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The Latest: Trump demands ‘NO CHANGES’ to House funding bill 02/02/2026 07:34pm • As Republican leadership in the House hopes to begin the process of reopening the government by advancing a funding package on Monday that passed the Senate last week, President Donald Trump urged lawmakers not to oppose the deal. “We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and 3 fraternity members arrested in death of Northern Arizona student following rush event 02/02/2026 07:16pm • A Northern Arizona University student found dead at a fraternity house drank a large amount of vodka during an initiation event and some partygoers suspected he may have had alcohol poisoning, according to court documents released Monday. Witnesses told police that some people looked up the symptoms Fairfax County case alleging school-assisted abortions now in federal court 02/02/2026 07:00pm • A legal challenge alleging that a Fairfax County Public Schools employee helped minors get abortions without their parents’ consent is now in federal court in a case that hinges on a First Amendment free speech claim. FCPS teacher Zenaida Perez, plaintiff in the case, is seeking to prove that s Virginia man in ‘au pair affair’ case convicted of murdering wife and another man in elaborate ruse 02/02/2026 06:55pm • A Virginia man having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another man that prosecutors say was lured to the house as a fall guy. Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, told police he came across Joseph Ryan attacking his Brendan Banfield found guilty of aggravated murder in 'au pair affair' killings trial 02/02/2026 06:44pm • A Fairfax County jury on Monday found Brendan Banfield guilty of aggravated murder in the killings of his wife and another man in the family's Herndon, Virginia, home in February 2023. The 12-member jury began deliberating midday Friday on whether Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, c 'They took it all from me': Victims of fraud in Montgomery County share stories to help others 02/02/2026 06:26pm • Two Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are sharing how scammers posing as federal agents wiped out their life savings. Their stories, law enforcement officials say, show the emotional toll these schemes take and the continued danger posed by fraud networks that remain active. Montgomery Count Turkey seeks to broker US-Iran talks by week's end 02/02/2026 06:06pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey is attempting to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table in hopes of easing the threat of U.S. military action against Iran. Neither the U.S. nor Iran has confirmed whether they plan to take part in any negotiations. Two Turkish official British politician Peter Mandelson faces pressure to quit House of Lords over Jeffrey Epstein ties 02/02/2026 05:28pm • LONDON (AP) — A year ago, Peter Mandelson was Britain’s ambassador to Washington, the latest high-profile post in a rocky but consequential political career. Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein cost him that job. Now, after new revelations, Mandelson — like other powerful men including King Charle Virginia man in "au pair affair" case convicted of murdering wife and man, who police say was lured to the house 02/02/2026 05:05pm • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Virginia man in "au pair affair" case convicted of murdering wife and man, who police say was lured to the house. Syria's interior ministry forces enter key city under deal with Kurdish-led SDF 02/02/2026 04:02pm • AL-HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — A small contingent of security forces with Syria’s interior ministry entered the city of al-Hassakeh on Monday as part of a deal between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, which control the city. The SDF announced the new agreement with the c Dominican police say bodies of 4 decapitated women found near border with Haiti 02/02/2026 02:17pm • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Monday the bodies of at least four decapitated women have been found along the border it shares with Haiti, marking an unusual discovery. Police spokesman Diego Pesqueira said the victims are Haitian and were found 'Whose story does the evidence support?': Jury resumes deliberations in 'au pair affair' murders trial 02/02/2026 12:04pm • Jurors resumed deliberations Monday morning in the aggravated murders trial of Brendan Banfield, charged in the 2023 deaths of his wife, and another man, in his Herndon, Virginia, home. During the two week trial, Fairfax County prosecutors have argued that Banfield had an affair with the family' Pakistani forces kill 177 Baloch militants in 48 hours, the highest toll in decades 02/02/2026 11:44am • QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed about two dozen militants overnight in multiple raids in the insurgency-hit southwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the militant death toll to 177 in the past 48 hours, officials said Monday. The announcement follows a wave of coordinated i Israeli police detain local officials suspected of pocketing aid sent after Oct 7 attack 02/02/2026 09:26am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Monday detained a group of local officials and businesspeople that investigators suspect siphoned off millions in wartime aid, announcing a fraud inquiry involving donations that poured in after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in 2023. Israeli police Police say the Norwegian crown princess’ son has been arrested just before his trial on rape and other charges opens 02/02/2026 08:07am • OSLO, Norway (AP) — Police say the Norwegian crown princess’ son has been arrested just before his trial on rape and other charges opens.