The vote was 217-214, and wraps up congressional work on 11 of the 12 annual appropriations bills, funding the vast majority of the government for the budget year ending Sept. 30.
Attorneys for the man charged in Kirkβs killing want a state judge to block such videos from being shown during a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Defense attorneys also want to oust TV and still cameras from the courtroom, arguing that βhighly biasedβ news outlets risk tainting the case.
U.S. Central Command said the drone βaggressively approachedβ the aircraft carrier on Tuesday, just before sunrise, with βunclear intentβ and it βcontinued to fly toward the ship despite deescalatory measures taken by U.S. forces operating in international waters.β
William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975.
The Justice Department said Monday that it had taken down several thousand documents and βmediaβ that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday.
An Arizona sheriff says βWe do in fact have a crime sceneβ as authorities search for the 84-year-old mother of βTodayβ show host Savannah Guthrie, who was reported missing over the weekend.
Punxsutawney Philβs handlers say heβs seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather. Philβs annual prediction occurred shortly after dawn Monday outside his tree stump in Gobblerβs Knob.
The music director for the Charlotte Symphony has won a Grammy. Kwame Ryan got the award for Best Opera Recording for Heggie: Intelligence, recorded with the Houston Grand Opera.
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification are subject to a new fee starting Sunday.
The partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall.
Federal safety officials have concluded that retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others.
Lindsey Vonn has crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics and injured her left knee.
Cooper Flagg entered the season as the favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year, but his former college roommate, Kon Knueppel, is making waves.
Catherine O'Hara has died at 71. The Emmy-winning actor was known for her roles in "Home Alone" and "Schitt's Creek."
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials.
Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said.
President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S..
NASCAR has adjusted the schedule for this weekend's exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem.
President Donald Trumpβs border czar says immigration enforcement could reduce the number of officers in Minnesota.
The company unveiled its plans during a presentation in New York for investors. After announcing in September that it would close hundreds of less profitable stores, Starbucks said it now expects to open up to 175 new U.S. coffee shops this year and around 400 in 2028.
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