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One family fled Afghanistan. Then US deportations scattered them across the world
October 23, 2025 - 7:11 PM

As they walked up to the thick metal pillars of the border wall dividing Tijuana and San Diego, the Hussaini siblings carried nothing from their lives in Afghanistan than a hazy fantasy of what awaited them on the other side.
Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail
October 23, 2025 - 7:06 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he received while in custody, and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages.
At a pumpkin festival near Berlin, powerful women take shape - one gourd at a time
October 23, 2025 - 7:06 PM

BEELITZ, Germany (AP) — The pumpkin is the undisputed star of the show at the Klaistow farm near Berlin.
Trump-Kim meeting speculation flares ahead of US president's visit to South Korea
October 23, 2025 - 7:03 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The last time U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea in 2019, he made a surprise trip to the border with North Korea for an impromptu meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to revive faltering nuclear talks.
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
October 23, 2025 - 7:02 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.
Ivory Coast presidential candidates hold final rallies ahead of Saturday's election
October 23, 2025 - 6:59 PM

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Candidates in Ivory Coast’s presidential election held their final rallies Thursday as the campaign officially concluded in the West African nation of 30 million people.
Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt
October 23, 2025 - 6:36 PM

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday.
How inflatable costumes ballooned at anti-Trump rallies due to a Portland protester's frog outfit
October 23, 2025 - 6:30 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seth Todd was wearing an inflatable frog costume while protesting outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Portland, Oregon, when a federal officer unleashed a torrent of chemical spray directly into the costume's air vent.
Girl shot in Minneapolis church returns home from the hospital
October 23, 2025 - 6:23 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a

US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela
October 23, 2025 - 6:11 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military flew a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, a little over a week after another group of American bombers made a similar journey as part of a training exercise to simulate an attack.
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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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One family fled Afghanistan. Then US deportations scattered them across the world

Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail

At a pumpkin festival near Berlin, powerful women take shape - one gourd at a time

Trump-Kim meeting speculation flares ahead of US president's visit to South Korea

NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes

Ivory Coast presidential candidates hold final rallies ahead of Saturday's election

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

How inflatable costumes ballooned at anti-Trump rallies due to a Portland protester's frog outfit

Girl shot in Minneapolis church returns home from the hospital

US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela

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