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The Senate minority leader pointed to statements by two moderate Democrats who oppose ending the legislative maneuver. Both sides claimed victory, but the truce could be short-lived.

Authorities said they know the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Boeing 737-500 that went down in the Java Sea with 62 people on board.

It looks like President Trump’s partial trade deal with China won’t bring in the promised $40 billion or so worth of agricultural trade for the U.S....

Researchers announce this week that orangutans have culture. The evidence: tree-riding games, leaves used as gloves, and sputtering "raspberry" sounds that may mean "good night." Until now, only two other species on the planet qualified as having socially-transmitted behavior: chimps and humans. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip beginning next week will uproot some 8,000 Jewish settlers. The planned pullout has provoked deep divisions within Israel. Among Palestinians, the move brings much confusion and uncertainty about what the withdrawal will mean.

Will Oldham's new album Beware, released under his country music name, Bonnie Prince Billy, offers lovely music with a tinge of "lonesome-cowboy pokiness." Ken Tucker has a review.

Senate Democrats are taking preliminary steps toward an immigration bill this week, although the obstacles remain daunting. The biggest roadblock is that there is no agreement yet on just what bill the Senate should take up.

There were balloons, butterflies and flowers to signify optimism and, when diplomatic talks were going slowly, crabs and turtles to indicate frustration.

If the U.S. scraps the constitutional right to abortion, human rights advocates warn that repressive governments across the globe could use it to justify crackdowns on their citizens.

The state has now adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency.