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Sketch released of suspect in shooting of Texas girl
Houston, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Authorities on Thursday released a composite sketch of a man accused in the death of a 7-year-old black girl during a Houston-area shooting that her family believes might have been racially motivated.
Day 13: Dems prepare to pass funding plan, Trump digs in
Washington, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — House Democrats prepared Thursday to pass a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall, after Trump made a surprise appearance pledging to keep up the fight for his signature campaign promise.
7 killed after fiery crash, fuel spill on Florida highway
Fort Lauderdale, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking a massive fire that killed seven people, authorities said.
Trump says he's ready to meet again with North Korean leader
Washington, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and will be setting up a meeting with Kim "in the not-too-distant future" to restart talks about the North's nuclear programs.
New Hampshire House votes to restore gun ban
Concord, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — New Hampshire Democrats asserted their newly acquired power at the Statehouse on Wednesday by restoring a ban on guns and other deadly weapons on the House floor.
Border clash was at least 2nd use of tear gas since November
Tijuana, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — Just after people raised their glasses to ring in the New Year, about 150 migrants gathered at a section of border wall in Tijuana to try to cross into the United States, many of them asylum seekers fed up with the long wait to have their claims processed.
Washington bans anyone under 21 from buying assault rifles
Seattle, Jan 2 (AP/UNB) — Washington on Tuesday joined a handful of other states that ban anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic assault rifle after voters passed a sweeping firearms measure in November that has drawn a court challenge from gun-rights advocates.
Mexican mayor gunned down after being sworn in
Mexico City, Jan 2 (AP/UNB)— The governor of Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca is condemning the slaying of a local mayor shortly after he took office.
US fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop migrants
Tijuana, Jan 2 (AP/UNB) — U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the first hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana.
Brazil's Bolsonaro assumes presidency, promises big changes
Brasilia, Jan 2 (AP/UNB) — Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil's president Tuesday, taking the reins of Latin America's largest and most populous nation with promises to overhaul myriad aspects of daily life and put an end to business-as-usual governing.