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Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules
May 06, 2026 - 4:33 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein's suspected suicide try
May 06, 2026 - 4:34 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal dispute.
Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz
May 06, 2026 - 4:28 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's approach to the Iran war over the past 24 hours has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding and military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic.
Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park
May 06, 2026 - 4:27 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities said they arrested 18 people Wednesday on charges related to selling illicit drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine around a Los Angeles park.
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says
May 06, 2026 - 4:25 PM

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view what was described as a yearslong corruption investigation.
Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case
May 06, 2026 - 4:24 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, has asked a federal appeals court in New York to temporarily block a longtime columnist from collecting an $83 million defamation award.
A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commuters
May 06, 2026 - 3:39 PM

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A late spring snowstorm eased across parts of Colorado after closing schools, snarling flights and turning roads slushy on Wednesday.
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified
May 06, 2026 - 3:39 PM

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated
May 06, 2026 - 3:34 PM

PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated Wednesday from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak, the U.N. health agency said.
Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests
May 06, 2026 - 3:25 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republicans in several Southern states pressed ahead with an aggressive election-year redistricting effort Wednesday, undeterred by demonstrations and objections to their plans to reshape majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become vulnerable because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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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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Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules

Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein's suspected suicide try

Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park

FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says

Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case

A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commuters

How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated

Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests

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