When lawmakers return Tuesday, both the House and the Senate will try different tactics to fund the government past the fast-approaching deadline.
2023
NASA’s first asteroid samples land in Utah after release from spacecraft
Scientists estimate the capsule holds at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-rich asteroid known as Bennu, but won’t know for sure until the container is opened.
Coal mine fire in southern China’s Guizhou province kills 16 people
An initial investigation suggested the people who died were trapped after a conveyor belt caught fire, the Panzhou city government said.
Portland police ask for help solving case of missing girl last seen in 1971
On the 52nd anniversary of when 16-year-old Cathy Marie Moulton was reported missing, authorities are seeking the public’s help. Moulton was last seen on Forest Avenue.
Usher to headline 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
‘It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,’ Usher said in a statement. ‘I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before.’
Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 3 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month
According to Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin, Russian forces struck the city of Beryslav. A woman was killed and three people were wounded, including a police officer, he said.
Western officials press Ukraine to hold elections despite war
Other Republicans have also taken up the cause, including conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson, who falsely accused Zelensky of canceling elections.
Israeli military raid kills 2 Palestinians in the West Bank; Israel says its troops came under fire
The Israeli military said it moved into the Nour Shams refugee camp, near the town of Tulkarem, to destroy what it described as a militant command center and bomb-storage facility in a building.
Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago
Authorities will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their properties in the burn zone, many for the first time since it was demolished by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
Archaeologists unearth the largest cemetery ever discovered in Gaza and find rare lead sarcophogi
Now, what was once an inconspicuous construction lot – surrounded by a grove of nondescript apartment buildings – has become a gold mine for archeologists looking to understand more about the Gaza Strip.