Nation and World
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Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims
Oct 07, 2025 8:10 pm - Furloughed federal workers are not entitled to automatic back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office claimed in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up tensions in Washington over the week-long closure.
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A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish
Oct 07, 2025 5:15 pm - Thousands of people converged on southern Israel on Tuesday to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war, while Israel and Hamas pressed on with indirect peace talks in Egypt.The main memorial event in Tel Aviv, organized by the bereaved families, was separate from a ceremony that the government will hold on the anniversary next week according to the Hebrew calendar.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ for LBGTQ+ kids
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A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technologyOct 07, 2025 9:00 am - John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for research on the weird world of sub-atomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.
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Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war's anniversary
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DC’s shutdown hasn't stopped the stock market. Here’s what mayOct 07, 2025 7:43 am - If the U.S. government's latest shutdown can't stop the stock market, what can?
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Meet the first American to win ‘Best Cheesemonger in the World’
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Trump says he's open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6
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The US stock market keeps setting records as AI excitement keeps building