• A government shutdown is averted for now with a temporary funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
• Biden signs stopgap measure to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
• This country is the first in the world to introduce digital passports
• With Kremlin apologist leading the polls, Slovakia vote threatens country’s support for Ukraine
• Utah’s Noelia Voigt crowned Miss USA 2023
• Germany hits back at Elon Musk after he wades in on migrant debate
• Family of 8-year-old girl fatally shot by Pennsylvania police reaches $11 million settlement
• Going to food banks. Canceling after-school activities. How federal workers will manage a government shutdown
• Fireman who allegedly set string of fires he later responded to arrested and charged
• Judge terminates Tuohy family conservatorship over former NFL player Michael Oher, depicted in ‘The Blind Side’
• NASA’s next stop: An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos
• Nearly $1 billion Powerball jackpot on the line for tonight’s draw
• Their ancestors were enslaved and forced to work in the fields. Now, one family hopes to help alleviate hunger abroad by drawing from generations of f
• Five dead in Illinois crash involving semi-truck carrying ammonia as evacuated residents begin to return home
• Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
• Milley says the military doesn’t swear oath to a ‘wannabe dictator’ in apparent swipe at Trump
• Former Georgia detention officer faces federal charge for excessive force on a female detainee
• Toys ‘R’ US to open stores across US, including at airports and cruise ships
• 5 things you need to know about what could be the largest health care strike in US history
• Transactions involving French billionaire Bernard Arnault investigated over suspected money laundering
• More than 130 taxidermied animals in a South Dakota museum were found to contain arsenic. Nobody knows what to do with them
• New York City in state of emergency as torrential rain floods subways, roads and basements
• Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing arrested in Las Vegas, AP sources say
• National Coffee Day deals: Free drinks at Dunkin’, Krispy Kreme and more
• Majority of national parks will close and annual Fat Bear Week canceled if government shuts down, Biden admin warns
• Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 when he killed 4 Michigan students, could spend the rest of his life behind bars, judge rules
• Dianne Feinstein, longest-serving female US senator in history, dies at 90
• Government barreling toward shutdown after McCarthy dealt another defeat
• Biden administration releases new recommendations for colleges to promote diversity
• After writers’ strike, Fran Drescher says ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ when it comes to SAG strike negotiations
• Biden announces library in honor of longtime friend John McCain in Arizona
• Florida park gives apt name to alligator missing top half of its jaw
• Epic Games to lay off 16% of its workforce
• Chinese hackers stole 60,000 emails from senior State Department officials in May
• 3 Baton Rouge police officers are on leave as investigations continue into ‘Brave Cave’ alleged police torture warehouse
• Biden issues warning over Trump’s threats to democracy as they head toward possible rematch
• US mortgage rates climb to 7.31%, hitting their highest level in nearly 23 years
• Police: Ghost guns and 3D printers for making them found at New York City day care
• Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3 as Meta tries to stay ahead in the mixed reality headset game
• Slain Baltimore CEO died of strangulation and blunt force trauma, court documents say
• September’s full harvest moon is the last supermoon of the year
• Michael Gambon, Dumbledore actor in ‘Harry Potter,’ dies age 82
• Pokémon teams up with Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
• Trump makes play for Michigan’s working-class voters as he skips GOP debate
• Powerball jackpot swells to $925 million after no winner snagged the prize Wednesday night
• Costa Rica president orders state of emergency amid surge of migrants heading to the US
• Jack in the Box worker defends herself after being sued, accused of shooting at customers
• Police officer crowned Miss Arizona now competing in Miss USA pageant
• Trump Org. tries to figure out the future of its business after fraud ruling
• Bruce Springsteen cancels rest of shows this year due to illness
• China’s ousted foreign minister had an affair with TV host, FT reports
• Prominent Iraqi TikToker fatally shot in Baghdad amid crackdown on LGBTQ community
• All liquor stores closed in Philadelphia after multiple stores were looted overnight
• Top Sicilian mafia boss is buried, but his criminal enterprise lives on
• Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors
• Texas law banning some drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
• Sen. Bob Menendez and co-defendants plead not guilty to bribery-related charges
• America’s child care problem is about to get a lot worse. Here’s why
• American soldier Travis King is en route to the US after being freed by North Korea
• The numbers for Wednesday night’s $850 million Powerball jackpot have been drawn
• The Hollywood writers’ strike is over
• Armed man arrested at a Virginia church after posting threats on Instagram, police say
• Senate unveils stopgap bill in bid to avert shutdown, setting up showdown with the House
• Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire
• The husband of the owner of the drug-filled Bronx day care was arrested in Mexico
• Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter dies aged 43
• Secret World War II tunnels to open to public
• US government and 17 states -- including Wisconsin -- sue Amazon in landmark monopoly case
• Social Security payments will continue if the government shuts down
• Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s attempt to avoid creating a second Black majority congressional district
• Van crashes through LEGO store, sending displays and bricks flying
• McDonald’s is adding two new sauces
• ‘NCIS’ star David McCallum dead at 90
• Biden administration plans to keep refugee cap at 125,000
• Powerball jackpot climbs to $835 million after there were no lucky winners Monday night
• Woman dies after falling more than 100 feet from waterfall overlook in North Carolina
• El Paso Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5.5 million in restitution in federal case
• US military announces it captured ISIS official in Syria helicopter raid
• Tens of thousands of Costco-exclusive mattresses recalled for mold risk
• Free Covid-19 tests are now available for order from the US government
• A long-awaited sample from a near-Earth asteroid is about to land in the US
• Li’i the dolphin, companion to Lolita the orca, moved from Miami Seaquarium to SeaWorld San Antonio
• UK police open investigation after allegations of sexual offenses against Russell Brand
• Some Lahaina residents return to torched remains of historic town -- but dangers still loom in West Maui
• How the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce connection started with a friendship bracelet
• ‘Everyone on the plane is safe’: Pittsburgh Steelers charter plane diverted to Kansas City following Las Vegas game
• IndyCar to make return to Milwaukee Mile in 2024
• White House strategy on government funding meets serious test this week
• Coming (again!) to a theater near you: Britney Spears’ ‘Crossroads,’ ‘Hunger Games,’ and some scares
• Donald Trump will be all across America this week, except on the debate stage
• Writers Guild and studios reach tentative deal, potentially ending a months-long strike that ground Hollywood to a halt
• A ride. A free hotdog. A job application. Just some of the things officials say an escaped convict got on his day of freedom
• Prosecutors ask judge to correct sentencing error related to alleged shootout
• Girl scout leads push for caregiver mark on driver's licenses