WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend and allows Congress, nearly six months into the budget year, to complete its work funding the government through September. Democrats were able to swat back scores of policy mandates and some of …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Three-time Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech will miss the Women’s NCAA Tournament, she announced Thursday on social …

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistán (AP) — Dos soldados murieron y otros 15 resultaron heridos el jueves debido a la explosión de una bomba caminera cerca de un convoy de seguridad en el noroeste de Pakistán, según las autoridades. El atentado ocurrió en Dera Ismail Khan, un antiguo feudo del Talibán paquistaní en la provincia de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, en la frontera …