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The partial government shutdown is stretching into its third week, with more than 800,000 federal employees having to stay home from work or be furloughed.

After declaring victory over ISIS last month, President Trump now says U.S. forces in Syria “won’t be finally pulled out until ISIS is gone,” echoing words from National Security Adviser John Bolton.

President Trump and U.S. Central Command confirmed that a U.S. airstrike in Yemen has killed one of the militants believed to be behind the deadly USS Cole bombing in 2000.

The victims were illegally searching for gold and had dug deep in a riverbed in northeastern Afghanistan, according to a spokesman for the provincial governor.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says Jazmine’s family was not the target of the Dec. 30 shooting.

The U.S. Army is looking for recruits in new places like Instagram and e-sports tournaments. NPR’s Leila Fadel asked Gen. Frank Muth, head of the Army Recruiting Command, about the new strategies.

The last U.S.-led offensive against ISIS in Syria is taking place in a remote desert region. The al-Hol refugee camp is overwhelmed with new arrivals.

Knowing how to differentiate between symptoms of each can be important, especially if you’re at high risk for flu’s complications. Influenza can lead to pneumonia, hospitalization and even death.

The Democratic leadership is diverse, representing the record number of women and minorities first elected. Republicans, however, have a leadership slate made up almost entirely of white males

Congressional leadership staff and White House officials are meeting this weekend to come to an agreement, but remain at an impasse over funding for a border wall.

Four months into its testing phase, the Ocean Cleanup’s plastic-catching device isn’t catching as much plastic as intended.

Sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura purchased the 612-pound Pacific bluefin tuna at auction. Conservationists are alarmed about the fate of the species.

The schism between Ukrainian churches and the Russia Orthodox Church culminated Saturday in the creation of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, angering Russian religious and political leaders.

A top Russian official has dismissed suggestions that Paul Whelan would be traded for any Russian in U.S. custody.

For the first time in 20 years, a large body of films, music, and books has entered the public domain. That means they can be reworked by new creators in conversation with the originals.

Witnesses described hiding behind the bar when gunshots broke out late Friday. Police say they are still working to identify the people involved.

Democrats say the bill is for people who “feel left out and locked out from their own democracy.” It addresses voting, political money, redistricting and ethics.

All it took for The Hu to have an Internet breakthrough was a dramatic video and screaming guitars — plus a horsehead fiddle and throat singing.

The partial federal government shutdown has furloughed thousands of people who work on millions of acres of public land across the country. That means work on critical projects has mostly stopped.219

While the furloughed federal workers are likely to get back pay, a sandwich shop is not going to get paid for a sandwich not eaten.

At least 19 people have died in protests against the long-time Sudanese president, sparked by the government’s decision to end bread subsidies last month.

Burke Ramsey reached a confidential settlement with network, the production company and several individuals behind a documentary series that claimed he killed his 6-year-old sister when he was 9.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirms the population at Tornillo, Texas, is down from nearly 3,000 adolescents last month to about 1,500. The camp is due to close at the end of January.

A new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found a huge leap in the number of black directors behind the year’s biggest films. But its findings elsewhere in Hollywood weren’t so rosy.

Dutch astronaut André Kuipers made the extra-long-distance call by accident, but he was “disappointed” when emergency responders didn’t show up at the International Space Station.

Senior officials at Pacific Gas & Electric are working on a plan to sell off the company’s natural gas division to avert bankruptcy and raise funds to cover huge projected liability costs.