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Trump says shutdown could go for 'years'
Washington, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) -President Donald Trump has declared he could keep parts of the government shut down for "months or even years" after he and Democratic leaders again failed to resolve his demand for billions of dollars for a border wall with Mexico.
Speaker again, Pelosi sees 'new dawn' for 116th Congress
Washington, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Cheering Democrats returned Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker's post Thursday as the 116th Congress ushered in a historically diverse freshman class eager to confront President Donald Trump in a new era of divided government.
In the end, 15 Democrats don't back Pelosi for speaker
Washington, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — What started as a rebellion with a potentially devastating effect on Nancy Pelosi's winning drive to reclaim the House speaker's post officially fizzled Thursday as just 15 Democrats refused to back her bid for the job.
Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, dies at 87
Dallas, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Not many CEOs dress up as Elvis Presley, settle a business dispute with an arm-wrestling contest, or go on TV wearing a paper bag over their head.
Sketch released of suspect in shooting of Texas girl
Houston, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Authorities on Thursday released a composite sketch of a man accused in the death of a 7-year-old black girl during a Houston-area shooting that her family believes might have been racially motivated.
Day 13: Dems prepare to pass funding plan, Trump digs in
Washington, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — House Democrats prepared Thursday to pass a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall, after Trump made a surprise appearance pledging to keep up the fight for his signature campaign promise.
7 killed after fiery crash, fuel spill on Florida highway
Fort Lauderdale, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking a massive fire that killed seven people, authorities said.
Trump says he's ready to meet again with North Korean leader
Washington, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and will be setting up a meeting with Kim "in the not-too-distant future" to restart talks about the North's nuclear programs.
New Hampshire House votes to restore gun ban
Concord, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — New Hampshire Democrats asserted their newly acquired power at the Statehouse on Wednesday by restoring a ban on guns and other deadly weapons on the House floor.
Border clash was at least 2nd use of tear gas since November
Tijuana, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — Just after people raised their glasses to ring in the New Year, about 150 migrants gathered at a section of border wall in Tijuana to try to cross into the United States, many of them asylum seekers fed up with the long wait to have their claims processed.