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3:05 PM on Thursday, October 2

FILE - President Donald Trump silences his mobile phone in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The government shuts down, and Trump goes online — very online

2:33 PM on Thursday, October 2

President Donald Trump has been frenetically posting on social media during the government shutdown

FILE - A caution sign is shown on a road on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on June 2, 2022, in Richland, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

From bombs to glass: Hanford site can now transform nuclear waste

2:29 PM on Thursday, October 2

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America's nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War

FILE - Wildfire wreckage is shown in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s

2:10 PM on Thursday, October 2

A new study shows that the world's most damaging wildfires are happening four times more often now compared to the 1980s

NTSB is analyzing data recorders recovered by investigators after Delta jets collided at LaGuardia Airport

1:27 PM on Thursday, October 2

NTSB is analyzing data recorders recovered by investigators after Delta jets collided at LaGuardia Airport

Trump declares drug cartels in Caribbean unlawful combatants and says US is now in a 'non-international armed conflict'

1:16 PM on Thursday, October 2

Trump declares drug cartels in Caribbean unlawful combatants and says US is now in a 'non-international armed conflict'

FILE - Law enforcement investigate a car with a person inside during a protest in Compton, Calif., June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, file)

Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during LA immigration protest

12:57 PM on Thursday, October 2

A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring

British prime minister denounces 'vile' synagogue assailant who 'attacked Jews because they are Jews'

12:55 PM on Thursday, October 2

British prime minister denounces 'vile' synagogue assailant who 'attacked Jews because they are Jews'

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., speak during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

12:38 PM on Thursday, October 2

Republican leaders have presented a united stance as they try to keep the government open and berate Democrats for demanding health care policy changes in exchange for their votes

FILE - Cui Jianchun, Commissioner of China's Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong, meets with the press, in Hong Kong, on July 30, 2024 (AP Photo/Kanis Leung, File)

Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong sets out four red lines for new US Consul General

11:16 AM on Thursday, October 2

Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong has set out four red lines for the city's new U.S. Consul General Julie Eadeh

Police confirm that the two people killed in Manchester synagogue attack were members of the 'Jewish community'

11:00 AM on Thursday, October 2

Police confirm that the two people killed in Manchester synagogue attack were members of the 'Jewish community'

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia's bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal

10:55 AM on Thursday, October 2

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia's bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal

FILE - President Russell M. Nelson, right, raises his hand during a sustaining vote with his counselor, Dallin H. Oaks, left, during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-annual church conference Oct. 5, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

A well-defined leadership hierarchy makes for no surprises in next president of Mormon church

7:06 AM on Thursday, October 2

The next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn't a surprise

Trees blow in the wind on a pier ahead of Hurricane Imelda's expected arrival in Hamilton, Bermuda, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Anthony Wade)

Imelda weakens after downing trees and power lines in Bermuda as a hurricane

12:26 AM on Thursday, October 2

Crews across Bermuda have started clearing streets after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Everybody in Washington hates a shutdown until it becomes a useful tool

12:03 AM on Thursday, October 2

If you’ve been in Washington long enough, you’ve most likely argued both sides of a government shutdown

Investigators walk in front of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. where Sunday morning a man rammed his vehicle into the building before opening fire and setting the building ablaze, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Woman who was confronted by Michigan church gunman says she instantly forgave him for killing dad

7:38 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A woman who was inside a Michigan church when her father and three other people were killed has written a public plea for peace

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'

6:56 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church

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