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A government shutdown is looming even though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden made an agreement earlier this year that was supposed to prevent this exact outcome.

Senate takes a first step in a new plan to pressure House on spending

The Senate voted 77 to 19 to start the process for considering a stop-gap spending bill with funding for Ukraine and disaster relief. Even if the Senate is able to pass it, House action is unclear.

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit in a truck on their way to Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Tuesday. Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region last week.

Scores are dead in gas station blast as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia

Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said scores of people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a gas station as people seeking to flee to Armenia lined up for fuel.

Ricker's grilled eggplant salad with egg and dried shrimp.

How A Portland Cook Became A 'Proud Copycat' Of Thai Food

Andy Ricker spent years eating in roadside restaurants, noodle stands and home kitchens across Thailand before opening his first restaurant, Pok Pok, in Portland, Ore. But he avoids using words like "traditional" and "authentic" when talking about this food. He'd rather call it "accurate."

Tensions at the United Nations continue as Gaza faces 'very critical' hours

The U.N. Security Council vetoed a U.S. resolution on the war. Gilad Erdan, Israel's U.N. ambassador, said the council "is incapable of doing the most basic task of condemning ISIS-like terrorists."

Passengers wait in a queue, to enter a flight to Israel, at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.

Visitors are scrambling to leave Israel and Gaza as the fighting rages

The chaos of the conflict between Israel and Hamas has forced many airlines to cancel flights to Tel Aviv, preventing foreign visitors from returning home and damaging Israel's travel sector.

Chairman of Smer-Social Democracy party Robert Fico, center, adresses the results of an early parliamentary election during a press conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.

Pro-Russia ex-PM leads leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

The election was a test for the small central European country's support for neighboring Ukraine. The win by Robert Fico could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO.

Emergency responders work the scene of semitruck crash in Teutopolis, Ill., on Saturday. Federal regulators confirmed they are reviewing the crash of a semitruck carrying a toxic substance in central Illinois, resulting in "multiple fatalities" and dangerous air conditions that prompted the evacuation of area residents.

A truck crash in Illinois kills 5 and forces temporary evacuation over ammonia leak

The crash caused a large plume of anhydrous ammonia that caused dangerous air conditions in Teutopolis. Residents were later allowed to return to their homes after being evacuated.

A U.N. peacekeeper stands guard in Abyei last month. The Sudanese town on the faultline between north and south is slowly recovering from violence two years ago and is bracing for more bloodshed as a referendum looms on independence for Southern Sudan.

Disputed Border Area Could Reignite War In Sudan

A referendum next month in Sudan will decide whether the country will be divided between the Arab, mostly Muslim north and the ethnic African south. Whether things turn bloody may hinge on what happens in Abyei, a disputed region along the border of north and south.

A big thing has just happened to Bitcoin. It's called the halving

Bitcoin has just hit a quadrennial event called the halving. It will effectively reduce the supply of new bitcoin in half — and some believe it will spark a huge rally.

For birds, siblinghood can be a matter of life or death

Some birds kill their siblings soon after hatching. Other birds spend their whole lives with their siblings and will even risk their lives to help each other.

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