Shea Stephens

A major earthquake has rocked the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.

There were no immediate reports of severe injuries.

Emergency workers were evacuating coastal areas early today following a tsunami warning that has since been lifted.

The Philippines is still recovering from a deadly earthquake that killed 74 people in central Cebu province just two weeks ago.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

Members of the U.S.

Senate returned to Capitol Hill last night after President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had accepted the first phase of a Gaza peace plan.

Under the U.S.

deal, the two sides will pause their fighting, and Hamas will release all remaining hostages.

Israeli forces will pull back to an agreed-upon boundary line.

Here's a reaction from Pennsylvania Democrat John Futterman, who's an outspoken advocate for Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he'll hold a cabinet meeting today to approve the deal.

More than one week into the government shutdown, there's no progress on Capitol Hill.

The U.S.

Senate again failed to pass dueling short-term measures.

that would reopen the government.

More from NPR's Sam Greenglass.

Japanese automaker Honda is relying more on Canada instead of the United States to make cars for exporting.

As Stephen Basaha of the Gulf States Newsroom reports, it is part of Honda's strategy to avoid U.S.