Kristen Wright

But it appears there will still probably be a short-term funding lapse through at least the weekend or until lawmakers vote.

The spending deal separates funding for agencies like Health and Human Services and Defense.

from funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Venezuela is making major changes to its oil industry.

Its Congress approved a bill last night that will enable foreign companies to operate the nation's oil wells.

Manuel Rueda has more.

Manuel Rueda reporting.

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SpaceX is said to be looking at a merger with another company Elon Musk founded, XAI, potentially setting them up to launch data centers in space.

NPR's Emily Fang reports that one of China's biggest aerospace companies also says it's looking at building data centers in space.

Lindsey Vonn's status for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games is unclear.

The American alpine skier crashed in a downhill race in Switzerland today.

She lost control when landing a jump and got tangled in safety nets.

Vonn was able to get up and slowly ski to the finish line before being

airlifted for medical evaluation.

Her first scheduled games are February 8th.

She made a big comeback last season after several years away from ski racing.

She is 41.

Another winter storm is about to hit parts of the southeast and mid-Atlantic with heavy snow and wind.

I'm Kristen Wright and this is NPR News.