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CLINTON, N.Y., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the world is watching the U.S. government shutdown closely, as Americans view it with "bewilderment and disgust."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Investigators looking into the shooting death of a young mother by Capitol Police say they won't be able to determine whether fatal force was necessary.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Storms with damaging winds and flooding rains are expected across the middle of the United States Saturday, weather forecasters say.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Firefighters said they were on high alert in Southern California Saturday in anticipation of a hot and windy Santa Ana day.
Cornyn: Shutdown 'about politics, plain and simple'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Republicans are eager to end the government shutdown, but Democrats are refusing to negotiate on the federal healthcare law, a Republican senator said Saturday.
Obama: 'Stop this farce'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called the federal shutdown a "farce," urging Congress to pass a budget, "pay our bills" and avoid "an economic shutdown."
CHICAGO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The Chicago "ghost train" that ran through several stations with no one on board had been left in a yard powered up, federal investigators said Friday.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Southern California man charged with killing, dismembering and killing his wife died of cancer last week in jail, officials said Friday.
LUDINGTON, Mich., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The father of a baby girl who disappeared in 2011 in Michigan was charged Friday with her murder.
MIAMI, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Karen was weakening in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, but the White House said federal resources are preparing to deal with the storm if necessary.
PIERRE, S.D., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A winter storm brought snow, rain and tornadoes to the High Plains while much of the eastern United States was basking in unseasonable warmth Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. officials said the Affordable Care Act website will be down for maintenance in off-peak hours this weekend, drawing fire from GOP critics of the law.
White House: Shutdown hampers U.S. ability to enforce Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The White House said Friday the government shutdown is harming the Treasury Department's ability to administrate sanctions against Iran.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Witnesses said a man doused himself with fuel and set himself on fire Friday at the National Mall in Washington.
Report: McConnell in 'stealth' mode on shutdown, debt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is taking an active role behind the scenes in resolving the federal government shutdown, Roll Call reported.
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Members of Congress and WWII Veterans Break Down Barriers at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch