The United States stands on the brink of a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, which could temporarily put hundreds of thousands of federal employees out of work and disrupt government services. If ...

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Katherine “Kitty” Pryde has used many codenames in her decades as an X-Man. She’s been Ariel, Sprite, Shadowcat, but always a stalwart member of the X-Men, ever since 1980. The phasing mutant joined ...

Here is where we need to get to know the Antideficiency Act, the federal law that lays out which government duties must continue even if Congress hasn’t appropriated funding for them. It's also the ...

Carl isn’t happy in his job—it’s boring, he doesn’t particularly like his coworkers, and especially his supervisor, who is a micromanager—but he has a pension and a couple of kids that he’d like to ...

A federal shutdown will go into effect on Oct. 1 if elected officials can't reach a deal in time Getty (2) As the possibility of a government shutdown looms, some are questioning what that will mean ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Jonathan Kuminga’s time in contract limbo appears destined to go down to the Wednesday night wire. The restricted free agent who averaged 15.3 points per game last season has until 9 p ...

WASHINGTON – Government shutdowns usually unfurl in slow motion. Longer term, Trump is threatening to fire federal workers in mass and shut down entire offices – moves that he says will be ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 83-year-old lady, and I have done many adventurous things in my life (skydiving, race car driving, zip-lining, etc.) -- all fearlessly. But I have always been terrified of ...

If a drone is flying low over your home, can you shoot it down? People across the country, including some in Mississippi, have complained about drones flying too close for comfort and pestering ...

WASHINGTON -- With a potential government shutdown looming at midnight, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner is introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing future funding crises by realigning the federal ...