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2 Mexican migrants shot dead, 3 injured in dawn attack on US border near Tecate, Mexico 09/29/2023 06:18pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Mexican migrants were shot to death on the Mexican side of the U.S. border in the early hours of Friday morning, Mexico's National Migration Institute said. Another three suffered gunshot wounds, but were assisted by one of institute’s emergency rescue teams, along with ot Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down 09/29/2023 06:03pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Entrances to national parks will be blocked and thousands of park rangers will be furloughed if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement this weekend, the Department of Interior said Friday. The stance is a reversal from five years ago, when the Trump administration kept some par Chargers center Corey Linsley to be placed on injured reserve with heart issue 09/29/2023 05:47pm • COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers center Corey Linsley will be placed on injured reserve with a heart issue, the team said Friday. The 32-year-old Linsley is in his 10th NFL season and third with the Chargers. He played in all 215 offensive snaps in the first three games. The team sai What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained 09/29/2023 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking all but inevitable ahead of this weekend's deadline. While the Senate pushes forward with bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government open, the Republican-controlled House has made little progress — World Culture Festival takes over National Mall, shuts down DC roads 09/29/2023 04:00pm • The World Culture Festival starts Friday in D.C. and takes over part of the National Mall — and also leads to some restrictions on the roads. The festival features music, food trucks and yoga, and is expected to generate $29.8 million for D.C., Angie Gates, president and CEO of Events DC said l Libya's coast guard rams into a dingy with some 50 migrants. Many onboard get thrown into the sea 09/29/2023 03:45pm • CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan coast guard boat rammed into a dingy carrying some 50 migrants just off Libya's coast on Friday, partially sinking the vessel. Many of those onboard were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea and had to swim to another Libyan ship nearby for safety, a rescue group said. It appear James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas 09/29/2023 03:19pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. Seven years later, that drawing has been made real: A $2.3 billion massive spherical venue, standing 366 feet (111 meters) high and lighting up the Las Vegas skyline. The drawing was initially made by James Dola The UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts 09/29/2023 03:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit automakers has spread to dozens of facilites nationwide. And the walkouts are deepening. The UAW’s targeted strikes against General Motors, Stellantis and Ford began at select plants after the union’s contract with the companies ex The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution 09/29/2023 03:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution. The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Flori Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children 09/29/2023 02:21pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Monette Ferguson braces for the looming government shutdown to strip funding from her Head Start program for disadvantaged children in Connecticut, she harkens back to a decade ago when another congressional budget fight forced her to close preschools. This time aroun Mexico's president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba 09/29/2023 02:20pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Friday slammed U.S. aid for Ukraine and economic sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations as the first of two high-level U.S.-Mexico meetings got underway in Washington. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. forei More than 80% of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as future uncertain for those who remain 09/29/2023 01:14pm • YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The exodus of more than 80% of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh raises questions about Azerbaijan's plans for the ethnic Armenian enclave following its lightning offensive last week to reclaim the breakaway region. The Armenian government said Friday evening that more th NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 09/29/2023 11:43am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergen Shutdown's shadow, Biden's speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing 09/29/2023 11:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday are holding the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and their effort to tie the him to the business dealings to his son Hunter. It’s a high-stakes opening act for Republicans as they begin a process that can lead Today in History: September 26, Kennedy and Nixon in first-ever presidential nominees' debate 09/29/2023 10:43am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2023. There are 96 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 26, 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a n