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The federal government is partially shut down after Congress failed to fully fund it.

But the House speaker says he expects the shutdown to end later this week.

NPR's Luke Garrett reports.

Extreme winter weather with unusually cold winds swept into Florida and part of North Carolina this weekend, where some parts received more than a foot of snow.

NPR's Katie Riddle reports.

The Israeli military organization Kogat says a pilot test is underway to permit Gaza residents to use a main border crossing at Arafa by foot.

NPR's Daniel Estrin is in Jerusalem and has this report.

And you are listening to NPR News from New York City.

Hollywood's having a fairly lackluster weekend, but there are some surprises, as NPR's Bob Mandela reports.

In Pakistan's largest province, Balochistan, local police, military and government officials say more than 100 people were killed this weekend following multiple suicide and gun attacks by extremists associated with the Liberation Army.

A chief minister, Sarfraz Bugti, told reporters in the provincial capital of Quetta that, quote, the bodies of these 145 killed terrorists are in our custody and some of them are Afghan nationals.

Bhukti added the counter-terrorism operation took 40 hours and was reported at more than 12 locations.

I'm Dwahli Saikaotel, NPR News.

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Some of the first impacts of a massive winter storm will start to bear down on the southern and central U.S.

overnight.

As Maggie Ryan from member station Little Rock Public Radio reports, officials in Arkansas are warning people to stay off the streets as freezing temperatures and snowfall spread across the state.

Thousands of people demonstrated in support of the 53rd annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., Friday, attended by Vice President J.D.

Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson.