The handling of an oil spill in North Dakota is raising questions, after a state agency waited to tell the public it had taken place. A wheat farmer was the first to recognize the spill had happened; it became public knowledge nearly two weeks later.
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Grand Canyon And Other National Parks Reopen, On States’ Dime
Thanks to agreements between the Department of the Interior and several states, a dozen popular national parks are open again, at least temporarily.
U.S. Reaches Partial Deal To Keep Troops In Afghanistan
Secretary of State John Kerry and President Hamid Karzai held discussions Friday and Saturday on a deal to keep the U.S. military in the country beyond the 2014 pullout date for most U.S. and NATO troops.
Congress Works On Holiday, Three Days Before Debt Deadline
This year’s Columbus Day falls on Day 14 of the federal government shutdown, which means both the House and Senate will be in session on the holiday.
No Deal Yet, But Maybe An Opening
Speculation is rife about what exactly went on in Thursday afternoon’s closed-door White House meeting between top House Republicans and President Obama and whether it can produce a breakthrough.
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Gets Nobel Peace Prize
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a watchdog group that is overseeing efforts in Syria to eliminate its chemical stockpile, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Scott Carpenter, Second American To Orbit Earth, Dies
Scott Carpenter, the fourth American astronaut to fly in space and the second to orbit Earth, died on Thursday, a NASA official tells NPR.
Feds To Consider State Funding To Reopen National Parks
With economic impacts mounting and one Utah county threatening to take over national parks, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says she will “consider agreements with governors” to allow state funding of national parks so that some can reopen to visitors.
Report: Parks Shutdown Saps $750 Million In Visitor Spending
An estimated 7 million people have been shut out at 12 of the busiest and biggest U.S. national parks, costing parks and nearby communities about $76 million in lost visitor spending for each day the partial government shutdown drags on.
To Help During Shutdown, Man Mows Lawn Around Lincoln Memorial
“The building behind me serves as a moral compass, not only for our country but for the world. And over my dead body are we going to find trash pouring out of these trash cans,” Chris Cox said.