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Suhai Aziz Talpur, seen in her office in Karachi's Clifton police station, has emerged as a hero in Pakistan after she led a mission to take down militants who stormed the Chinese consulate in November.

In Pakistan, Female Police Officers Are Rare. This One Quelled A Militant Attack

"I am, with the grace of almighty Allah, a successful role model for women," Suhai Aziz Talpur says. The senior police official led an operation against militants who attacked the Chinese consulate.

The U.S. Capitol is seen Friday as the Senate worked on a House-passed bill that would pay for President Trump's border wall. After a procedural vote in the Senate, both chambers of Congress adjourned until midday Saturday.

Government Shutdown Inevitable As Congress Adjourns Amid Border Wall Funding Impasse

A group of bipartisan lawmakers is continuing to negotiate with Vice President Pence and top White House aides, but a deal to keep the government open ahead of a midnight deadline looks improbable.

This is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's third bout with cancer. In 1999, she was treated for colorectal cancer; in 2009, it was pancreatic cancer.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery For Lung Cancer

Short of complications in recovery, doctors say prospects look good for a full recovery for Ginsburg, 85. She hopes to be back on the court for the start of the new term in early January.

Registered Nurse Miriam Nampil vaccinates 1-month-old Joy Nowai, as she is held by her mother, Julie Nowai. The island nation of Vanuatu has launched a drone-delivered vaccination program to reach children in remote areas.

Drones Deliver Vaccines On Island Nation Of Vanuatu

The test program could lead to drone-delivered vaccines for children in hard-to-reach places around the globe.

Oklahoma Senator Discusses The Looming Government Shutdown

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., about the looming government shutdown.

Trump Orders The Withdrawal Of 7,000 U.S. Troops From Afghanistan

President Trump is ordering the withdrawal of 7,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, about half the number now deployed there. The effects of this action on military operations are not yet clear.

The Korolev Crater in the northern lowlands of Mars is nearly 51 miles across and filled with ice. The photo was created from several images captured by the Mars Express spacecraft as it orbited the planet in April.

Huge Martian Crater 'Korolev' Appears Topped With Miles Of Pristine Snow

The European Space Agency's new images show a 51-mile-wide ice-filled depression in the surface of Mars caused by the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body.

File photo. Mount Rainier National Park was closed for 16 days in October 2013 when the federal government partially shut down.

Local impacts from a partial government shutdown shouldn't be too bad — for now

If Congress and the Trump administration cannot broker a deal to fund the government, which looks increasingly possible late Friday, there's a solace...

A joint China-North Korea basketball game in Pyongyang in October.

North Korea Promotes Basketball As 'An Important Project'

"We must rush to elevate the sport to global levels," North Korea's official newspaper reportedly stated this week. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a well-known love for the sport.

Stuck On Border Wall Funding, Government Creeps Closer To Shutdown

A government shutdown is expected as President Trump continues to demand border wall funding and Democrats in Congress say they won't support the 5 billion dollars he wants.

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