By SONNY FIGUEROA , Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The body of a 7-year-old girl who died while in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol arrived in her native Guatemala on Sunday and was to be driven hours into the countryside and handed over to family members for a last goodbye. A white coffin…
By DAN ELLIOTT , Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The government may be partially shut down, but that won’t stop hundreds of volunteers dressed in Christmas hats and military uniforms Monday from taking calls from children around the world who want to know when Santa will be coming. The military says the NORAD Tracks Santa…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will spend Christmas in Washington due to the partial government shutdown. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump’s wife, Melania, will fly back from Florida so they can spend the holiday together. Mrs. Trump and their 12-year-old son, Barron, flew down on Friday, hoping to keep the…
By LISA MASCARO, MATTHEW DALY and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial federal shutdowtook hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has adjourned without a deal on spending, virtually guaranteeing a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday. Senators are also being told there will be no further votes Friday as talks continue. President Donald Trump’s team was on Capitol Hill late Friday trying to broker a compromise as he pushes for…
By LISA MASCARO, MATTHEW DALY and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure would drag on “for a very long time” and he tried to lay blame on congressional Democrats if there’s no deal over his demand…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February. Trump says on Twitter that a new secretary of defense will be named soon. Trump’s announcement comes a day after he surprised U.S. allies and members of Congress by announcing the withdrawal of U.S. troops…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed an extensive criminal justice bill that will reduce some of the harshest sentences for federal drug offenders and boost prison rehabilitation programs, handing President Donald Trump a legislative victory amid the turmoil over how to avoid a partial government shutdown. The bill addresses concerns that the nation’s war…
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on London airport closure because of drones (all times local): 3:20 p.m. A body that represents British air traffic controllers says regulators have repeatedly ignored its calls for tougher measures against drones near aircraft. The Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers says it has urged geofencing — the use of…
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Syrians have gathered outside the headquarters for the U.S.-led coalition in northern Syria to protest Turkish threats of an imminent offensive. The protesters congregating in Jalabiya southeast of Kobani city are demanding a clear stance from the coalition on threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to strike at U.S.-backed…