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The Pacific nation, with a population of 18,000, overcame the resistance of governmental leaders and advisers, to sign a memorandum of understanding with the U.S., and will get additional aid in return.

Democratic lawmakers, who had criticized the Justice Department's release of the material, accused the Trump administration of violating the law mandating the release of the files.

Muthoni Nduthu was one of two killed by explosions at an eastern Pennsylvania facility that was plagued by poor ratings, citations and fines from the federal government.

The case against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan refugee accused of killing one Guard member and seriously injuring another, was transferred to D.C. District Court, where new firearms charges could bring capital punishment.

Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.

Recent U.S. actions against ships near Venezuela may embolden other countries to seize or detain ships, legal experts said.

The U.S.S. Ford has been deployed for six months, now in the Caribbean as part of President Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela. Maintenance woes and strains on sailors will likely mount.

The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.

The administration has downplayed concerns -- from mass job losses, to a potential financial bubble -- as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices and faster growth.

As the much-derided agency loses billions, postal workers quietly, and sometimes heroically, serve their communities.