Politics Dec 27 House Republicans say no votes expected for remainder of week, making continued shutdown likely Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on unpaid furlough and even more are required to work without pay after Trump and Congress could not reach consensus on a short-term funding bill last week.
Nation Dec 27 Court records detail Kevin Spacey’s encounter with teenager in 2016 The case came to light in November 2017 when former Boston news anchor Heather Unruh announced that Spacey had groped her son.
Politics Dec 27 Trump is the third American president to visit Iraq President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Wednesday to meet U.S. troops. It's the sixth time that a U.S. president has visited Iraq.
Politics Dec 26 Justice Ginsburg leaves hospital after cancer surgery A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from the hospital after cancer surgery.
World Dec 25 Pope Francis calls for ‘fraternity’ in Christmas message Addressing tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis says Tuesday that the universal message of Christmas is that "God is a good Father and we are all brothers and sisters."…
Nation Dec 24 Facebook suspends accounts over online tactics used in Alabama Senate race A statement from Facebook says the company "recently removed five accounts run by multiple individuals for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook around the Alabama special election." Facebook says the investigation is ongoing.
World Dec 24 UK bans pet shops from selling puppies and kittens The government says the new law will help crack down on "puppy farms" and make it harder for unscrupulous dealers who have little regard for animal welfare.
Nation Dec 24 Justice Ginsburg up and working after surgery The court next meets on Jan. 7. Despite her health problems, Ginsburg has never missed arguments.
Nation Dec 23 SpaceX launches Air Force’s best GPS yet, ends banner year A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, hoisting the satellite into orbit.
World Dec 22 UN team arrives in Yemen to monitor port city cease-fire A U.N. team led by a Dutch officer has arrived in Yemen to monitor a cease-fire that went into force in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, where the country’s civil war rivals have fought for months.