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Shooting at LA-area bowling alley leaves 3 dead, 4 injured

01/05/19 3:04 AM

Russia says U.S. detained Russian citizen and moved to him to Florida

The United States has detained Russian citizen Dmitry Makarenko on the Northern Mariana Islands and moved him to Florida, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

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Russia charges former U.S. marine with espionage: Interfax

Russia's FSB state security service detained Paul Whelan, 48, in Moscow last Friday on suspicion of spying, in a case which threatens to aggravate diplomatic tensions with the United States. The FSB opened a criminal case against Whelan but gave no details of his alleged espionage activities. Interfax said the Russian authorities had brought formal charges against Whelan on Thursday, citing what it described as an informed source.

Jordan: Democrats are focused on stopping the president, the solution is simple to support funding for the wall

Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan says that Congress needs to do what it promised its constituents to secure the border.

Rollicking start to diverse new Congress as kids crowd in

America's freshly sworn-in lawmakers -- a historically diverse group of Democrats and Republicans -- enjoyed a rollicking first session of the new Congress Thursday, a rowdy opening day that saw children scampering through the chamber. The House of Representatives chamber was clogged with its 434 certified new members -- one seat remains in dispute -- along with several dozen of their children and grandkids, and hundreds of guests packing the upper-level galleries. Democrats cheered as Nancy Pelosi won a hotly contested election for speaker.

National parks forced to close, hazards mount at others amid government shutdown

Heavy snowfall in parts of the southwestern United States over the past week resulted in the closure of two national parks in Utah.

Government Shutdown 2019: Democrats pass funding plan without wall, Trump vows to veto

On their first day in the majority, House Democrats on Thursday night passed a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall.