The end of a scandal-tainted career: Mandelson had no alternative but to resign

The resignations from Labour and the Lords must have been a horrible wrench as well as a humiliation for Lord Mandelson.

'Rubbish investigators' search for clues and Bin Diesel to hit streets as fly-tipping cases rise

Every Wednesday Randal sticks on his high-vis vest, gloves and sunglasses before heading out on to the streets of Ingleby Barwick, Stockton. For more than 25 years he’s been making sure that all of ...

Travis Kelce is returning to the Chiefs or retiring. Mike Evans' future in Tampa Bay uncertain

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Travis Kelce is playing for the Kansas City Chiefs or retiring. Mike Evans is returning for another ...
The Denver Post

Better late than never: Vail’s legendary Back Bowls finally open

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It took much longer than usual due to Colorado’s unusually dry winter and record low snowpack, but limited areas of Vail’s Back Bowls finally opened Thursday ...
USA Today

Trump signs legislation to end government shutdown. Recap

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed legislation passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday to end the partial government shutdown, bringing a relatively swift resolution to a brief ...
Government Executive

Congress guarantees furloughed feds’ back pay despite continued White House maneuvering

When Congress voted Tuesday to end the four-day partial government shutdown, lawmakers included language reiterating that all federal workers furloughed or forced to work without pay during the lapse ...
The Hill

Monks to end ‘Walk for Peace’ this week after Wednesday trip to Lincoln Memorial

A group of Buddhist monks will conclude a multi-state “Walk for Peace” this week after a Wednesday visit to the Lincoln Memorial. The two dozen walkers departed Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 26 with the ...
CNN

Key House conservatives bow to Trump ahead of government funding vote, signaling swift end to shutdown

After a fierce lobbying push by President Donald Trump and GOP leaders, Congress is on the cusp of ending the partial government shutdown in the next 24 hours. Key House conservative holdouts appeared ...
csis.org

Three Truths About the End of New START and What It Means for Strategic Competition

The 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, expires February 5. Russian President ...
NPR

Trump's EPA will stop regulating greenhouse gases, setting up a legal fight

On Thursday, the Trump administration rescinded the central scientific finding that underpins much of the nation's climate pollution rules, its most aggressive action yet to halt initiatives that ...
WBUR

What the ruling blocking the end of TPS for Haitians means for Mass.

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. We're choosing to believe the predictions from ...