The Latest: House votes to reopen government, sends bill for Trump’s signature
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, after the U.S.House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reopen the government. The funding bill has already passed the Senate and will now
US House bill to end shutdown secures enough votes to pass; voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve legislation to end a record-long, 43-day shutdown of the federal government, as voting continued. (Reporting by Bo Erickson) Brought to you by
FAA says flight cuts will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are coming to work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports will remain at 6% instead of rising to 10% by the end of the week because more air traffic controllers are coming to work, the Department of
Waymo is hitting the highway. Here’s what to know about the robotaxi’s expanded service
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Waymo is hitting the highway. The company said starting Wednesday its robotaxis — already a common sight on some city streets — are expanding their routes to freeways and interstates around San Francisco,
US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. From a Baltimore
All 14 victims identified from fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grandfather and his young granddaughter. An electrician with two young children. A woman standing in line at a scrap metal business. They were among the 14 people who died in the fiery
Jury awards $28M to family of a United Nations consultant killed in Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
A federal court jury has awarded more than $28 million to the family of a woman who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in Ethiopia more than six years ago. The verdict was
Judge signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond while they await immigration hearings, a federal judge signaled
2 Federal Reserve officials oppose an interest rate cut in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Federal Reserve officials expressed opposition Wednesday to another interest rate cut at the central bank’s next meeting in December, further muddying the outlook for the Fed’s next steps. The remarks by Susan Collins,
2 new malaria treatments announced as drug resistance grows
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria’s growing resistance to medication — one involving a new class of drugs. Switzerland-based Novartis released results of what it called a next-generation