Next year, 2020, will be a census year, and Albuquerque city councilors want to pour thousands of dollars into making sure as many people in the Duke City fill it out.
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film "Argo," has died. He was 78. A family statement and his literary agent confirmed that Antonio "Tony" Mendez died Saturday at an assisted-living center in Frederick, Maryland. He had suffered from Parkinson's disease, according to the statement.
BOSTON (AP) - A major winter storm brought some of the coldest temperatures of the season and covered a large swath of the country in snow as it wreaked havoc on air travel and caused slick road conditions throughout New England Sunday. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings or advisories for part or all of at least 15 states stretching from southeast Missouri to the northern tip of Maine ahead of the weekend storm.
You and your loved ones aren't federal employees or contractors, and you don't live in a setting or have a job closely tied to government programs. So what does the government shutdown have to do with you? More than you might think. Washington's doings, or not-doings, can be woven into everyday American life from a bowl of breakfast cereal to a bottle of beer after work.
DENVER (AP) - The landmark Cadet Chapel that towers over the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado is suffering from leaks and corrosion, so the school has drawn up the most ambitious restoration project in the building's 55-year history. But the repairs have been on hold for months while officials try to settle on a contractor for the long and complicated project.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Most educators and parents see class size as an indicator of a quality education and have made it a priority in teacher strikes across the United States in the past year, but its effectiveness is still up for debate.
Saturday, January 19, 2019, demonstrators took part in the Women's March in Washington despite recent allegations of anti-Semitism by the leaders of the organization. Originally, the march was supposed to take place on the National Mall. However, forecasts of snow forced organizers to change the route to begin the event at Freedom Plaza as National Park Service is not working due to the shutdown. Several parallel women's marches were planned across the country. Click here for full story.
The March for Life took place Friday, January 23, 2019. Anti-abortion activists march towards Supreme Court speak ou t and deter abortions. The first March for Life took place on the steps of the Capitol in 1974 following the Supreme Court case Roe v Wade.
President Donald Trump invited the 2018 college playoff National Champion Clemson Tigers to the White House Monday, January 14, 2019. Amid a government shutdown and a lack of government employees, President Trump tweeted that he used his own money to buy the Tigers a fast food feast consisting of Big Mac, Wendy's, french fries and pizza.
