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The Latest: Federal offices reopen as the government shutdown ends 11/13/2025 06:23pm • President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The signing ceremony came just h Airlines are optimistic about a quick recovery ahead of Thanksgiving once the FAA ends flight cuts 11/13/2025 05:13pm • Airlines are optimistic they can resume normal operations just a few days after the government lifts its order to cut some flights at 40 busy airports, but it's not clear how soon that will happen even though the federal shutdown is over. The Federal Aviation Administration did announce Wednesday Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice 11/13/2025 04:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Sweet spent the federal government shutdown cutting back. To make ends meet, the Social Security claims specialist drank only one coffee a day, skipped meals, cut down on groceries and deferred paying some household bills. She racked up spending on her credit card buying Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopening 11/13/2025 04:53pm • Vital federal funding is on the way for Head Start centers that were thrown into crisis by the government shutdown, but it could take time before some children who rely on the federal program can return to preschool. Some centers that missed out on federal payments had to furlough staff. Others had EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal 11/13/2025 04:23pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country's ability to attract financial help. But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as Kyiv strai The unprecedented government shutdown will weigh on a US economy already under stress 11/13/2025 12:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to measure. About 1.25 million federal workers haven't been paid since Oct. 1. Roughly 10,000 flights hav President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption 11/12/2025 11:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The shutd A historic shutdown is over. It leaves no winners and much frustration 11/12/2025 10:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn't get the health insurance provisions they demanded added to the spending deal. And Republicans, who control the levers of power in Washington, didn't esc The Latest: Longest government shutdown in US history ends after 43 days as Trump signs funding bill 11/12/2025 10:38pm • President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. Before signing the legislation, Online gambling is everywhere. So are the risks 11/12/2025 09:54am • NEW YORK (AP) — Online betting is more accessible than ever, with 14% of U.S. adults saying they bet on professional or college sports online either frequently or occasionally, according to a February poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It's also in the news, with Hamburger Helper sales surge as budgets tighten 11/12/2025 02:24am • Grocery prices remain high and it’s prompting more Americans to choose a classic, shelf-stable and budget-friendly dinner: Hamburger Helper. The boxed meals that have filled grocery store shelves since the '70s are meant to be mixed with cooked ground meat and can feed a family for under $11. A Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million and apologize over a raid on a small-town newspaper 11/11/2025 06:15pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom. Marion County sheriff's officers were involved in the raid on the Marion Co GI Bill delays leave thousands unpaid, at risk of eviction 11/11/2025 03:52am • More than 75,000 students who rely on GI Bill benefits are still waiting for payments or have only received partial payments this semester. The issue is impacting families across the country, including in the D.C. region, which is home to one of the largest concentrations of military families. At UN climate talks in Brazil, the only sign of the United States is an empty chair 11/10/2025 04:23pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) — A litany of recent weather disasters rang long Monday at the opening of U.N. climate negotiations: Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, a deadly tornado in Brazil, droughts and fire in Africa. Against that backdrop, activists used an empty chair to drive home the absence from these t Voters’ anger at high electricity bills and data centers looms over 2026 midterms 11/08/2025 08:33am • Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year's midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who's footing the bill to power Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers. Electricity costs were a