Israel and Hamas reach initial deal on ceasefire, Senate set for seventh vote as government shutdown stalemate continues, Illinois will try to block the National Guard deployment in court Thursday

Federal authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for setting a fire in January that later turned into the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.

Hundreds of National Guard troops are in Chicago to protect federal property at President Trump's request. State officials will appear in court Thursday to block it, calling the deployment "illegal."

NPR speaks with Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois as 500 National Guard troops prepare to touch down in Chicago against the wishes of state and city officials.

At issue was a suit by Rep. Michael Bost, R-Ill., challenging an Illinois regulation that allows ballots mailed in by Election Day to be counted for up to 14 days after polls close.

Military Troops from Texas have started to arrive outside of Chicago as part of the Trump Administration's battle with Chicago over immigration enforcement.

Today, federal and local law enforcement officials announced that they arrested a man for igniting the Palisades fire. It killed a dozen people and destroyed thousands of structures in January.

The White House is floating the possibility that some furloughed federal workers could be denied back pay once the government reopens. Some workers and experts say the law requires they get paid.

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.