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Jose Luis Magana/APA new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs. -
Ross D. Franklin/APThe Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will be paid promptly as the government reopens. But after the last shutdown, in 2019, some controllers sued to get paid in full for overtime.
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In the 2015 attacks, 130 people were killed, including at the Bataclan concert hall. France is still wrestling with how to remember the deadliest attack on its soil in modern history and how to live with it. -
The Smithsonians, National Gallery of Art and other sites that receive federal funding are announcing their reopening plans now that the government shutdown is over. Past closures have been costly. -
The House of Representatives was sent home for the duration of the government shutdown. Members returned to the Capitol Wednesday with a lot on their minds. -
"Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart. Hawke is also starring in the film Black Phone 2.
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Because of a Halloween boost, "Thriller" helps Jackson hit some major chart milestones.
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Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes. -
Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel. -
The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again. -
The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally. -
The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also approved a special message on immigration, expressing concern over enforcement and conditions in detention centers.
