News for October 1, 2025

Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, helped trigger a federal shutdown by blocking a short-term funding bill, and now face growing pressure to find a deal to reopen the government.

A New York grand jury indicted model Donald Zieben-Hood on assault and related charges after prosecutors said he repeatedly abused his husband, who was later found dead in their Harlem apartment.

Gold and silver prices jumped to record levels as the U.S. government shut down and investors looked for safer places to put money.

Newly released police bodycam footage shows Morgan Wallen denied throwing a chair off a Nashville rooftop bar, even though police later said they had video and witness evidence tying him to the incident.

Republicans, led by JD Vance and the NRCC, are blaming Democrats for the shutdown by falsely claiming they want to give free health care to people in the U.S. illegally.

The federal shutdown is delaying key economic reports, leaving the Federal Reserve, businesses, and investors with less data to guide decisions.

Ian Roberts was hired as Des Moines schools superintendent even though he falsely claimed a doctorate, and the school board later said it learned of the mistake before making the hire.

More than 150 U.S. doctors and other health workers who worked in Gaza urged President Donald Trump to end U.S. support for Israel’s assault there.

A U.S. government shutdown has begun after President Donald Trump, Democrats, and Republicans failed to agree on a funding bill, leaving many federal services and workers in limbo.

Pfizer is facing a lawsuit from women, including Robin Phillip, who say Depo-Provera may have caused brain tumors and that the company failed to warn users about the risk.

The U.S. government shut down after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to agree on a funding deal.

Investigators are searching for a motive after Thomas Jacob Sanford was accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan.