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US government shutdown forces some overseas bases to stop paying workers

MADRID (AP) — The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at U.S. military bases have started...

AP Top 25 poll preview: Indiana narrowly gets past Penn State, Texas Tech defeats BYU

Week 11 of College Football is underway, and this time, every team in the running for a College Football Playoff spot knows where it stands in the eyes of selection committee members. No. 8 ...

Democrats seize on Trump administration's efforts to fight food stamp payments

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration's legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eage...

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family's cat and two dogs. Help has arrived for now, she s...

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He w...

Typhoon Kalmaegi rampages across Vietnam as the Philippines prepares for a new storm

DAK LAK, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, killing at least five people, flattening homes, blowing off roofs and uprooting trees...

Thousands flee to overcrowded camps after Sudan's paramilitary captures el-Fasher

CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape reported atrocities by a paramilitary force since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region, an a...

Pfizer clinches deal for obesity drug developer Metsea after a bidding war with Novo Nordisk

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer signed a deal to purchase development-stage obesity drugmaker Metsera Inc., winning a bidding war against Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker ...

Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's new president, ending 20 years of one-party rule

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Conservative politician Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia’s new president on Saturday, ushering in a new era for the Andean nation after nearly 20 years of one-party...

Washington's struggling economy takes another hit from the government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the combination of the longest government shutdown, the mass firings of government workers and a fresh cut in federal food aid, the Capital Area Food Bank in Washingto...

Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here's why and how

NEW YORK (AP) — You keep your trusty reusable bottle filled with only clear, delicious water. Do you still need to wash it? Experts say reusable bottles get grubby no matter what liquid they...

Some states now require public schools to teach kids about gun safety

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This school year, students in elementary, middle and high schools in some states will get a new lesson on safety: what to do if they find a firearm. Arkansas, Tenness...