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3:08 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other even as major job cuts — and major disruptions to iconic sites like the Liberty Bell and Pearl Harbor — have begun taking hold

3:07 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Rohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives

3:02 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown

2:13 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has hinted that she may not be interested in running for president in 2028

2:04 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A former Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board has filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal by President Donald Trump

1:40 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Citing the 9/11 attacks and other threats, a U.S. judge has blocked the federal government from cutting $34 million in funding to protect New York's transportation system from terrorist attacks

1:20 PM on Wednesday, October 1

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi have met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in Memphis

12:47 PM on Wednesday, October 1

It's flu vaccine time again

12:28 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The Tennessee Supreme Court has set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row

11:30 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died

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

9:39 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Confusion surrounds internet connectivity in Afghanistan after some networks were restored on Wednesday following an outage that began Monday

9:36 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it is shutting down its primary care operations because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers

8:50 AM on Wednesday, October 1

MLB Postseason Glance

5:20 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. Senate has adjourned with no resolution on how to reopen the government

5:05 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy intercepted three of their boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory

10:11 PM on Tuesday, September 30

9:03 PM on Tuesday, September 30

New Mexico's Democratic lawmakers are vowing urgent action to shore up safety net spending in a top state for participation in Medicaid and federal food assistance

8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 30

U.S. stocks rose to more records as Wall Street still doesn’t seem to care much about the latest shutdown of the U.S. government

8:44 PM on Sunday, September 28

A man convicted of killing eight people in metro Phoenix in 2017 has waived his presence in court as the sentencing portion of his trial began