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U.S. Congress passes stopgap bill to extend gov't funding until March

STORY: U.S. Congress passes stopgap bill to extend gov't funding until March SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting on the bill 2. various of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would extend government funding until March, a few hours after the bill was approved by the Senate, as funding for some federal agencies and programs is set to expire on Saturday. The lower chamber passed the measure by a vote of 314-108 amid opposition from hard-line House Republicans, who had attempted to cut federal spending and add border security provisions in the "clean" stopgap measure. The bill, which cleared the Senate earlier in the day by a tally of 77 to 18, will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. It's the third stopgap funding measure this Congress has approved, with the firs

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Earthquake death toll in Türkiye surpasses 20,000

STORY: Earthquake death toll in Türkiye surpasses 20,000 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: HATAY, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings destroyed by the earthquake and rescue work 2. various of the 8-year-old boy rescued from the rubble after 108 hours in Hatay 3. various of the family of six rescued from the rubble (Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes climbed to 20,213 in Türkiye, while another 80,052 injuries were reported in the country, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced late Friday. Türkiye's southern province of Hatay has the most casualties, with 6,205 people dead and 17,823 others injured, Koca noted. According to Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, more than 81,000 disaster victims were evacuated from the provinces affected by the earthquake. Rescuers, relatives and local citizens burst into tears of joy after an 8-year-old boy was saved from the ruins of a building at Antakya,

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Hunger strike by H.K. student leader

HONG KONG, China - Joshua Wong, head of Hong Kong student group Scholarism, is pushed in a wheelchair as he continues his hunger strike in the Admiralty district of the territory on Dec. 6, 2014. Wong, 18, ended the hunger strike later in the day after he felt ill and doctors told him to stop, 108 hours after launching it Dec. 1 to press for talks with the government over Beijing's decision on Hong Kong's leadership election.

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Hunger strike by H.K. student leader

HONG KONG, China - Joshua Wong, head of Hong Kong student group Scholarism, addresses citizens while continuing his hunger strike in the Admiralty district of the territory on the night of Dec. 5, 2014. Wong, 18, ended the hunger strike the following day after he felt ill and doctors told him to stop, 108 hours after launching it Dec. 1 to press for talks with the government over Beijing's decision on Hong Kong's leadership election.

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Hunger strike by H.K. student leader

HONG KONG, China - Joshua Wong, head of Hong Kong student group Scholarism, continues his hunger strike in the Admiralty district of the territory on Dec. 6, 2014. Wong, 18, ended the hunger strike later in the day after he felt ill and doctors told him to stop, 108 hours after launching it Dec. 1 to press for talks with the government over Beijing's decision on Hong Kong's leadership election.

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Kashiwabara powers Toyo on 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara crosses the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2010, leading Toyo University to the first-leg title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second year in a row. Kashiwabara stormed back from seventh place in the fifth and final leg as he and his four teammates completed the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otematchi district to the spa resort of Hakone in 5 hours, 32 minutes, 02 seconds.

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie (L), one of two twin sisters, who died of old age at 108 in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya, and her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, who died in January 2000 at age 107.

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108 in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie, one of two twin sisters, who died of old age in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya. She was 108. The popular twin was nicknamed Gin-san. Her health had deteriorated since her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, died in January last year at age 107.

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Hunger strike by H.K. student leader

HONG KONG, China - Joshua Wong, head of Hong Kong student group Scholarism, continues his hunger strike in the Admiralty district of the territory on Dec. 6, 2014. Wong, 18, ended the hunger strike later in the day after he felt ill and doctors told him to stop, 108 hours after launching it Dec. 1 to press for talks with the government over Beijing's decision on Hong Kong's leadership election. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point. (Kyodo)

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Kashiwabara powers Toyo on 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara crosses the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2010, leading Toyo University to the first-leg title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second year in a row. Kashiwabara stormed back from seventh place in the fifth and final leg as he and his four teammates completed the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otematchi district to the spa resort of Hakone in 5 hours, 32 minutes, 02 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie (L), one of two twin sisters, who died of old age at 108 in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya, and her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, who died in January 2000 at age 107.