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Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, a senator's office said.

Still recovering from a spate of scandals including a fence jumper who made it into the White House, the Secret Service now has a new issue to tackle. Two senior officers crashed a government car into a White House security barricade last week. They were allowed to go home, even though they had been drinking at a party that night.

The commercial jet makers have been warning that a plan to deploy new 5G wireless networks could pose a danger to vital aircraft systems.

Prodded by a new Transportation Department online customer service tool, airlines promise free food and hotel rooms for travelers stranded by delays and cancellations that are the airlines' fault.

Members of the system's biggest union are demanding the "respect of fair wages and fair treatment." They're set to return to work Thursday, hoping their protest had an impact.

The embattled USPS has been losing billions of dollars annually in recent years. The bill, which focuses on cutting health care costs, would result in $50 billion in savings over 10 years.

Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral services will span six days, three cities and multiple places of significance from his life.

A House committee has approved a measure allowing the Secret Service to spend more to protect the president's many homes, and Trump's proposed budget would increase the number of agents.

The National Park Service will increase entrance fees at 117 national parks by at least $5. The increases are far smaller than had previously been proposed by the Trump administration.

The U.S. Postal Service has big plans to replace its aging fleet of 165,000 gasoline-burning delivery vehicles. And some are pushing for the electric trucks to be built by union labor in Wisconsin.