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11:23 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor

11:15 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels

10:53 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation

10:52 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A New York City rapper who joined then-former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges

10:48 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been repeatedly disgorging lava at its summit crater about once a week since late last year

10:48 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. military has historically been an engine for cultural and social change in America

10:18 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A U.S. citizen who is a construction worker in Alabama has filed a federal lawsuit after he says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks

9:57 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday morning with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough of about two-thirds of National Park Service employees

8:00 AM on Wednesday, October 1

It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow

7:57 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now

7:40 AM on Wednesday, October 1

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump's freeze on $18 billion in funding for a couple of major New York City rail projects because of the government shutdown will harm commuters

6:13 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building collapsed after an explosion, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground

5:20 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline

5:17 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Walmart says it plans to remove synthetic dyes and 30 other food additives from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027

5:05 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory

5:00 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A panel of three federal judges are considering whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and has launched a widening redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

2:47 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Israel’s defense minister has ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it is their “last opportunity.”

9:01 PM on Tuesday, September 30

A vote to end the government shutdown has failed

9:04 PM on Monday, September 29

A lot of government continues during a federal shutdown

9:04 PM on Monday, September 29

At DePaul University, a Catholic school in Chicago, students have created a covert contraceptive delivery network called “the womb service.”