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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he's waiting for Democrats to come back to negotiate a deal to end a week long partial government shutdown that will almost certainly extend into the new year. In a tweet Saturday, Trump says he's "in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come on over and…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man suspected of gunning down a California policeman was in the U.S. illegally and was captured while planning to flee to his native Mexico, a sheriff announced as he all but blamed the state's sanctuary law for the officer's death.…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A suspected drunk driver accused of fatally shooting the California police officer who pulled him over was captured Friday as he tried to flee back to Mexico, where he lived before illegally crossing into the U.S., authorities said. The sheriff whose agency was leading…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country's pre-eminent and widely acclaimed writers, died on Friday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 79. His daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, announced her father's death on Twitter. Oz was known world-wide for a collection of novels, essays, and a well-received memoir. His…

NEW YORK (AP) — Electric utility Con Edison is working to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City. The event Thursday night filled social media feeds with eerie photos, questions and jokes, to the point that even…