WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It’s a potentially far-reaching development in survivors’ years long push for a public reckoning over how the well-connected financier sexually abused and trafficked teenage girls for more…… MORE
Associated Press: The Federal Aviation Administration says it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports. The agency said Sunday airlines can resume normal flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST. The unprecedented order had been in place since Nov. 7 and affected thousands of flights.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed into law a measure to reopen the government. House lawmakers made a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown entered Day 43 on Wednesday. Democrats wanted to extend…… MORE
The first arctic blast is coming A freeze warning has now been issues for a large swath of North Texas and portions of Central Texas for Sunday night into Monday morning. Temperatures will dip down into the upper 20s and lower 30s, resulting in the coldest morning of the season so far. Be sure to…… MORE
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early Friday his Cabinet approved the “outline” of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas. The brief statement focused on the hostage…… MORE