December 30: Southwest expects operations to return to normal. Biden signs $1.7 trillion spending bill.

J. Scott Wilson

Posted: Dec 30, 2022 / 05:25 AM CST | Updated: Dec 30, 2022 / 05:25 AM CST

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are escorted by police officers outside the headquarters of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest (DIICOT) after being detained for 24 hours, in Bucharest, Romania, December 29, 2022. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS

Good morning! It’s Friday Dec. 30, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Southwest Airlines anticipates normal operations Friday

A traveler wades through the field of unclaimed bags at the Southwest Airlines luggage carousels at Denver International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

2. Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations

Joe Biden — President Joe Biden arrives at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, late Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Biden and his family are traveling to St. Croix to celebrate the New Year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

3. Arizona to pay $76M to take down border shipping container wall

A long row of double-stacked shipping contrainers provide a new wall between the United States and Mexico in the remote section area of San Rafael Valley, Ariz., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Work crews are steadily erecting hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers along the rugged east end of Arizona’s boundary with Mexico as Republican Gov. Doug Ducey makes a bold show of border enforcement even as he prepares to step aside next month for Democratic Governor-elect Katie Hobbs. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

4. Romania detains Andrew Tate in human trafficking case

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are escorted by police officers outside the headquarters of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest (DIICOT) after being detained for 24 hours, in Bucharest, Romania, December 29, 2022. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS

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