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Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an a...
Sep 12, 2025
Boat capsizes in Congo, killing at least 86, most of them students
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A motorized boat capsized in northwestern Congo's Equateur Province, killing at least 86 people, state media reported Friday. The state news agency reported that the accident oc...
Sep 12, 2025
Uniquely Lantzville event still has room for growth
LANTZVILLE - An increasingly popular Lantzville tradition is expanding, but organizers say its small-town charm remains intact. Minetown Day happens Saturday, Sept. 13, with most events staged at Hudd...
Sep 12, 2025
Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc., which is co-owned by Western For...
Sep 12, 2025
CFIA says ostrich farm report backing stay of cull improperly seeks scientific ruling
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says material submitted by a British Columbia ostrich farm to support another stay of an avian flu cull order for its flock is improper, because it asks th...
Sep 12, 2025
Tropical Storm Mario forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Mario formed Friday off the Pacific coast of Mexico and was expected to bring wind, rain and possible flash flooding, forecasters said. Mario was described as "mini" in the...
Sep 12, 2025
B.C. public service job action escalates with overtime ban at liquor warehouses
BURNABY - A union representing British Columbia's public service workers say it is escalating its job action by starting an overtime ban at several Liquor Distribution Branch warehouses. The BC Genera...
Sep 12, 2025
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become 'more political' and likely acted alone, authorities say
OREM, Utah (AP) - The man accused in the Charlie Kirk assassination had earlier expressed to family his opposition to the viewpoints of the conservative activist, the authorities said Friday in announ...
Sep 12, 2025
Nepal's president appoints former chief justice as interim premier and first woman leader
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's president on Friday appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister, the first woman to head the Asian country's government, follow...
Sep 12, 2025
Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. The Associated Press
Sep 12, 2025