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Nation+Worldnewsfeed Stockingup:CleverstackingoffirewoodonthefrontporchofTerriandBobTom- chak's cozy home in Bridgton, Maine, allows them to enjoy the view from their living room window last week. The couple burns about four cords of firewood each winter. Some who may have switched over to wood to avoid the high cost of heating oil may be feeling a little remorse as cords are now more than $400each. MAINE WINTER PREPARATIONS ROBERT F. BUKATY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HouseRepublicanleaderson Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite con- servative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far- reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama. In his last days as speaker, John Boehner was intent on getting the measure through Congress quickly to head off a market-rattling debt crisis next week and a government shutdown in December. The deal also would take budget showdowns off the table until after the 2016 presidential and congressional elec- tions, a potential boon to the even- tual GOP nominee and incumbents facing tough re-election fights. "The agreement isn't perfect by any means," but the alternative was a debt limit increase without any entitlement reform or money for troops, Boehner told reporters. "So this is a good deal." The Ohio Repub- lican also said his goal was to "clean out the barn" for the next speaker. —TheAssociatedPress CONGRESS Boehnerpressesforbudget vote over conservative fight Signaling a possible escalation of U.S. military action in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that the United States is retooling its strategy in Iraq and Syria and would conduct unilateral ground raids if needed to target Is- lamic State militants. The U.S. has done special oper- ations raids in Syria and partici- pated in a ground operation to res- cue hostages last week in northern Iraq that resulted in the first U.S. combat death in Iraq since 2011. Carter did not say under what cir- cumstances the U.S. might conduct more ground action, but said, "Once we locate them, no target is beyond our reach." "We won't hold back from sup- porting capable partners in oppor- tunistic attacks against ISIL, or conducting such missions directly whether by strikes from the air or di- rect action on the ground," Carter said to the Senate Armed Services Committee. — The Associated Press PENTAGON Defense secretary says US is retooling militant fight The Justice Department opened an investigation Tuesday into whether a deputy who arrested a student for refusing to leave her math class violated the girl's civil rights by flipping her backward in her desk and tossing her across the classroom floor. Federal help was sought by Rich- land County Sheriff Leon Lott, who called what happened at Spring Val- ley High School in Columbia, S.C., "very disturbing" and placed Senior Deputy Ben Fields on leave. The sheriff's department said no one was hurt, but the confrontation prompted outrage after several stu- dents recorded part of it and shared the video. One student said it started when the girl pulled out her cell- phone and refused her math teach- er's request to hand it over during class. During the moments posted on- line, Fields can be seen standing over the girl, telling her to stand up or be forcibly removed. — The Associated Press SOUTH CAROLINA Feds probing deputy flipping, tossing student in class President Barack Obama on Tues- day defended police officers who have come under intense scrutiny amid a breakdown in relations be- tween law enforcement and minority communities, and said police can't be expected to contain problems that society refuses to solve. In remarks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, meet- ing in the president's Chicago home- town, Obama said society wrongly expects police to control societal ills stemming from unemployment, poor education, inadequate drug treat- ment programs and lenient gun laws. "Too often, law enforcement gets scapegoated for the broader fail- ures of our society and criminal justice system," Obama told police chiefs from around the U.S. and the world. "I know that you do your jobs with distinction no matter the challenges you face. That's part of wearing the badge." — The Associated Press POLICE CHIEFS FORUM Obama says police o en scapegoats for society's ills A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said the move damaged U.S.-China relations and regional peace. China's Foreign Ministry said au- thorities monitored and warned the USS Lassen as it entered what China claims as a 12-mile terri- torial limit around Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands archipelago, a group of reefs, islets and atolls where the Philippines has compet- ing claims. "The actions of the U.S. warship have threatened China's sovereignty and security interests, jeopardized the safety of personnel and facilities on the reefs, and damaged regional peace and stability," the ministry said on its website. "The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition," the statement said. — The Associated Press SOUTH CHINA SEA China warns US Navy a er ship sails by artificial islands Rescuers were struggling to reach quake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday as of- ficials said the combined death toll from the previous day's earthquake rose to 339. According to Afghan and Paki- stani officials, 258 people died in Pakistan and 78 in Afghanistan in the magnitude-7.5 quake, which was centered deep beneath the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan's sparsely populated Badakhshan province that borders Pakistan, Ta- jikistan and China. Three people died on the Indian side of the dis- puted region of Kashmir. Afghan authorities were scram- bling to access the hardest-hit areas near the epicenter, 45 miles south of Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan province. In Pakistan, the Swat Val- ley and areas around Dir, Malakand and Shangla towns in the mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were also hard hit. Officials said 202 were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. — The Associated Press NATURAL DISASTER Quake death toll reaches 339 in Pakistani, Afghan areas Select"Subscribe"tabin lower right corner Complete information for automatic weekly delivery to your email inbox That's it! 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