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Search on for Louisiana man suspected in 5 deaths
New Oeleans, jan 27 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Louisiana said they are searching for an "armed and dangerous" 21-year-old accused of killing his parents and three others in two separate but related shootings Saturday.
Trump ends shutdown, signs bill to reopen government
Washington, Jan 26 (AP/UNB) — Submitting to mounting pressure, President Donald Trump has signed a bill to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies go back to work.
Trump announces deal to lift shutdown
Washington, Jan 25 (AP/UNB) - Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday reached a short-term deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations continue over the president's demands for money to build his long-promised wall at the US-Mexico border.
Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge
Washington, Jan 25 (AP/UNB) — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel's Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe.
US-backed Syrian fighters clash with IS, many killed
Beirut, Jan 25 (AP/UNB) — Members of the Islamic State group failed Thursday to break a siege imposed by US-backed fighters in the last area they control in Syria, leading to fierce fighting that inflicted casualties on both sides, Syrian opposition activists said.
Former prison guard trainee kills 5 in Florida bank
Sebring, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — A former prison guard trainee who recently moved to Florida from Indiana killed five people during a standoff at a small town bank before surrendering to a SWAT team that stormed the building, police said.
US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace
Jerusalem, Jan 22 (AP/UNB) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America, U.S.-funded infrastructure projects have been halted, and an innovative peace-building program in Jerusalem is scaling back its activities.
Shutdown goes on as Trump offer doesn't budge Democrats
Washington, Jan 21(AP/UNB) — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he'd billed as a compromise.
Trump says 'things are going very well' with North Korea
Washington, Jan 20 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that "things are going very well with North Korea" and he plans a second summit with leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal that would entice the North to give up its nuclear weapons.
Trump offers temporary 'Dreamers' deal for border wall
Washington, Jan 20 (AP/UNB) — In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall. But while Trump cast the move as a "common-sense compromise," Democrats were quick to dismiss it at a "non-starter."