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The Latest: Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown 02/03/2026 09:04pm • President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday, hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote. The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30 while providing the Department of Homeland Security Zanki's 14 lead Niagara past Canisius 65-56 02/03/2026 09:03pm • LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) ��� Vice Zanki's 14 points helped Niagara defeat Canisius 65-56 on Tuesday. Zanki shot 5 for 7, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Purple Eagles (6-17, 3-10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Josiah Sabino scored 13 points and added eight rebounds. Justin Hawkins wen James Harden to Cavs, Darius Garland to Clippers in deal of All-Star guards, AP source says 02/03/2026 08:45pm • James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Los Angeles Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night. ESPN was first to report the deal was No. 23 Miami (Ohio) extends winning streak to 23 games with 73-71 victory over Buffalo 02/03/2026 08:40pm • AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) ��� Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 19 points and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) held on for a 73-71 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday night, extending the longest winning streak in Mid-American Conference history to 23 games. Brant Byers added 11 points for the RedHawks (23-0, 11-0), and Pe Iran���s president seeks 'fair and equitable' negotiations, while US shoots down drone 02/03/2026 08:39pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country���s foreign minister to ���pursue fair and equitable negotiations��� with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mi Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge says 02/03/2026 08:36pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� A judge in Oregon on Tuesday temporarily restricted federal officers from using tear gas at protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, just days after agents launched gas at a crowd of demonstrators including young children that local offic James Harden heading to Cleveland Cavaliers in trade for Darius Garland, AP source says 02/03/2026 08:34pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� James Harden heading to Cleveland Cavaliers in trade for Darius Garland, AP source says. Defense objects to showing videos of Charlie Kirk's killing in murder case, claims bias 02/03/2026 08:34pm • PROVO, Utah (AP) ��� Graphic videos showing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while he spoke to a crowd on a Utah college campus quickly went viral, drawing millions of views. Screenshots from such videos were offered Tuesday as evidence in the murder case against Tyler Robinson, th Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother 02/03/2026 08:27pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ��� Investigators found signs of forced entry at the Arizona home of ���Today��� show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, a person familiar with the investigation said Tuesday, as the host asked for prayers to help bring back the 84-year-old, who is believed to have been taken against New York and New Jersey sue Trump administration over $16B funding freeze for Hudson River tunnels 02/03/2026 08:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between the two states, seeking a quick ruling because construction that has been underway could be forced to shut down as early Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote 02/03/2026 08:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them. Hillary Clinton Photos of a bean-throwing ritual to celebrate seasonal change and ward off evil at a Japanese shrine 02/03/2026 08:17pm • HAKONE, Japan (AP) ��� Scores gathered at a shrine in Japan���s Hakone to try and catch ���lucky beans,��� hoping to ward off evil spirits as they celebrate the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Setsubun is also known as ���mame-maki,��� or bean-throwing. It falls around Feb. 3, on Trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives charged in $60M Ohio bribery scheme begins 02/03/2026 08:13pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state���s top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway in a sweeping $60 million bribe NASA investigating hydrogen leak during Artemis II rehearsal as Virginia team advances crew���safety work 02/03/2026 08:11pm • NASA engineers are examining data from their latest wet dress rehearsal after a hydrogen leak appeared during fueling at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the test, engineers loading liquid hydrogen into the Space Launch System noticed the leak was slightly larger than expected and didn Kyle Bradich beats Orioles, Yainer Diaz defeats Astros in first arbitration decisions this year 02/03/2026 08:10pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Starting pitcher Kyle Bradish beat the Baltimore Orioles and catcher Yainer Diaz defeated the Houston Astros on Tuesday in baseball's first salary arbitration decisions this year. Bradish got a raise from $2.35 million to $3.55 million instead of the Orioles' offer of $2,8