READ: House GOP's proposed 45-day spending bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that the House will vote on a 45-day short-term spending bill Saturday, as congressional lawmakers race against a government shutdown that will commence at midnight unless a last-minute deal is struck.
2023-10-01 00:17
The message behind Putin's Wagner meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin's "vertical of power" -- the way in which the entire structure of Russian political power rests on one man -- has undergone profound stress testing in the wake of the Wagner mercenary group's aborted march on Moscow in June.
2023-09-30 23:55
Migrants aboard Mexico cargo trains stranded miles from U.S. border
VILLA AHUMADA/PIEDRAS NEGRAS Migrants were stranded in Mexico on Friday miles from the U.S. border after the freight
2023-09-30 22:54
Going to food banks. Canceling after-school activities. How federal workers will manage a government shutdown
Several million federal employees will stop being paid if lawmakers cannot agree on funding the federal agencies by the start of the coming fiscal year on October 1. Hundreds of people wrote to CNN to express their views about the looming shutdown.
2023-09-30 22:28
Government shutdowns aren't really shutdowns. But they are a bad deal for everyone
A "government shutdown" -- as we've come to define it -- is expected if lawmakers can't agree to pass a spending bill. But most of the government, as it touches people's everyday lives, will continue to churn.
2023-09-30 21:18
Dollar Baby: Why Stephen King Sells the Rights to His Work to Up-and-Coming Filmmakers for Just $1
The Dollar Baby contract is Stephen King’s way of helping film students adapt his stories without financial barriers.
2023-09-30 20:23
Biden aides are sure Republicans will be blamed for a possible government shutdown
As Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to placate his House Republican conference in the fight over spending, the White House is holding out hope that a bipartisan deal brokered days ago in the Senate can eventually overcome the standoff.
2023-09-30 20:16
Key lawmakers in the government spending fight as a shutdown nears
With the possibility of a government shutdown just hours away, lawmakers in Congress are scrambling to try to find a way to extend government funding past Saturday's critical midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 19:15
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia says 100,000 refugees flee region
Almost the entire ethnic Armenian population has fled the region since Azerbaijan seized it last week.
2023-09-30 18:22
Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday's critical midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 18:21
With Kremlin apologist leading the polls, Slovakia vote threatens country's support for Ukraine
Slovaks are voting in a parliamentary election on Saturday, a knife-edge vote that could radically reshape Slovakia's approach to Ukraine and create deep rifts within NATO and the European Union.
2023-09-30 15:47
The Irish matchmaker finding love outside of apps
Every September, thousands travel to County Clare's Lisdoonvarna with hopes of finding the one.
2023-09-30 14:20