Latest: Trump says Israel agrees to 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, urges Hamas to accept

2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing, Justice Department says

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

Idaho murder case highlights limits of victims’ input in plea bargains

Big plans, hopes cut short for 4 slain Idaho students in 2022

Gov. Newsom signs housing bill overhauling California's landmark environmental law

In Idaho college town where 4 students were killed, relief and anger over Bryan Kohberger plea deal

Belarus keeps up crackdown on dissent even as authorities free some prisoners, rights group says

Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation

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