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Israel's defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister warned on Friday that Gaza City could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel's terms, as the country prepares for an expanded offensive in the area. A day ...
Aug 21, 2025
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation
BANGKOK (AP) - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he was acquitted of royal defamation by a court Friday. His lawyer also confirmed the verdict, but the Bangkok Criminal Court did not ...
Aug 21, 2025
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed "Alligato...
Aug 21, 2025
B.C. ostrich farm loses court bid to prevent avian flu cull
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a British Columbia ostrich farm to prevent the culling of its flock that had been infected with avian flu. The court has dismissed two applic...
Aug 21, 2025
Vancouver's airport breaks rainfall record set in 1912
RICHMOND - Several daily rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia on Friday, with the Vancouver breaking a record set over a century ago. Environmen...
Aug 21, 2025
California Legislature approves special election on new congressional map favoring Democrats
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a partisan redistricting plan aimed at winning Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 elections....
Aug 21, 2025
Villanova University reports an active shooter on campus, tells students to barricade doors
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Villanova University, days before the start of classes. Students shared a text from the Villanova aler...
Aug 21, 2025
B.C. names facilitator to help Okanagan Falls become municipality, name to be decided
OKANAGAN FALLS - British Columbia's government has appointed a facilitator to help create the province's first new municipality in 15 years, after residents of Okanagan Falls in the southern Interior ...
Aug 21, 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court de...
Aug 21, 2025
B.C. sets new five-year housing orders for 10 more municipalities
VICTORIA - British Columbia has set new housing targets for a group of 10 more municipalities with the goal of meeting housing demands in the province. It says the orders aim to boost housing supply b...
Aug 21, 2025