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Government shutdown set to hit record length
Washington, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says it would be easy for him just to declare a national emergency and find federal money to build a barrier along the southern border, but he's not going to be so quick to do that because he thinks lawmakers can do it.
3 dead, 23 injured in Ottawa bus crash
Ottawa, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — A double-deck city bus smashed into a transit shelter during Friday's rush hour, and Ottawa authorities said three people were killed and 23 injured.
FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia
Washington, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — The New York Times reports that law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump's behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests.
Trump closer to declaring emergency; 800,000 won't get paid
Washington, Jan 11 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump is edging closer to declaring a national emergency to fund his long-promised border wall, as pressure mounts to find an escape hatch from the three-week impasse that has closed parts of the government, leaving hundreds of thousands of workers without pay.
US teen found alive after 3 months
Madison, Jan 11(AP/UNB) — A 13-year-old northwestern Wisconsin girl who went missing in October after her parents were killed has been found alive in a rural town about an hour from her home, authorities said Thursday.
US begins moving military equipment out of Syria
Washington, Jan 11 (Xinhua/UNB) -Some US military ground equipment has been withdrawn from Syria in recent days, US media reported on Thursday.
Seattle TV editor fired after Trump video appears altered
Seattle, Jan 11(AP/UNB) — A Seattle TV station has fired an editor after airing video footage of President Donald Trump's Oval Office address on immigration that appears to be altered.
Members of Congress honor Saudi writer killed in Turkey
Washington, Jan 11 (AP/UNB) — Members of Congress called for the protection of press freedom around the world Thursday as they honored a U.S.-based Saudi columnist who was killed inside his country's consulate in Turkey in October.
Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall
Washington, Jan 11(AP/UNB) — The Trump administration is considering using billions in unspent disaster relief funds earmarked for areas including hurricane-pounded Puerto Rico and Texas and more than a dozen other states to pay for President Donald Trump's border wall as he weighs signing a national emergency declaration to get it built without Congress.
Pompeo in Egypt amid concerns over US Mideast policy
Cairo, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was holding talks with Egyptian leaders in Cairo on Thursday as he continued a nine-nation Mideast tour aimed at reassuring America's Arab partners that the Trump administration is not walking away from the region.