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President Barack Obama says of the government shutdown: “The longer this goes on, the worse it will be.”How much worse is still an open question. Nobody has been through this in 17 years, and federal agencies are scrambling to make adjustments.
Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart says she survived her nine-month ordeal and ultimately aided her own rescue by following her captors’ orders and manipulating them into bringing her closer to home. “Things that I'd always told myself I'd never do, I would do them if it meant I would survive.
Tropical Storm Karen's strength ebbed Saturday as it churned in the Gulf of Mexico, though experts say people in the area should still brace for a significant storm.The storm's maximum sustained winds dropped to 40 mph by 2 a.m. ET Saturday, the National Hurricane Center reported.
The team of terrorists who attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi last month may have been smaller than originally thought, according to multiple sources.Based on reviews of security video from inside the mall, only four attackers have so far been seen.
The family of the woman who was shot to death Thursday outside the U.S. Capitol after trying to ram her car through a White House barrier said Miriam Carey was a carefree, loving, law-abiding citizen who did not deserve to be killed. Speaking to media late Friday outside their Brooklyn, N.Y.
The family of the woman who was shot to death Thursday outside the U.S. Capitol after trying to ram her car through a White House barrier said Miriam Carey was a carefree, loving, law-abiding citizen who did not deserve to be killed. Speaking to media late Friday outside their Brooklyn, N.Y.
As many as 17 tornadoes — one of them a mile wide — struck Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota on Friday, injuring up to 15 people and causing significant damage, meteorologists and local authorities said.The injuries were reported in Wayne, Neb., where a tornado hit about 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. ET).
Multiple tornadoes — one of them a mile wide — struck Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota on Friday, injuring up to 13 people and causing significant damage, the National Weather Service and local authorities said.As many as 13 people were reported injured in Wayne, Neb.
A federal judge has ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner suffering from severe mental illness who has been spent much of his time at a psychiatric ward on the U.S. naval base since he arrived more than 11 years ago. U.S.
Multiple tornadoes — one of them a mile wide — struck Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota on Friday, causing significant damage, the National Weather Service and local authorities said.Major damage was reported in Quimby, Iowa, after a twister touched down around 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m.
