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Why more furloughed workers are filing for unemployment

By Gretchen Frazee

If Congress back pays employees once the shutdown ends, the workers would be required to pay back any unemployment benefits they received.

Trump denies Pelosi an aircraft to visit U.S. troops abroad

By Catherine Lucey, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The move was an apparent response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempt to delay the president's State of Union address.

Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

As the tech industry Microsoft brought to the region has boomed with the expansion of Amazon and other companies, the cost of housing has soared.

Why local journalism is 'vital' to the public

By Steve Goldbloom

Jason Johnson, a reporter for Lagniappe in Mobile, Alabama, gives his Brief But Spectacular take on how local reporting helped tell the story of mental health care in Alabama, and why journalism matters in educating the public on this story.

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Michigan State interim president ousted in wake of Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal

By David Eggert, Corey Williams, Associated Press

Michigan State University's Board of Trustees said Thursday that interim president John Engler's resignation is effective immediately.

Chicago police officers acquitted of covering up Laquan McDonald shooting

By Associated Press

The three Chicago police officers were accused of trying to cover up the 2014 police shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald to protect another officer who pulled the trigger.

Illinois governor signs bill allowing state regulation of firearms dealers

By John O'Connor, Associated Press

Firearms dealers in Illinois must now show they are licensed with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and purchase a five-year state permit.

Shutdown ongoing, State Department sends diplomats back to work with pay

By Matthew Lee, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The State Department on Thursday instructed all U.S. diplomats in Washington and elsewhere to return to work next week with pay, saying it had found money for their salaries at least temporarily despite the ongoing government shutdown.

Michael Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015

By Associated Press

Technology company owner John Gauger said that Cohen promised him $50,000 for work including using computers to enter fake votes for Trump in a 2014 CNBC poll.

Federal workers seeking unemployment aid doubles in number

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The number of furloughed federal employees seeking unemployment benefits jumped in the first two weeks of the shutdown, topping 10,000 during the week of Jan. 5.