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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York about the ongoing government shutdown and his calls for Democrats in his state to end it.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York about the ongoing government shutdown and his calls for Democrats in his state to end it.

In Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, a crowd of about 1,000 people turned out on a bone-chilling Saturday afternoon with a message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: get out of Minnesota and get out of Maine. Only half of them could fit inside the Agora Grand Event Center. The others stood outside in the freezing cold.

Video posted by the Oklahoma City Fire Department shows an out-of-control basket at the top of the skyscraper wildly twisting in the wind with two workers on board.

The Garrick, a drinking and dining den tucked away on a side street in London, has long been a haunt of Britain's top politicians, actors and lawyers. Women have not been allowed to join — until now.

Israel's military says the commander of Hamas is dead. The announcement comes following a series of assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in the region.

Zeman was an early supporter of Donald Trump in the U.S. election. He's opposed Muslim immigration to the Czech Republic and wants closer relations with Russia and China.

Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf can run for another term while holding on to his post as army chief, the country's Supreme Court said. The move angered opposition leaders, who had been demanding he relinquish control of the military.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WESA listener Alice Doolittle of Pittsburgh, PA and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The number of firearms found at airport security checkpoints has reached an all-time high. Agency officials said the No. 1 reason passengers give is that they forgot they were carrying them.