Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold 2nd summit
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump will have a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear weapons, it was announced by the White House on Friday.
Mueller disputes accuracy of BuzzFeed report on Trump, Cohen
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Friday issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News’ report that said President Donald Trump’s former attorney told Mueller that the president directed him to lie to Congress.
10 dead in car bombing at police academy in Colombia capital
BOGOTA, Colombia — A car bomb exploded at a heavily guarded police academy in Colombia’s capital on Thursday, killing 10 people and injuring dozens in an attack that recalled the bloodiest chapters of the country’s drug-fueled guerrilla conflict.
Federal workers caught in the middle apply for unemployment
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Thousands of federal employees and their families are applying for unemployment and food stamps to get by as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on with no end in sight. But for some of them, it has been an exercise in confusion and frustration.
Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner
ISLAMABAD — Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner, nearly three months after her release from death row, awaiting a final ruling on her fate.
Nation and World briefs for January 17
A brief look at news from around the globe.
From travel to IPOs, how shutdown is upsetting US economy
WASHINGTON — Delta Air Lines can’t get eight new aircraft in the air. Roughly a million government employees and contractors aren’t being paid. Some Americans trying to start small businesses face delays in obtaining the required tax identification number from the IRS.
IRS recalling 46,000 workers to handle tax returns
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed because of the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won’t be paid during the shutdown.
High drama, few results as Trump warns of ‘long’ shutdown
WASHINGTON — Staring down the next deadline to pay federal workers, the White House shifted tactics Tuesday, trying to bypass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to negotiate with rank-and-file lawmakers even as President Donald Trump dug in for a prolonged shutdown.
Super Bowl planners: Shutdown brings ‘uncharted territory’
ATLANTA — A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl.