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FILE - A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art on the 6th day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

When the government shutdown will affect SNAP, Head Start and military pay

12:04 PM on Tuesday, October 28

The federal government shutdown is nearing the one-month mark, causing widespread effects for millions of Americans

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2012 file photo, law enforcement officials stand outside Riverview Gun Sales, as authorities raid the store in East Windsor, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Congress shielded gun companies from lawsuits. Some blue states think they've found a loophole

11:47 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms, a growing number of Democratic-led states are trying to penetrate that legal shield

FILE - Kelsey Grammer arrives at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Kelsey Grammer, 70, announces the birth of his 8th child: 'Isn't that lovely?'

11:20 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Actor Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte Walsh have a new son named Christopher

President Donald Trump speaks to business leaders at a dinner event in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump's lawyers ask New York appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction

10:56 AM on Tuesday, October 28

President Donald Trump's lawyers want a New York state appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction

Steve Platt, of the City of Lakeland's Parks and Recreation Dept., reaches out to catch a swan during the city of Lakeland's 45th annual swan roundup on Lake Morton Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Lakeland, Fla. The Lake Morton swan population dates back to 1957, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom gifted a pair of swans to the city. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Lakeland's swans, descendants of Queen Elizabeth II's gift, get annual health checkup

10:42 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Dozens of swans descended from a pair gifted by Queen Elizabeth II to Lakeland, Florida, in the 1950s have been rounded up for their annual health checkup

Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, speaks during the Triple M Tailgate fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)

Republican US Rep. Randy Feenstra officially jumps into 2026 race for Iowa governor

10:27 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Randy Feenstra, the Republican U.S. congressman representing Iowa’s 4th District, is running for governor

US consumer confidence weakens slightly in October with Americans anxious about future prospects

10:05 AM on Tuesday, October 28

US consumer confidence weakens slightly in October with Americans anxious about future prospects

Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on 4 alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14 with 1 survivor

9:43 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on 4 alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14 with 1 survivor

Pope Leo XIV, flanked by Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendonca, right, shows the apostolic letter on education before celebrating a Mass for the opening of the academic year of the Pontifical University and for the Jubilee of the Educational World in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope urges Catholic teachers to focus less on professional outcomes, more on spiritual lives

8:46 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Pope Leo XIV is urging Catholic teachers to focus less on pre-professional outcomes and more on educating students to have rich spiritual lives

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, listens to Edwin F. Lopez, the attaché for DHS Homeland Security Investigations, second from left, next to the Venezuelan government airplane that Rubio announced is being seized by the U.S. during a news conference at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Feb. 6, 2025. At left is Dominican Public Prosecutor Enmanuel Ramirez, and holding the "seized" sign is Robert Cunniff from the U.S. Department of Commerce. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool, File)

Takeaways from AP's report on how US sought to lure Maduro's pilot into betraying Venezuelan leader

8:39 AM on Tuesday, October 28

A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro’s chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman

FILE - Elizabeth Alexander speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on April 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The new $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits

8:01 AM on Tuesday, October 28

A coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund to support independent publishers and nonprofit organizations

In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas in the cockpit of an airplane. (AP Photo)

US sought to lure Nicolás Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader

7:57 AM on Tuesday, October 28

A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro's chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman

FILE - Actress Prunella Scales delivers a petition carrying the signatures of 100 prominent women to 10 Downing Street, London on February 11, 1975. (AP Photo/Robert Dear, File)

Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers,' dies at 93

7:39 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Actor Prunella Scales has died at 93

FILE _ Sam Desai, right, takes a Halloween-themed photo of his wife, Sonia Desai, and son, Rishan Desai, in downtown Dallas, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

7:18 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Sherry Jenkins lives in Blairstown, New Jersey, where the first “Friday the 13th” was mostly filmed

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz addresses the High-Level Security Council on Palestinians and Israel during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

How Mike Waltz is leading the Trump administration's 'a la carte' approach to UN funding

7:14 AM on Tuesday, October 28

The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has been making the case that the United States will no longer be footing the bill the way it has since the world body’s founding eight decades ago

Kenyan officials inspect the scene of a plane crash near Diani, Kenya, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo)

Plane crashes while flying tourists to Kenya's Maasai Mara, killing 11 people

4:12 AM on Tuesday, October 28

A small plane carrying 10 foreign tourists has crashed in Kenya, killing them and the pilot

A shopper makes a purchase with food stamps on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Food banks are preparing for a surge as federal food aid could be paused in the government shutdown

12:01 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Food banks and pantries are preparing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend from the government shutdown

President Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands before their summit talk at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Trump bonds with Japan's new prime minister and says her nation is delivering on US investments

4:59 PM on Monday, October 27

President Donald Trump spent his day in Japan bonding with new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell walks to a meeting during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Federal Reserve likely to cut key rate Wednesday and may signal another cut to follow

4:08 PM on Monday, October 27

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring

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