U.S. government shutdowns have become longer and more frequent due to partisan rancor, with 22 closures since 1976 affecting federal agencies nationwide.

Trump allies have called for Judge James E. Boasberg to be investigated and impeached after decisions that questioned the administration’s respect for the rule of law.

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The 50 units in Upper Manhattan will house single people who may be reluctant to stay in group shelters.

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Warm temperatures and extremely low snowfall threaten water resources for the year.

New York City is icy and cold right now, but you’re probably not going to be able to walk to New Jersey any time soon.

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The "Suitcase Killer" case returns to spotlight as Netflix streams Lifetime movie about Melanie McGuire's conviction for husband's brutal 2004 murder.

Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is reportedly set to take the Las Vegas Raiders head-coaching job after Super Bowl LX.

President Donald Trump threatens to sue author Michael Wolff and the Epstein estate, claiming newly released files show the pair conspired against him.

Utah prosecutors and media groups challenge defense efforts to seal court filings in the Charlie Kirk assassination case, sparking transparency debate.

The main ice hockey venue for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics still needs "frantic" work but all scheduled matches will be played there, organizers said on Sunday. Read More

House Speaker Mike Johnson voiced confidence that Congress will agree on measures to restrain federal immigration enforcement after a national outcry over the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota. Read More

Then business secretary advised sex offender on how Jamie Dimon should lobby chancellor in 2009

IOC president Kirsty Coventry said on Sunday it was "sad" that the presence of ICE agents and the inclusion of the Los Angeles Games chief in the Epstein files had become distractions ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Read More

Documents released by DoJ indicate close relationship between Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and sex offender

A Jewish primary school was vandalized in eastern Paris at the weekend when its windows were broken and a CCTV camera torn off, French prosecutors said on Sunday. Read More

Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over. Read More

Trump's Kevin Warsh Fed chair pick faces Senate opposition over ongoing investigation into current chair's alleged misleading testimony to Congress.

College baseball coaching legend Mark Marquess, who won two national titles, has died, Stanford University announced. The former Cardinal head coach was 78.

Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Mike Lee's, R-Utah, demands for DHS funding and SAVE America Act could extend government shutdown by forcing package back to Senate for potential rejection.

Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for children.

Jordon Hudson is reportedly set to throw a party for her boyfriend Bill Belichick on the "same day" as the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony in August.

First lady Melania Trump's documentary "Melania" received a 11% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes despite scoring 99% with the site's "verified audience."

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An email from Spurs fan SF Devereux:

As well as those eight you mentioned (Maddison, Kulusevski, Kudus, van de Ven, Bentancur, Bergvall, Porro and Davies), we’re also without Richarlison, Kevin Danso, Djed Spence and Wilson Odobert. We just need a goalkeeper to go down injured today and we’ll have a pretty competitive, tactically balanced XI missing, with a couple of options available to come off the bench.

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Democrats notched a shocking upset victory Saturday when they flipped a Fort Worth-area Texas state Senate seat blue for the first time since 1992, defeating a President Trump-backed candidate.